Turbine inspired lamp shade

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Since I haven't bought proper lamps for my new house yet, I figured making a nicer lamp shade would be a great idea. After looking around for one, I decided to make my own. As a mechanical engineer, I thought it would be awesome to design something with great engineering skills. However, seeing how a fully functional turbine wouldn't look okay, I modified it to focus on aesthetics instead. Here's the result. If you choose to create one, remember not to use incandescent light bulbs with it. Fluorescent or LED bulbs would be much wiser because of the heat issue. The risk is yours to take. Update: I've added a PlainLampShade that works well with the MountingBase. Initially, it was meant to be a simple lamp shade but ended up evolving slightly instead. If you're interested in making your own lamp shades, just let me know and I'll provide the dimensions if needed. Update 2: Just added another version featuring 14 blades. These use different BladesBase_x14, although they can work with the 16-blade BladesBase as well. This one has shorter but wider blades, along with a thinner base. Update 3: Replaced the X3G file for "Blade - Shorter" with an STL version. Update 4: Uploaded two new pics showcasing the shorter blade on the 16-slot BladesBase. Update 5: Included STLs for the whole assembly of both versions. Although they may be useless for printing due to size, it's good to see the model as a whole and get overall dimensions once assembled. Instructions The prints were made on natural ABS at a layer height of 0.2mm with no supports. The blades have zero infill due to their narrow shape. I printed them using a raft instead. Ensure the first layer sticks properly, then proceed. You will need to print 16 blades; each one takes slightly over an hour to complete. Total printing time for both blades and bases comes out to about 28 hours. If you lack cooling fans, consider printing several blades in one build to let them cool before adding the next layer, ideally when it reaches +97%. If not, this can cause slight deforming of the thin tips. Note: The tabs on the BladesBase are somewhat fragile. While they do their job well enough, they broke off a couple of times after mounting and removing them for testing purposes (which needed some super glue). In retrospect, I'd make them wider and coat them with acetone to ensure better adhesion between layers. To install over the light socket, use the same screws that hold the socket in place. They're long enough for the task.