Upcycled sapphire gin LED Lamp

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This was a project for my girlfriend, who wanted a new desk lamp with blue lights. We found this bottle and thought it would be perfect. I designed everything to fit on top of the gin bottle. The screw cap screws directly into the lamp, then there are two LED strip holders. There are two because my printer couldn't print one as long as I needed; if you have a printer that can print 300mm, use that one. The shorter one is for the top, which goes inside the sphere, and the longer one through the middle of the bottle. The screw base is optimized for the 100mm globe, but others can be used too. Things You Need: 1 x sapphire gin bottle 1 x 12v power pack 12 x lengths of 5050 LEDs (each length is standard 50mm; use a longer strip if you want both sides lit) glue solder small wires I bought the LEDs from eBay, and they're 10mm wide. Some are bigger, some smaller – you'll need to size them accordingly. You'll need support and raft for the top of the sphere, so print it as a baseplate only, then wiggle out the support column and it will turn out great. The ball is 100x100x100. I've created other sizes too, but haven't printed them yet. Once you've printed everything, just glue the globe to the screw cap. Put the LED strip holders in place and slide the LEDs in as well – they should fit snugly. I allowed for .1 tolerance, and it came out perfect on my printer. Wire your 12v power pack through the hole provided, then solder onto the top of the LEDs and bridge across with another wire. Once done, test it to make sure both sides light up. Then slide the globe down and glue.