UFO RGB Lamp by AstroLabs3D

AstroLabs3D

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A UFO spaceship lamp that provides light via it's tractor beam. This UFO has a sleek aethetic and is a great addition for anyone's desk/night stand!

The saucer is printed in 2 parts ('Saucer-Top Half', ‘Saucer-Bottom Half’), which snap together using the pegs ('Peg' x2). Superglue can be used for added strength if necessary.

The ‘Light Beam Diffuser’ and ‘Top Light Diffuser’ screw into the top and bottom of the assembled saucer using the 3D printed threads on the objects.

The ‘Light Mounting Pole’ screws into the ‘Base’. An RGB-LED strip can be wrapped cut to length and then wrapped around the mounting pole.

I used hot glue to secure the ‘Base’ to the bottom of the ‘Light Beam Diffuser’, but any glue will work. There is a slot at bottom of the ‘Light Beam Diffuser’ to fed the USB wire through.

Generic 5v, USB RGB-LED strips from Amazon were used for the lighting.

Comment & Rating (18)

@stanleyowens201

Turned out great ended up using natural color filament. It let the light show up better than using a white.

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@AstroLabs3D

looks great!! excellent choice of filament for the light diffusion

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@Stjohnson9309

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@AstroLabs3D

looks fantastic! another user just informed me the top cap wasn’t on the build plate file (the cap resides in the raw files though) so I will add that when I get home this evening.

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@Stjohnson9309

yeah I commented that a bit ago but found it and deleted the comment 😅

@Bliv

im trying to print the cone first, but it keeps failing. do you have any tips? 5mm brim failed. 10mm inner and outer brim failed 95%. inner outer 10mm brim with no brim gap just failed at 85%. as it gets taller the nozzle clicks on it now and then eventually knocking it loose. bambu labs A1, .40 nozzle. PETG

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@AstroLabs3D

let me take a look at the profile when I get to my PC. I have a PETG profile that might be worth a shot.

@Bliv

Replying to @AstroLabs3D :

ive only had a 3dp for a month, but when i printed a UFO lamp i had the same issue. i had to slow all the speeds down to 25%, and used a 3 layer raft. not ideal but it got there in the end. problem was a combination of getting tall and wobbly on the BBL A1 which caused the clipping issue you mentioned. with the mars attack guy im thinking of trying to chop it just above the eyes, so the large brain cactus makes the entire oversize brain but i just havent had time to play around with it yet.

@Bliv

Replying to @AstroLabs3D :

also the drain holes can easily be made with a drill, not really crucial in the actual print design

@AstroLabs3D

The top dome light diffuser has been added to the print profile plates. Sorry for the inconviences this has caused. Please feel free to reach out with further questions or concerns. Thank you to all who have printed this model!

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@AstroLabs3D

Replying to @digitydogs :

It's in the raw model STL files. Hmm I'm not sure why the print profile is shrinking just the top when I upload it here. I've removed the print profile until I can get it correct. I appreciate you bringing that to attention!

@digitydogs

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Replying to @AstroLabs3D :

I think I accidentally printed the same side of the saucer twice where the build plates aren't labeled and the original top piece is likely just fine. I apologize for the confusion I caused!

@AstroLabs3D

Replying to @digitydogs :

no worries at all! if it still doesn’t work out, feel free to reach out and I’ll take a look.

@Bliv

thanks, now i just need to find a suitable sized cow to print and put in the middle of the beam :)

@goofoo2

UPDATE: I just found the file I was looking for in the RAW files. Its just not on the build plate. I am in the middle of printing this out and just noticed that the files that are provided its missing the top dome part. Is there any way you can upload that part, please?

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@AstroLabs3D

I’ll add the cap to the build plate file when I get home. thanks for letting me know