Hanging Pendant Lamp Shade

Uses any standard-sized bulb cord set such as IKEA Strala, Hemma, Havsris, and other light bulb cord sets that have a screw-on collar to secure a shade. 

• Print using the profiles included here for the best quality at minimum time with minimal supports
• Single-color or striped version that accents the hexagons are available (more photos coming soon) 

What you need:

• 320g of PLA Filament - To achieve the look in the photo, I used Sunlu PLA White, which is one of the most translucent whites available. Avoid PLA+, ‘cold white’, or matte whites as these tend to be more opaque and might not give the desired result. You can also use transparent filaments, though I have not tested the profile with PETG - use PETG at your own risk!
• Hanging cord set - like this one from Amazon: https://a.co/d/0fYmLYYx (can also be used upside-down as a shade if your lamp has a screw-on collar base) 
• LED Bulb - Never use an incandescent bulb with any 3D printed lamp shade to avoid melting or fire, similarly, some CFL bulbs can get extremely hot. Only use an LED bulb.
• 6 6x2 Magnets - The base and Pendant shade are held together using 6qty 6mm x 2mm magnets (3 per side) to hold it all together, making the set modular so you can swap it out for another design easily. Magnets are available from Bambu Lab Maker's Supply, amazon, or any hardware store. 
• Superglue - any CA glue or PLA-compatible glue like PLA Gloop, or one that works with the filament type you're printing with. 

Assembly Instructions:

1. Print the two parts using the profile included above.
2. Use CA glue (superglue) to secure the 6 magnets into place, be sure to use the opposite side of the magnets when mounting them to the holes. If you accidentally glue one down in the wrong direction, just flip its opposite side over as well. 
3. Hang your cord set up on the ceiling using it's mounting hardware or hooks
4. Unscrew the collar on the cord set and slide the small mount onto the neck - while doing this you can align it in the direction you want before tightening the collar. 
5. Screw in the bulb you want to use
6. Lift the shade up to the mount and let the magnets do their thing, click! 
7. Viola! All done - post a photo and enjoy your new lighting :D 

Notes:

• Do not scale down - This design was specifically made to use standard and large-sized LED bulbs. It also maximizes the build-plate volume of the A, P, and X series Bambu Lab printers. Using the minimal amount of filament and the fastest print capable of good quality. Because of this, the wall thickness is too thin to be scaled down further without modifying the CAD, and could likely result in seam de-adhesion or entire walls getting lost when sliced. Due to the nature of the size, an A1 Mini version will not be made available. 
• Vase Mode not recommended but not impossible - Due to the fluted hexagonal shape, walls would go missing in the conversion to vase mode, if you still wish to print in vase mode, please analyze the sliced preview closely to see what you'll be losing before printing. If you like it then enjoy!
• PETG and other filaments have not yet been tested, due to PETG's likelihood to show stringing, I wouldn't recommend trying it unless you're very adventurous and don't mind a large failed print. This print takes about 9 hours on PLA using Bambu Lab's default settings, so PETG should be run much much slower if you do try. 
• This thing is surprisingly STRONG! I've dropped it a couple of times when mounting test prints and shockingly all have bounced without breaking. 

Thank you so much for trying out this design, if you have any feedback about it please let me know, I love learning about use cases and ways to improve.