LED Candle Lantern Framing

A fully customizable 3D printed lantern framing designed for LED tealight. The lantern has the option to install acrylic panels, laser-cut from 3 mm acrylic glass, in the model posted i used red transparent acrylic panels giving it a vibrant, glowing effect when illuminated.

This project combines 3D printing and laser engraving for a professional, high-quality finish — perfect for hobbyists, makers, and home decorators alike.

✨ Features

• Safe & Flame-Free: Designed for battery-powered LED candles
• Glowing Acrylic Walls: Red panels cut from 3 mm transparent acrylic glass on a CO₂ laser for a stunning warm light effect
• Completely Modifiable Design:
  • Openable bottom section for easy candle replacement
  • Changeable top symbol or pattern
    • more variants coming soon
  • Replaceable roof/top cover for personalized looks
    • more variants coming soon
• Easy to Print: Almost no supports needed on most FDM printers
• Strong & Stable: Held together with 13x M3x15mm HEX Socket Cap Screws
  • 6x for attaching pillars to base
  • 6x for attaching pillars to top
  • 1x for attachinint the symbol to top cover

🖨 Printing Recommendations

• Printer type: FDM (PETG recommended)
• Layer height: 0.2 mm
• Wall loops : 2 or more
• Infill: 15 %
• Supports: Yes for pillars and base lid
  • Style - Tree Hybrid
  • Threshold angle 29°

I personally use Creality K2 Plus where the whole model was printed in 7h21m and it consumed around 270g of filament.

🪚 Laser Cutting

• Material: 3 mm transparent red acrylic glass
• Process: Cut on a CO₂ laser engraver (e.g., Gweike Cloud or similar)

The panels slide neatly into the lantern frame and can be swapped for other colors or frosted acrylic for different lighting effects.

💡 Tips

• Use translucent or light-colored filament for the frame to enhance light diffusion.
• Pair with a warm white LED tea light for a realistic candle glow.
  • I personaly use this ones: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B0DHKCGMJG?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
• Experiment with different acrylic colors or engraved patterns for the side panels.
• For best orientation of parts i recommend you to look the attached 3mf file 
  • Candle 3D Printer FIle Bambulab P2S.3mf