Elias – Illuminated 3D Lettering (no soldering!)

✨ Elias – Illuminated 3D Lettering (no soldering!)

Turn a name into a real highlight:

"Elias" as illuminated 3D lettering brings warm light and a personal touch to any room – perfect as decoration, a gift, or a night light.

The special feature:
👉 You don't need any soldering skills!
The lettering is simply operated with a standard wire fairy light string.
👉 You can find a suitable light string here: https://amzn.eu/d/0apGPBrk
This makes the project easily manageable even for beginners.

🔧 Assembly & Notes

Assembly is generally straightforward, but:

➡️ You should bring a little patience.
Especially when inserting the fairy light string into the letter "i", it can get a bit fiddly – this cannot be completely avoided due to the design. However, with a little dexterity, it works without problems.

🔋 Variants & Print Options

You have several options for printing:

• "E" with battery compartment holder (recommended):
  → Ideal for neatly integrating the wire fairy light string
  ⚠️ Important: The Battery Support must be printed separately beforehand – with 100% infill to ensure stability.
• "E" without holder:
  → For a simpler variant without a battery compartment

⚙️ Print Plates & Settings

The model is divided into several print plates:

🧱 Print Plate 1 – Battery Support

• Material: PETG
• Layer height: 0.24 mm (Standard)
• Infill: 100% (very important for stability)

🔤 Print Plates 2 & 3 – "E" with / without battery compartment

General settings:

• Layer height: 0.2 mm
• Infill: 15%
• Infill pattern: Concentric
• Bottom shell: 1 mm
• Bottom shell layers: 5

Support settings (already prepared):

• Support interface: PETG
• Top Z distance: 0.22 mm

⚠️ Important (only for "E" with battery compartment):
👉 Set a print stop at layer 143 in the slicer to insert the fairy light string.

✨ Print Plate 4 – Elias "Peel"

• Layer height: 0.2 mm (Standard)

🔝 Print Plate 5 – Elias "Top"

• Infill: 100%
• Infill pattern: Concentric

• Surface speed: 30 mm/s

   

💡 Why this model?

✔ No soldering necessary
✔ Beginner-friendly
✔ Individual, personal decoration
✔ Warm, pleasant light
✔ Perfect as a gift

🔧 Conclusion

An easy-to-implement project with strong results.
👉 A little patience during installation, but technically uncomplicated – perfect for anyone who wants to create an illuminated model without electronics knowledge.