Tea Light Christmas Trees

by JEEEFY in Craft > Art

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Tea Light Christmas Trees

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These tea lights are an amazing addition to your Christmas decoration.

Supplies

All you need is:
5mm

LED

3D Printer

Solder

Battery clip

OPTIONAL Switch

and a battery!

Printing

Open the SCAD file in your preferred software and customize it

Import both files into preferred slicer (I used cura)

Print both files

Clip and Battery

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Install the clip and hot glue it into place.

Run the wires up through the little holes with the corresponding text on the print (+ and -)

Installing LED and (maybe) Switch

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Solder the LED to the correct wires from the battery pack.

If you want you can add a switch to the tea light in the switch holder (hot glue that in place too)

Assemble

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The tea light should fit right into the trees. If it doesn't you can use some hot glue just be careful of warping the plastic

OPTIONAL

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You can use a normal tea light instead of this one. It might not fit into the tree as well though

Done

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Hope you enjoyed

Please vote for it in the 2019 lighting contest

Thank you