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Source
Printables
Category
Home Decor
License
GNU General Public License v2.0
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This is a fun little lamp project that I made as a fun introduction to soldering and electronics.

It's a spaghetti lamp that uses those flexible led filament lights as the spaghetti. It gives off a surprising amount of light. 

The idea is from Nick. Check the following video for his build, 

The lamp I made has a fixed brightness, set by the variable voltage power source. I needed 12V for mine since I added 4 of the strips in series because the ones I had were not long enough. But I included the step files so that you can use any type of configuration.

Materials needed:

  • USB-C female power connector 
  • Power switch
  • Fork
  • “Flexible led filament”
  • DC-DC power converter OR Potentiometer

The electronics can be bought from Aliexpress or Adafruit

Building:

  1. Print the pieces with the flat parts down on the bed, no supports needed.
  2. Insert the Power switch and the usb connector into the print.
  3. Solder long wires to both ends of the flexible led. 
    • If having trouble soldering on the connectors of the led filament, scrape the silver contacts with a knife a bit and soldering should be easy afterwards.
  4. Put the led filament down on the table and starting from the middle start rotating the fork around like you're eating spaghetti. Afterwards, glue the two end points to the back of the fork for a clean look.
  5. Solder the wires inside the case. The switch should be between the usbc port and the power converter/potentiometer.
  6. Insert the fork into the top opening and feed the wires through the back, there's a slight cutout on the back to feed the wires through.
    • The opening of the fork hole is made large on purpose to accommodate multiple types. The best one would be one with a thick base. Alternatively, you can use the step file to shrink the opening to the size of your fork.
    • You might need to bend the fork to get it standing correctly.
  7. Solder/connect the fork wires to the power converter/potentiometer and test if it lights up and adjust the brightness by turning the little screw on the converter or potentiometer.

For custom builds, I have included the step file. Feature suggestions include:

  • Potentiometer on top to adjust the brightness.
  • Battery powered (There's plenty of space in the base)

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