LED Window Hanukkiah With Removable Candles

Here is a model for a Hanukkiah that has removable candles so that you can have the correct amount for each night. I had been asked for a model like this last year at Hanukkah, and I finally finished it.

The Hanukkiah prints in four pieces, and the candles are two pieces each.

For the Hanukkiah main piece use whatever print settings and color you like. For the candle stems use at least three wall loops to make it solid throughout, for these I used white PLA. The flames must be printed using spiral vase so that they are thin and lets the light shine through. You can use either White, like I did, or you can experiment with translucent or transparent filament. The plugs should be the same color as the Hanukkiah.

Required materials:

LED fairy string lights, about 9.5ft long with a built in switch. I designed it for a two AA battery pack, preferably with a timer but it is not necessary.

Hot glue.

Super glue or preferred glue of choice

Besides that, it's all printed.

You need to print the 'main piece' twice, the 'base' once, nine 'flames' and 'candle stems', and seven plug caps.

First pull your light string through the hole in the base.

Next you need to loop the lights through the stems however works best for you. Make sure that each bulb is about level with the top of the stem.

Note: I accidently bought too short of lights so I cut and resoldered it to make it work, so don't worry about it not looking the same as the picture.

You need to print the 'main piece' twice and put them together with little pieces of filament in the holes indicated by the red arrows. The filament is just to line it up so that you can glue it.

Note: In the picture I used toothpicks but they tended to splinter so I resized it for filament.

Snap and glue the two halves together.

Next put the upper part into the base.

Note: It's meant to be tight.

Now carefully coil the excess cord in the slot in the base.

Now put the battery pack in the base, end first.

Then simply insert the clip.

It should look like this.

Now put the candles together, just put the flames in the stems. I recommend gluing them.

Put the candles that you want in and put the plug caps in all the remaining open stems

Note: Make sure when you put the candles and caps in, that the bulbs go up into the holes so that you do not smash them down.

Enjoy.