Cute Snail Lamp – Night Light

Want to sell prints of this model? A commercial license is available on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Elizabeth3D Like my free models? Support me on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/elizabeth3d The Cute Snail Lamp is a night light that carries its glow on its back: put it over an LED tea light and the snail lights up from inside. Design Concept A chunky, friendly snail with a big round spiral shell. Soft raised ridges follow the spiral of the shell, and the snail has two short, thick eye stalks, sleepy closed eyes and a tiny smile. Its wide, flat foot lies on the table all around, so it stands firmly. A snail carries its home on its back; this one carries a little light in it. Purpose A night light and a cosy decoration for a bedside table, a shelf or a kid's room. How It Works - The lamp is one hollow piece, open at the bottom. - The LED tea light stands on the table inside a ring in the base (41.5 mm across inside), and the snail sits over it. - The light shines through the thin translucent walls. - To switch the tea light on or off, just lift the snail. What You Need - 1 battery LED tea light, standard size (up to 40 mm across). - LED only – never a real candle: PLA softens at around 60 °C. Print Settings (everything is set inside the 3MF – open it with File > Open Project) - Printer: printed on a Creality SPARKX i7 (0.4 mm nozzle, 0.20 mm layers); the 3MF comes with the Creality SPARKX i8 0.4 nozzle system profiles. - One colour: a translucent PLA, so the light shines through. Walls at least 1 mm thick: about 1.3 mm in the thinnest parts and over 4 mm across half of the lamp. - It prints in one piece, standing on its flat foot. The inside is shaped to print without supports; tree supports are only needed for the overhangs on the outside. - Size: about 15.4 cm long, 9.1 cm wide and 10.9 cm tall. - About 4 h 50 min and 79 g of filament (Creality Print, 0.2 mm layers). Assembly No assembly. 1. Remove the supports. 2. Switch the LED tea light on and stand it on the table. 3. Put the snail over it, so the tea light sits inside the ring.