[repkid] didn’t set out to build a lamp, but that’s what he ended up with, and what a lamp he built. If the above-pictured shapes look familiar, it’s because you can’t visit Thingiverse without tripping over one of several designs, all based on a fractal better known as the Koch snowflake. Typically, however, these models are intended as vases, but [repkid] saw an opportunity to bring a couple of them together as a housing for his lighting fixture.
Tinkering with an old IKEA dioder wasn’t enough of a challenge, so [repkid] fired up his 3D printer and churned out three smaller Koch vases to serve as “bulbs” for the lamp. Inside, he affixed each LED strip to a laser-cut acrylic housing with clear tape. The three bulbs attach around a wooden base, which also holds a larger, central Koch print at its center. The base also contains a PICAXE 14M2 controller to run the dioder while collecting input from an attached wireless receiver. The final component is a custom control box—comprised of both 3D-printed and laser-cut parts—to provide a 3-dial remote. A simple spin communicates the red, green, and blue values through another PICAXE controller to the transmitter. Swing by his site for a detailed build log and an assortment of progress pictures.
*insert phallic joke here*
I refer you to my previosu comment. http://hackaday.com/2014/06/01/soda-can-theremin-made-in-minutes/#comment-1537946
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It sure does look like an upside down koch.
More like jellyfish joke.
As elegant as the “lava monster” in the original Star Trek.
quite unimpressive. he downloaded a koch-model, 3d printed it and put some lights into it. the result doesn’t even look cool or well crafted, but thrown together. no i dont like.
and though he has quite the good workshop. this prooves that it’s not the tools that do the crafting…
i mean he put a lot of work in this. but he failed the finish. i would bite my ass if i was him
I had limited time available to me.
i thought so. nice job anyway. the finish can be done anytime else :)