




Summary
Make the perfect gift for Grandma! Upload any image and make your one-of-a-kind ornament for use with standard holiday light sets! How cool is that?
Note: If you are using words in your image, make sure to reverse the image before uploading so the letters are not backwards.
To you help print in different colors I made a plastic opacity test print. See instructions for more details.
NOTE- I have some detailed image prep notes in my instructable here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Custom-Glowing-3D-Printed-Ornaments/
also to help educate your friends and family, best I have found under 2 minute slightly amusing, simple & straight forward explanation of home 3D printing, (made by and for schools):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpHv19jdloI
Instructions
Open in customizer, upload image, change any setting you want, download and print.
Not sure how many layers to use with a certain color? NO WORRIES! I made an opacity test strip for you!
lithopane-test_opacity_3mm.stl
Slice at 0.1mm layer height, 100%fill and print. Each row is a 0 - 10 layer opacity scale. Hold it up to the light to see at which thickness the light stops passing through. I made it go all the way to 3mm thick since some of the transparent plastic colors would be able to go that far.
lithopane-test_opacity_3mm.stl file
NOTE- I have some detailed image prep notes in my instructable here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Custom-Glowing-3D-Printed-Ornaments/
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Ornament Customizable Lithopane!
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