Edge lit tree

I’m a miser, so it’s lit with fairy lights, making it portable but not terribly long lasting.

I’ll post files once I fix some alignment issues.

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I like that base. Nice use of a living hinge, looks like?

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Yup. I’d use them for everything if they didn’t take so long to cut.

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It looks freaking awesome.

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About how long would you say this took? I don’t do a ton of living hinges beyond some experiments, I can’t remember how bad they were.

Anyway I feel your pain, I did a single sheet cut last night that had 300 parts, it took 50 minutes. Ugh.

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It only took 6 minutes or so to cut the living hinge. I’m just whining.

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That turned out really nice! I think the living hinge is worth the time.

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and having the light shine through will be a great finishing touch.

I did a 73 hour 3D printed marble run as a gift a few years ago. Under an hour? That’s a coffee break.

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Very nice.

Looks great.

Like the use of the quarter perspective.

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Wonderful piece! It’s such an unusual design. I’m such a sucker for anything edge lit!

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