Operating Garden Lighthouse

After finding and downloading a 3D model from Google, which stands 60 cm tall with a small solar rotating LED light and is made up of 10 parts.

The process

The next step was to set the parameters for each part, this will determine things like strength, detail, and print speed for each part. This is done using a Slicer program compatible with the printer.

Post Print phase

After printing, the parts are sanded and hand-painted using acrylic paint and a coat of UV resin.

The parts are glued together using epoxy resin or plastic wielded.

Installing lights

To wire the small rotating LED light, I canniblised a cheap solar footpath light to use the solar panel to power it