NOTE

If you use the exact setup I did, note that though these are LED, these bulbs do heat up a bit - i found the top of the skull a bit warm when i did a stress test on it of a couple hours on. The skull wasn't in any way marred by it, but it was warm enough that given time, it may warp. I added a thin piece of wood under the skull to bump it up even more.

Please note that this was a remix from another print site. To give credit, please see the following link: [https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-halloween-skull-lamps-2910](https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-halloween-skull-lamps-2910)

I only used the skull portion, but added the base and wired it up!

Wiring: [https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X49BVV6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1](https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X49BVV6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) [https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B078Y8XVNF/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1](https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B078Y8XVNF/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) [https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KVB2EEC/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1](https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KVB2EEC/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Creality

Printer:

Ender 3

Rafts:

No

Supports:

No

Notes:

I used a 3D printing pen to fix the underside of the cheek bones. Without supports, those didn't like to be printed

Post-Printing

How I Designed This

Once the skull was printed and I fixed the lower cheekbones on either side, I went about figuring out a base and the wiring.

Base

I took some regular plywood and cut two pieces to a nice small size, just larger than the skull, glued and clamped it overnight and then cleaned up the sides and routed the top edge. I used a spade bit slightly offcenter (pushed to the back a bit to line up with the hole for the skull) to punch through the block for the E12 base and wire. On the bottom, I routed to fit the wire, tacks to hold the wire in place, rubber feet, some love, and we're done! I then took some Orange Oil and Varnish and rubbed it into the wood to seal and make it look pretty.

Wiring

The three links above got me a perfect fitting dimmable LED bulb in an E12 base and I soldered the leads to the ends of the dimmer switch wires I tore apart.

The skull is lifted here to show placement of the hole.

I added another thin layer of height with this rounded oval shape. This puts the top of the bulb much further from the top, alleviating the possible warping issue.

Not the prettiest finishing job, but it adds character!

Category: Interactive Art