Firstly, lovely design and thank you for this free model. As for instructions and assembly. I did use vase mode to print the shade and spacer, but If I click "remove holes" per instructions, this made the bottom solid. I printed the shade at 0.4 nozzle, .16 height, and 0.8 width. Even with those settings, there are tiny gaps in the circles on the bottom row, top row, and a little on the second row from the top. But if you use 0.2 height, these holes will extend to the top 3 rows and bottom 2 rows. I had to sand the circle hole in the base a bit to get the parts to fit in. I would maybe suggest printing the spacer and shims at 99% and save yourself the trouble. I had to cut off one of the rows of "teeth" on the spacer for it to go into the hole far enough to be able to get the bulb socket to fit properly. I did use a different one than the one pictured so that might be just for my situation. Also, I switched out to a dual gold/coffee filament (looks more gold than other golds) for the tips of the feet. I did not use the gcode provided as it would not load properly in cura. I just printed it slow with like 20% infill, and it did not need any supports. I may make more of these in the future as they are really cute and functional.
Firstly, lovely design and thank you for this free model. As for instructions and assembly. I did use vase mode to print the shade and spacer, but If I click "remove holes" per instructions, this made the bottom solid. I printed the shade at 0.4 nozzle, .16 height, and 0.8 width. Even with those settings, there are tiny gaps in the circles on the bottom row, top row, and a little on the second row from the top. But if you use 0.2 height, these holes will extend to the top 3 rows and bottom 2 rows. I had to sand the circle hole in the base a bit to get the parts to fit in. I would maybe suggest printing the spacer and shims at 99% and save yourself the trouble. I had to cut off one of the rows of "teeth" on the spacer for it to go into the hole far enough to be able to get the bulb socket to fit properly. I did use a different one than the one pictured so that might be just for my situation. Also, I switched out to a dual gold/coffee filament (looks more gold than other golds) for the tips of the feet. I did not use the gcode provided as it would not load properly in cura. I just printed it slow with like 20% infill, and it did not need any supports. I may make more of these in the future as they are really cute and functional.