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3D LED candle flame 5-minute print

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To make this hollow 3D printed candle flame cover, copy and paste the following script into openscad (an amazing free script-based 3D CAD system). Build and save the file, then print it off.
Just a single gram of plastic and you have your hollow flame in 5 minutes, ready to stuff a standard 5mm LED into. Flickering LEDs optional. Led hole may need reamered slightly until satisfaction is achieved. (I used a 5mm drill.) Also makes a nice cover for standard LED strings.
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Copy and paste the text below into openscad, press the hourglass button, and once it's built press the STL button to save it.

//Candle flame LED cover
//bigclivedotcom
$fn=100; //facets
difference(){
union(){
//main flame body
translate([0,0,14])
scale([.25,.25, 1])
sphere(d=40);
}
//hollow core
translate([0,0,15])
scale([.2,.2, .9])
sphere(d=40);
//LED port
translate([0,0,-1])
cylinder(h=5,d=5);
//base removal cube
translate([-5,-5,-10])
cube([10,10,10]);
}

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