My idea for my lantern design is to create a creature in a tank!
The idea is to laser cut the bottom parts of the tank with wood. Then the glass part will be made out of acrylic. I plan to add LED’s to the bottom of the glass. For the creature inside I plan to 3D print it. It will either be a creature or a powerful object.
For now I am planning on making something like a trophy platform. Its hard to describe but I plan to make it look like that with little holes for the light to shine through
What is your plan for the shape of the tank?
I plan to make it cylindrical like the two images shown here!
What do you plan to cut into the wooden base?
For now I am planning on making something like a trophy platform. Its hard to describe but I plan to make it look like that with little holes for the light to shine through
Are you planning on adding some of the little details on the acrylic as shown in the first example pic?
What colors are you planning to include, for the acrylic and filament? Do you have a plan in mind for how to light up the 3D printed part?
as far as i am aware, kerf bending doesn’t work on acrylic. how are you planning on getting a cylinder of acrylic?