December 30, 2023
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I thought it might be fun to support Kwanzaa with a nice candle holder. Â A good reason to print with wood PLA!
Heres some fun songs to check out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzrYUhMJZY0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAOb8FGbPfA&
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCT8XZI57OE
Edit (12/29/2023): I need to print the candle holders in PETG because the PLA cant handle the heat well. Â Also maybe make the walls around the candles lower to make them easier to remove and not trap heat in the plastic as much. Â It's a trade-off since you lose the uniform color that way and have some grey / silver lip poking out from the tea candle. Â Not a biggie.
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Theres a few parts to this, but I think it was worth it. Â You'll need:
-Red PLA
-Green PLA
-Black PLA
-Wood PLA
*or* you could probably print it all in white or translucent and paint it :)
-M3x10mm  (x4)
-and M3x6mm screw (x4)
-hot glue gun + glue stick
(the screws probably arent needed, hot glue will work fine.)
If you want to stain the Wood PLA to make it look like more authentic wood:
- Minwax Rosewood Wood Stain
- Minwax Satin Polyurethane: https://www.minwax.com/en/products/protective-finishes/fast-drying-polyurethane
any other brand should be decent enough, but I get good results with minwax.
- Brush, old news paper, and a popsickle stick or something to mix them with ^
Note: the two wood pieces that makeup the main candle base are printed separate because of the size limitations of my Ender 3 S1 Pro. Â There is a small gap when connecting them together which Ill fix in the next revision. Â Also the holder for the black candle is very tight, although it does fit.
I also need to optimize the screws a little better, but its not a biggie.
Note2: The Models for Kwanzaa Day 1,2,3 are the same as Days 5,6,7. Â Just printed in different colors of course :)
Candle holders can be printed with your favorite PLA settings. Â
PLA settings used for my Ender 3 S1 Pro:
Temp: 205mm/s / 65mm/s
Speed: 50mm/s (initial layer: 30mm/s)
Retract: 0.8mm / 50mm/s
Infill: 20%
Supports: No
Skirt
Polymaker Wood PLA setting for Ender 3 S1 Pro:
(this stuff was much trickier to print, a little stringy):
-Temp: 205mm/s / 65mm/s
-Speed: 50mm/s (initial layer: 30mm/s) [slower will give you a little better results]
-Retract: 3.2mm / 50mm/s
-Infill: 20%
-Supports: No
-Skirt
**Make sure your bed is really leveled perfect for the large wood prints. Â The wood PLA doesnt give much tolerance for z offset issues.
The base prints in 4 parts, labelled A,B,C,D. Â I just found this was safer than combining them and having mistakes since I never used wood PLA before. Â You could combine some for a longer print if you to though, and use less glue / screws.
Feel free to comment and let me know if you have any questions! Â Would love it if you would add a heart and lmk if you make one !:)
also on Printables: https://www.printables.com/@Segasonicfan_573737/
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