Green Planter with LED light and water tank

The design was inspired by the potplanter of Ronniebravo10 but I wanted something much bigger. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3369457

This is not a remix but a completly new design. Consists of 6 parts what are connected with small lips and grooves but they must be glued together. Tolerances were designed with PLA material in mind.

There are two watering holes between the plant pots. After printing you have to drill the holes in the bottom of the pots to let the water infill the soil.

There is a double wide groove inside the arms for two parallel LED strips.

Inside there are two walls to segregate the water from the electronics. The power cable goes into the "right" body part. You have to drill the holes to connect the cable to the LED strip where you want.

Printing and building is challenging because the parts are big and need supports and sanding. "Body" and "end" named parts need supports on build plate, "arm" parts need supports everywhere. Of course you may want to find better print orientations and support settings. While printing try to avoid warping and shrinking otherwise you will have problems connecting the big parts. For me the connection of the two body halves needed some sanding and the removal of the supports in the arms were difficult. Cosmetic sanding is needed on the outside of the arm parts.

The strain relief for the power cable is optional, it was printed from flex material.

To make it watertight you have to use some thick glue and probably fill some leaks. I like to use UHU Por (or similar strong thick clear glue normally used for foam materials) with PLA.