Ball Jar Light | Cast Aluminum from a 3D Print

It seemed like a fun idea to cast a custom light fixture out of aluminum and use a canning jar for the glass. Everyday items can be taken for granted until we try to figure how they made.

The multi sided cast proved to be an interesting problem to solve since it couldn’t be a simple 2 sided cast. Instead, a 4 part mold would be necessary to capture the six sided cage.

In this video I am using a 3D Artist D Pro from JG Maker. This was provided to me free of charge in exchange for making this video and it is a very capable printer for the money. If you are considering a new FDM printer, you should absolutely consider IDEX (independent dual extruder) as this allows you to not only print in dual colors, but also use different types of filament like carbon fiber and dissolvable filament in the same print.

The final light fixture is shown installed in the Nemesis Shipping Container Bar by Okomod Ideas. htttps://www.okomodideas.com

Here is a link to the Amazon store to check out the JGMaker Artist D Pro:
https://amzn.to/3IhRhSQ

These are the filaments that I used:

Carbon Fiber
https://www.matterhackers.com/store/l/colorfabb-xt-cf20-carbon-fiber-filament-075kg?aff=7590

Polydissolve S1
https://www.matterhackers.com/store/l/polymaker-polydissolve-s1-support-filament-075kg?aff=7590

Black
https://www.matterhackers.com/store/l/polymakr-polymax-pla-true-black-1.75mm?aff=7590

Blue
https://www.matterhackers.com/store/l/polymakr-polymax-pla-true-blue-1.75mm?aff=7590

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Music:
Midnight Special by E's Jammy Jams
AI_2 by Vibe Mountain

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