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Shoji Lantern (easy assembly version)
by asay008
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I LOVE the original shoji lantern design by dheera, and have the utmost respect for the traditional joinery techniques. However, I also found it rather fiddly to assemble, and I preferred to opt for a ready-made light source. So I made the following changes:
Bars: I adjusted the spacing on the joint only, widening them by just a couple tenths of a mm. It's small, but it made a huge difference in the ability to twist them into place during assembly, and still had a good friction fit, especially after painting
Base: I reshaped the base to accept a store-bought LED tealight, like these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075QBCT5L/ref=sbl_dpx_B06XCTP65H_0. While you could hot-glue/epoxy it into place and use the opening in the bottom to operate the on-off switch, I still removed the lock-bar setup so that the upper frame could be lifted off to replace the light or batteries, and make switch operation that much easier. The friction/spring force of the bars still keeps the frame and base in p
Bars: I adjusted the spacing on the joint only, widening them by just a couple tenths of a mm. It's small, but it made a huge difference in the ability to twist them into place during assembly, and still had a good friction fit, especially after painting
Base: I reshaped the base to accept a store-bought LED tealight, like these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075QBCT5L/ref=sbl_dpx_B06XCTP65H_0. While you could hot-glue/epoxy it into place and use the opening in the bottom to operate the on-off switch, I still removed the lock-bar setup so that the upper frame could be lifted off to replace the light or batteries, and make switch operation that much easier. The friction/spring force of the bars still keeps the frame and base in p
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