Souvenir Crystal Stand

I have travelled extensively for my career and whenever I went somewhere interesting I would buy one of those engraved crystal blocks as a souvenir. It got to the point where they were just piled up on my bookcase and not displayed to any effect so I needed a display rack.

I have planned to make this project for years but never got around to it. I wanted it lighted so I devised a way to light it effectively and inexpensively. Every time you go into a Harbor Freight store you can pick up a pack of two LED flashlights usually free with a coupon or maybe $1. I collected 20+ of these lights over the years. These would be the light source for my stand.

This stand is a complete intersection of every bit of my nerdiness. I used my woodworking skills, electronics and 3D printing CAD design to make this happen.

First was the light source. I took all of the Harbor Freight flashlights and cut them down on my bandsaw to get rid of the whole battery compartment and just keep the l