Lamp - prototype 1

The finished product looks quite good and is well resolved, including a high level of detail. The white body is 4.5 mm acrylic, the base is layered mdf board and lamp shade carved from foam. 

 I wasn't sure how well the gears would work when modelling them on CAD. I found that when the parts were laser cut, the parts that resulted were not exactly the same measurements as on CAD. This made the gears slightly unmeshed and clunky. I should be able to counteract this by offsetting the measurements outwards.

The lamp head was made from high density foam, carved on a turntable to achieve it sphericalness.


The lamp has a working tech pack. The light is a five watt LED, it seems powerful enough...








In this prototype I used bolts and nuts to fasten everything together. In the final model I will use custom lathed pieces. This will help me achieve accuracy and will look more professional.

The lamp swivels on the base using a primitive bearing mechanism, made entirely from laser cut materials. It worked well and allowed the lamp to move freely 360 degrees.

I still do not know where to put the chord, in the base, ore use an external switch...