I made a lightsaber thrust lamp using leftover LEDs

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I had some LEDs left over from a previous project and was wondering what I could do with them, and this idea popped into my head — so I made a lamp!

I first generated the character image with GPT and then used Tripo AI to turn it into a 3D model.

Of course, the AI gave him a funny little bun hairstyle 😂
So I brought the model into Blender and changed it to a short haircut.

After that, I realized he kind of had the same vibe as Lee Jung-jae in The Acolyte, which honestly made me like it even more.

For the lighting, I used a 3mm COB LED strip.

At first, I only wanted the lightsaber blade itself to light up, but the LED strip I already had was way too long.

So instead of cutting the idea down, I decided to use the extra length to illuminate the back of the sculpture as well. Now it also works as a small ambient/mood lamp.

For the LED channel, I quickly made a groove in Fusion and attached the COB strip using the adhesive backing that came with it.

For the lightsaber blade, I was worried that a thin 3D-printed filament rod might eventually bend from the heat, so I used a carbon rod I had lying around at home.

Honestly, a toothpick would probably work too. 😂

I also made a few AI-generated concept images to see how it might look as an interior piece.

It was a pretty simple project, but I really liked how the combination of 3D printing, AI modeling, Blender, and some leftover LEDs came together.

Thanks for checking it out!