Shoji outdoor lantern

This is designed from scratch on Tinkercad, Yes I’m lame and Old.

I had to make my own because everyone of these lamp Designs I’ve tried either don’t fit together or are unfinished, this one will be different.

I’m making these lanterns for the front of my barn, they will power with 6v solar and hang from a wooden bracket, LED’s for the lights.

The LED are 1 watt (Star kind), with TP4056 (the one with charge protection) charging the one 18650 with a 6v/2 watt solar panel, I’ve found after 2 years of testing, this Circuit to be very robust and even in the Oregon winter to still give all night bright light, I’ll include a photo of the Circuit, and full parts list soon.

(the Circuit is very simple and if you have a soldering iron you can do this)

Dimensions for the full lantern are 5 inch wide by 5 inch deep and 7.5 inch tall.

I’ve been making these out of wood but wanted to try something on the 3D printer.

I’m making the art panels next and can be covered in birch paper on the back and weather sealed for the Oregon rain, but I’m going to 3D Print everything.

The Art panels are made by printing the frame gluing the panel with the design on the back, I’m thinking about doing them all in one piece by changing the colors, but not yet.

I will update this and add other pieces as I get them completed, Please be nice, I’m an old woodworker and I’m learning how to use the interactive TV (Laptop), If you have any questions that I can answer I will try, but I’m NOT an expert in 3D printing or Electronics, this project (2 years testing) has been a labor of love for the art of Japanese style and function, and I hope to add something that can be enjoyed by all.