Single Color Lithophane Printing Made Easy! (3D Printed Picture) - sponsored by Solderstick

Single Color Lithophane Printing Made Easy! (3D Printed Picture) In this video we look at taking a photograph and converting it into a lithophane. (*From Wikipedia - A lithophane is a thin plaque of translucent material, normally porcelain, which has been moulded to varying thickness, such that when lit from behind the different thicknesses show as different shades, forming an image. Only when lit from behind does the image display properly.[2] They were invented in the 19th century and became very popular, typically for lampshades, nightlights, or to be hung on windows. They could also be given stands, to be placed in front of a light source.). I did the printing on my Qidi Tech X Plus 3, but any 3D printer works for this. The website that does the photo to .stl conversion is: ************************************************************************* *Please help support this channel at NO COST TO YOU. If you shop on* *Amazon, please use this link: * *I will get a small commission and it costs you nothing. * ************************************************************************* HEY YOU ABOUT TO POST SOMETHING STUPID: Yes, I know my hands are large/fat. It’s because of a heart condition I suffer from called Congestive Heart Failure. Here’s a link to some information about CHF: One of the symptoms is that it causes fluid retention, mostly in the hands, feet/ankles, and face.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support learnelectronics: Amazon Store: If you are shopping for electronic components, test gear or consumables please consider visiting my Amazon shop @ Patreon: Please check out and pledge a dollar if you can. It will go a long way to keeping the channel alive. It costs a bit of money to buy all the items and produce these videos. Your help is appreciated. Paypal: you’d like to send a one-time donation you can use this link: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gear I use: Multimeter: OWON B33 Oscilloscope: KIPRIM DS1202 Signal generator: Junctek JDS8080 Component Tester: T7 Multifunction Soldering Station: Sealody ???????
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