Antimatter Lighter Case/Necklace - Shapeways 3D Print - Tritium Vial

inJewelry Designheld byBilly Nare
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Description:
What's up!

I just came up with a pretty sick idea to encase a lighter in a 3D printed steel case with an embedded Tritium vial and attachment for a necklace chain.

If this isn't an interesting project, I don't know what is! Hopefully there will be a lot of submissions showing a variety of styles.
Wants:
View the attachment details.jpg for lighter measurements.

View the following links for design inspiration, I would like this case to be very detailed and perhaps have a design element that is only possible with the 3D printer.

www.shapeways.com/jewelry

www.shapeways.com/search

The steel material has design requirements lined out here in detail by Shapeways:www.shapeways.com/materials/steel

3 possible themes for this are cannabis, futuristic or abstract/geometric.

The price of the print depends on the volume of material used, Shapeways has some tips on making the print more economical;www.shapeways.com/tutorials/design_for_cheaper_3d_printing

I'm not entirely sure how many Tritium vials or what size. Experiment, but don't go too crazy, in the end the most I'll pay for the necklace is $500 total for 3D print/chain/Tritium, here's the sizes/prices/colors;

Cylindrical:
0.95 x 3.0mm - $4.68 (Green)
1.4 x 3.5mm - $5.20 (Green)
1.5 x 6.0mm - $7.28 (Yellow, red, purple, white, green, ice blue, blue, orange, pink)
2.0 x 6.0mm - $8.84 (Yellow, red, purple, white, green, ice blue, blue)
2.0 x 12.0mm - $10.40 (Yellow, red, purple, white, green, ice blue, blue, orange, pink
3.0 x 22.5mm - $14.04 (Yellow, red, purple, white green, ice blue, blue, orange ,pink)
3.0 x 25.0mm - $15.08 (Green, ice-blue, blue)
Don't Wants:
Incompatible design. Make sure your design is compatible with Shapeways steel material, additional information can be found here for software/file formats;www.shapeways.com/tutorials/supported-applications

An overview of their entire process;www.shapeways.com/about/how_does_it_work
Software:
  1. 3D Modeling

Entries

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1st Winner
#36LernaeanHydra lighterbyCristiano
Mar 31, 2014 22:01
2nd Winner
#34Lighter steel case with tritium vials.byJay M.
Mar 25, 2014 3:25
4th Winner
#19iLightbyRHDessin
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    Mar 20, 2014 20:25
    #35KnucklefirebyCristiano
    Mar 30, 2014 19:45
    #21较轻的情况下byKeep
    Mar 21, 2014 11:58
    #2Möbiusbyasdfasf
    Mar 3, 2014 0:11
    #3Case_2byjnatzic
    Mar 3, 2014 4:41
    #33Meca-Light v2byRHDessin
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      Mar 24, 2014 21:15
      #32Meca-Light v2byRHDessin
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        Mar 24, 2014 20:47
        #31Tron lighter V2byRHDessin
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          Mar 23, 2014 20:30
          #30Light_RevCbyRHDessin
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            Mar 23, 2014 12:41
            # 29Lighter steel case with tritium vials.byJay M.
            Mar 23, 2014 4:21
            # 28lighter symmetry designbyJay M.
            Mar 22, 2014 15:08
            # 27Lighter case with cap and embed tritium vials.byJay M.
            2014年3月22日,8:38
            # 26Lighter with tritium with bonus capbyJay M.
            2014年3月22日,8:08
            #25Light_RevBbyRHDessin
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              Mar 22, 2014 1:31
              #23Meca-LightbyRHDessin
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                Mar 21, 2014 20:18
                #5mobius.2byasdfasf
                Mar 5, 2014 6:09
                #14Glowing lighter designbyJay M.
                Mar 17, 2014 1:38
                #6Case_4byjnatzic
                Mar 5, 2014 7:42
                #9mobiiibyasdfasf
                Mar 6, 2014 7:54
                #11Antimatter Lighter Casebyvinya
                2014年3月12日,32
                #12Customized lighter casebyJay M.
                Mar 16, 2014 11:22
                #13Lighter with steel case embedded with tritium.byJay M.
                Mar 16, 2014 11:26
                #4Case_3byjnatzic
                Mar 4, 2014 23:31
                #15lighter casebyvinya
                Mar 18, 2014 8:50
                #16Antimatter Lighter Casebyvinya
                Mar 19, 2014 10:23
                #17vialbyrobhare
                Mar 19, 2014 14:47
                #18Tron lighterbyRHDessin
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                  Mar 19, 2014 22:35
                  #24LightbyRHDessin
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                    Mar 22, 2014 0:14
                    #22较轻的情况下#2byKeep
                    Mar 21, 2014 15:42
                    #1Case_1byjnatzic
                    Mar 2, 2014 23:08

                    Discussion

                    Cristiano

                    Designer

                    Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:25:43 +0000
                    thanks ;-)

                    Jay M.

                    Designer

                    Tue, 01 Apr 2014 15:02:07 +0000
                    thank you billy,,

                    Jay M.

                    Designer

                    Tue, 01 Apr 2014 15:02:07 +0000
                    thank you billy,,

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:49:11 +0000
                    Straight up killed it. Winner.

                    Thanks for your work guys. I don't require the files for your projects if you don't wish. Just thanking you for your work.

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:31:18 +0000
                    Stepped the game UP! HELL YEAH!

                    Shapeways verified file too, thanks for your work.

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Sun, 23 Mar 2014 22:36:55 +0000
                    See this flickr photostream for some good ideas that would please us: http://www.flickr.com/photos/19122318@N07/

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Sun, 23 Mar 2014 22:28:23 +0000


                    These are all in consideration so far.

                    I've asked a few designers to create an account on shapeways.com, upload their file and verify it has a green check mark for initial print as well as no thin wall issues for any of the plastic or alloy material options presented after uploading.

                    Please do this for all future submissions as I had to ask a designer of a previous project to fix something that seemed minor, but required the entire model to be rebuilt because of it. Save time and energy by verifying your parts will print before submitting!

                    Thanks, my brother and I are impressed with the skills available through this site time and time again. Keep it up!

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Sun, 09 Mar 2014 07:44:28 +0000
                    Radical! No complaints.

                    Thanks and don't be afraid to try some more styles. We will decide how many to buy later during the contest, probably 3-5 total designs.

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Thu, 06 Mar 2014 05:43:52 +0000
                    More ideas; http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7401/10892516874_637472bf30_c.jpg

                    http://www.flickr.com/photos/75678921@N04/

                    Amazing use of the Tritium sticks there, let's see some stuff like that in this lighter case!

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:38:26 +0000
                    Your designs can extend past the length of the lighter. Link case pieces together with Tritium vials. Multiple layers of "shell".

                    Go crazy guys!

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Thu, 06 Mar 2014 03:53:08 +0000
                    Just a few changes to that and it would be possible to print. Really creative.

                    Thanks!

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Thu, 06 Mar 2014 03:51:39 +0000


                    Thanks for your submissions, but they need to include Tritium vials. Here is the list to choose from when creating your designs:

                    Cylindrical:
                    0.95 x 3.0mm - $4.68 (Green)
                    1.4 x 3.5mm - $5.20 (Green)
                    1.5 x 6.0mm - $7.28 (Yellow, red, purple, white, green, ice blue, blue, orange, pink)
                    2.0 x 6.0mm - $8.84 (Yellow, red, purple, white, green, ice blue, blue)
                    2.0 x 12.0mm - $10.40 (Yellow, red, purple, white, green, ice blue, blue, orange, pink)
                    3.0 x 22.5mm - $14.04 (Yellow, red, purple, white green, ice blue, blue, orange ,pink)
                    3.0 x 25.0mm - $15.08 (Green, ice-blue, blue)

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:44:34 +0000
                    Very nice. Sorry if I was unclear, but the additional geometry was meant to be on the other side of the trit sticks so they're caged in and shine light through the shapes.

                    No logos for this one as it's a one-off piece more for the wardrobe. Can't sell Tritium in the states without legal hassles, which kind of helps with the hype of it at parties.

                    Thanks!

                    jnatzic

                    Designer

                    Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:34:28 +0000
                    Do you have a company name that you would like on the case?

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Mon, 03 Mar 2014 05:00:28 +0000
                    I'm getting cancer just looking at this one, and that's a good thing!

                    Try filling the cells with more geometry. That would look sweet casting shadows in photos for ads.

                    Another feature for this case that would be nice to see is covering the metal shroud of the lighter as well.

                    Thanks, I'll ask the tritium source if getting 60+ at a time would be a problem.

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Mon, 03 Mar 2014 01:54:32 +0000
                    Very beautiful design. The shape definitely goes into the 3D print style I'm expecting to see.

                    Overall I would like more texture/surface detailing. You could do some really nice subtle raised curves on the surface to keep the flow you have while getting pretty complex.

                    And forget what I said about price, it should be fine using a higher number of tritium vials to really make this thing GLOW! I want to grow a tumor after wearing this thing.

                    Thanks for your creativity on the project!

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Sun, 02 Mar 2014 23:23:50 +0000
                    You've got the idea, now crank the detail up to 11. Needs way more glow too, trying to stick out at parties and promote business with the help of this thing.

                    Thanks!

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Sun, 02 Mar 2014 05:32:21 +0000
                    I plan on using a simple ball chain for the necklace as pictured here; http://i.imgur.com/gdYTard.jpg

                    So it's really the design of the lighter case.

                    Thanks

                    Billy Nare

                    Buyer

                    Sun, 02 Mar 2014 05:07:35 +0000
                    Hello

                    The contest is for the case/necklace that will hold the Bic lighter and Tritium stick.

                    Thank you!
                    Sun, 02 Mar 2014 05:06:09 +0000
                    Dear In this contest which design u required in 100$? Lighter or necklace?

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