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Well it had to happen sooner or later when something is not made properly then failure is just one step away, and that’s exactly what happen last night to my 5 Lamps.. It's not nice to admit to failure but hell shit happens..
When putting the reinforcement pole into the centre section, I didn’t anchor it to the concrete base and only relayed on the strength of the column held on with bolts to hold everything up.
When I started the printing I taught (wrongly) that 40% fill would be enough strength for this type of project and clearly it wasn’t, but funny enough I did increase the fill % on the lantern support tubes and they were very successful.
We got hit by a bit of fierce winds (gale force) and heavy rain and I watched the 5 lanterns bounce all over the place and was amazed how well they stood up to the huge gusts, but later the Feckin thing collapsed in a heap when the base structure broke.
Now I know what I know, and will start again but this time use 100% fill on the centre column and 70% on the lantern tubes, and I reckon I may be able to salvage the top section, otherwise it’s a complete whole print again..
She got caught in a North by East wind, right down the driveway the only Feckin spot I didn’t have trees for protection..
This is where it failed 
The Fill %..
How she fell.. 
Very small debris foot print..
Not much to look at now 
FUBARED .. Click to enlarge...
When putting the reinforcement pole into the centre section, I didn’t anchor it to the concrete base and only relayed on the strength of the column held on with bolts to hold everything up.
When I started the printing I taught (wrongly) that 40% fill would be enough strength for this type of project and clearly it wasn’t, but funny enough I did increase the fill % on the lantern support tubes and they were very successful.
We got hit by a bit of fierce winds (gale force) and heavy rain and I watched the 5 lanterns bounce all over the place and was amazed how well they stood up to the huge gusts, but later the Feckin thing collapsed in a heap when the base structure broke.
Now I know what I know, and will start again but this time use 100% fill on the centre column and 70% on the lantern tubes, and I reckon I may be able to salvage the top section, otherwise it’s a complete whole print again..
She got caught in a North by East wind, right down the driveway the only Feckin spot I didn’t have trees for protection..
This is where it failed The Fill %.. How she fell.. Very small debris foot print.. Not much to look at now FUBARED .. Click to enlarge...
