I Made A Street Lamp... And No One Noticed

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3D Printer Purchase & Initial Projects

Recently bought new 3D printer after bad experience with old one years ago
New printers: not expensive, decent quality
Benefits: online models available, print anything you think of
Personal satisfaction solving pointless problems with custom solutions
- Monitor lamp fitting issue - 3D printed custom version
- Contact lens storage box with divider - couldn't find commercially, printed custom
- Surfboard wall mount - perfect fit solution
Organized shelves with custom printed organizers
Felt "pretty done" with personal projects

Saw people printing stuff for public spaces online
Initial concern: Japan has no trash on streets, leaving plastic might be problematic
Decision: temporary installations (max 1-2 days), then retrieve
Challenge: create 3 different public prints

Inspiration: street mirrors everywhere in Tokyo for sharp corners/turns
Japan loves tiny things - decided to make miniature version
Modeling surprisingly easy, good results
First attempt failed: fell off after couple hours due to heat affecting plastic
Second version: added rubber band for better adhesion
Placed in 3 different spots around Tokyo for 1 day
Observed one person (kitten) laughing and smiling at it
Mother's feedback: suggested making even tinier version for snails/bugs
Created ridiculously tiny mirror for insects
Result: tiny mirror success

Temple background: origin of beckoning cat (maneki-neko), symbol of Japan
Temple filled with cat statues for good fortune and money
Downloaded Blender for first time, spent hours learning
Created cute thick cat model, considered strong and long versions
Realization: couldn't leave custom cats at temple (inappropriate)
Solution: noticed people make hats for existing temple cats
Made 3D model of actual temple cat
Designed cowboy hat using subtraction modeling technique
Results:
- Perfect fit cowboy hat for custom cat
- Made party hat for "Mercy" as well
- Very pleased with cute results
Temple etiquette reminder: be respectful, people come to pray

Inspiration: every street leading to Tokyo stations has unique street lamp designs
Most complex project - pushed all learned skills
Technical challenges:
- 3D printing limitations at tiny scale
- Originally planned 2-3 parts, ended up ~12 parts
- Lots of trial and error to print all components
Solar power addition:
- Found tiny solar panels
- Required battery power and light sensor
- Needed soldering skills (hated it, felt needed 4 more arms)
- Found circuit design from "Indian YouTube"
- Hid all wiring inside lamp structure
Installation & testing:
- Rushed to install before dark
- Discovered had white lights (didn't match other lamps)
- Light sensor worked properly
Public reaction observation:
- Spied on people walking by
- Zero reactions - everyone walked past without noticing
- People focused on phones, didn't look up

Left lamp for 24 hours
Posted on Instagram for people to check out
Unexpected result: people left notes as messages
Gathering too much attention after social media post
Met group of people who waited to see creator:
- One person waited 3 hours
- Group happy to link up together
- Someone offered tomato juice to waiting people
- Notes included references to old "King of the web" voting
Takedown process:
- Collected all notes
- Ensured area 100% back to normal
- Appreciated sweet messages from community

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