Camping Light for Flashlight

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This is a camping light I designed for my Thrunite TC12 V2 flashlight. It will fit any flashlight with a diameter at the lens of ca. 25mm and you can adapt the design by using thinner or thicker rubber in the mount.
The purpose of this design is a light for camping tables that is brighter than candles and also sits higher than a candle to provide better illumination. I designed the light to have three folding legs that can be used to either set it on a table or hang it from things like tree branches. The legs fold up and integrate with the body of the light to form a compact package. A string with a sliding knot is used to keep the legs in the desired position and can also be used to hang the light like a lantern.
Assembly: This print needs: 8 printed parts, 6 M3 bolts with nuts, 3 hinge pins with a diameter of 3mm (or M3 screws alternatively), reflective foil or tape, rubber of some kind, a cord like paracord, an empty jug of milk or canister of destilled water for the walls of the light.
Take the bottom and top lid and cover their inner flat surfaces in a reflective foil or tape. This serves as a reflector to distribute the light from your flashlight.
Use glue to attach the M3 nuts on the inside of the holes in the lid parts (you wont be able to reach these later).
Cut open a translucent white milk jug or canister of some kind to make the diffuser aka. the "glass" of the lantern. Cut as many big pieces as you can from your jug/canister then cut them to size to fit in the slits of the upper and lower lid. Use the strut piece to see how far apart the lids are.
With the plastic sheets inserted into the lids you already have the basic light shape, now screw on the 3 strut prints to connect both lids and hold the light together.
Use 3mm welding rod or M3 screws to attach a leg to each strut. Make sure the hinges work well.
Almost done! Just take a cord, pull it through the hole on each leg and make a loop big enough to let the legs fold 180 degrees from top to bottom.
Done.