# Epoxy Resin Torch Lamp with Touch Control & 3D Printed Base ## Overview https://youtu.be/CGj3UddrUfk Make your own custom Minecraft-inspired Torch lamp from epoxy resin. Embed a strand of fairy lights inside and set it on top of a Circuit Playground Express. The onboard NeoPixel lights provide a lovely, flickery torch effect. This gorgeous lamp glows from the inside out. Add a piece of shiny copper tape to the base and you can change light modes with a touch of your finger. Capacitive touch control is just like magic!  We've provided a simple 3d printable base model, or you can get creative and design your own display mount. We made ours look like Viking Dragon Ships to go with our [Dragon Wall Sconce](https://learn.adafruit.com/light-up-paper-dragon-wall-sconce/overview), and now we sail into sleep at night with fiery dragonish gargoyles watching over us. ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/094/289/medium800/projects_dragon_torch.jpeg?1598287443) ### Difficulty **Electronics Build: Easy** - This is a great beginner project if you're new to electronics. The wiring is really simple, and there's no soldering required. **Software / Coding: Easy -** We've provided code you can drag-and-drop to program your Circuit Playground Express using MakeCode, Microsoft's free online coding program. It's easy to customize our code or come up with your own. **Physical Build: Challenging -** Making the resin block is the hardest part of this project. There are a lot of ways it can go wrong, and epoxy resin can get expensive when your first or second pour doesn't go right. On the other hand, it's really satisfying when it does go right, and you can create something that catches light - and people's eyes - like nothing else. ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/094/298/medium800/projects_torch_featured.jpg?1598292402) ## Adafruit Materials Needed ### Circuit Playground Express [Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) **Circuit Playground Express** is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3333/guides) ![A Black woman's manicured hand holds a round microcontroller with lit up LEDs.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/3333-05.jpg) I want my lamp to be stationary, so I'm powering it via its USB port. If you want a mobile torch, you could also easily power it with a battery plugged into the Circuit Playground's JST connector. ### Part: USB Cable quantity: 1 Pink and Purple Braided USB A to Micro B Cable - 2 meter long [USB Cable](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4148) ### Part: Battery quantity: 1 Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 2500mAh [Battery](https://www.adafruit.com/product/328) I'm using the Circuit Playground's built-in capacitive touch sense ability to act as an on/off switch and mode change switch. In order to make this beautiful and accessible, I'm using a short bit of wire stuck to a band of copper tape. The copper tape will transfer my touch to the Circuit Playground. It's so elegant! ### Part: Copper Tape quantity: 1 Copper Foil Tape with Conductive Adhesive - 25mm x 15 meter roll [Copper Tape](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1127) ### Part: Wire quantity: 1 Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Wire - 2m 26AWG White [Wire](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1882) We've included a file for a 3d printed lamp base that holds the Circuit Playground Express just below the resin torch, with a channel for your battery or USB cable. If you want to 3d print the base, you'll need some filament! ### Part: Filament quantity: 1 Filament for 3D Printers in Various Colors and Types [Filament](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2080) ## Epoxy Resin Shopping List My torch is 3" x 3" x 9". If you're making a similar sized torch you'll need about 6 cups of deep pour epoxy resin, alcohol inks or resin dye for color, and a piece of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or melamine to build the mold. You'll also need gloves, mixing cups and stirring sticks and various other accessories. I've made an [Amazon shopping cart](https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/11IIAZ70KPLSD?ref_=wl_share) with everything I use when I'm pouring resin. ### Materials for 1 Torch - 6 cups of Deep Pour Epoxy  - Alcohol ink in your preferred color - Graduated mixing cups in quart and half gallon size - Lid for the quart sized cup - Mixing sticks - Protective gloves - 36" x 4" strip of HDPE plastic for the mold - Copious amounts of hot glue - 99% alcohol to release the hot glue during de-molding ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/094/297/medium800/projects_Resin_Torches_03_%281%29.jpeg?1598289793) - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/epoxy-resin-torch-lamp-with-touch-control-3d-printed-base/wiring-diagram.md) ## Featured Products ### Circuit Playground Express [Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) **Circuit Playground Express** is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3333/guides) ### Wire Light LED Strand - 10 Warm White LEDs + Coin Cell Holder [Wire Light LED Strand - 10 Warm White LEDs + Coin Cell Holder](https://www.adafruit.com/product/893) Add sparkle to your project with these lovely silver wire LED strands. These strands are very interesting, they use two silver wires that are coated so they don't short if they touch, then tiny 1000mcd LEDs are bonded onto the wires and coated with epoxy. The result is a very flexible... No Longer Stocked [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/893) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/893/guides) ### Bolt-On Kit for Circuit Playground, micro:bit, Flora or Gemma [Bolt-On Kit for Circuit Playground, micro:bit, Flora or Gemma](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4103) You have a [Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333), and want to connect some wires to it for adding LEDs or sensors or speakers? You can use our nice alligator clips, but they are a little bulky. If you aren't quite ready to solder to your Playground,... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4103) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4103/guides) ### Pink and Purple Braided USB A to Micro B Cable - 2 meter long [Pink and Purple Braided USB A to Micro B Cable - 2 meter long](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4148) This cable is super-fashionable with a woven pink and purple Blinka-like pattern! First let's talk about the cover and over-molding. We got these in custom colors, and if you _have_ to have visible cables, then you might as well have the nicest fabric-bound... No Longer Stocked [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4148) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4148/guides) ### PLA Filament for 3D Printers - 2.85mm Diameter - Silver - 1 Kg [PLA Filament for 3D Printers - 2.85mm Diameter - Silver - 1 Kg](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3731) Having a 3D printer without filament is sort of like having a regular printer without paper or ink. And while a lot of printers come with some filament there's a good chance you've been printing up a storm and want something new.  That's why we carry 3D printing... No Longer Stocked [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3731) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3731/guides) ### Copper Foil Tape with Conductive Adhesive - 25mm x 15 meter roll [Copper Foil Tape with Conductive Adhesive - 25mm x 15 meter roll](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1127) Copper tape can be an interesting addition to your toolbox. The tape itself is made of thin pure copper so its extremely flexible and can take on nearly any shape. You can easily solder to it, and the tape itself can carry current just like a wire. On the back is an electrically conductive... 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