This is the Dragon Light Book Counter, a lightweight, support-free spin-off of my gothic stained glass book counter, redesigned to use less filament while still delivering a strong visual impact.

Instead of interchangeable banners, this version uses 3D printed dice to track your progress.

The centerpiece is a large stained glass window featuring a dragon flying across a fantasy landscape toward a gothic castle. When lit, it creates a clean, glowing effect that stands out on a shelf without being bulky or overbuilt.

Behind the counter, there’s an open storage slot where you can keep extra dice, bookmarks, pens, or anything else you want within reach.

Everything prints completely support-free, and the entire design was built to be efficient, practical, and profitable to print.

Versions Included

1. Large LED Puck Light Version

Brighter, more vibrant glow Best visual result for the stained glass effect Requires plug-in power

Print Time: 6h 42m Filament: 190g

2. Small LED Tea Light Version

Battery-powered Softer lighting effect

Print Time: ~5h 30m Filament: 146g

Included Parts

Book counter body (puck light + tea light versions) Stained glass dragon window insert Number dice set for counting Books Read This Year banner Blank banner (for custom text)

Print Settings

Main Body 0.20mm layer height 2 walls 5% gyroid infill Support-free

Banner

~50 minutes ~15g filament

Stained Glass Window

~2 hours ~34g filament

Dice (multicolor)

~75g filament ~4.5 hours on Bambu Lab A1 (due to color swaps) ~1.5 hours on multi-head printers (like Snapmaker U1 / H2C)

Recommended Lights

Large LED puck light I used: https://a.co/d/0fkKQxm3

Cheaper alternative I’ve seen: https://a.co/d/09NR4jD8

Remote control LED tea lights: https://a.co/d/0accJvsN

Filament Used

Black Onyx (Bambu Lab PLA Sparkle): https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/pla-sparkle?id=41002885415048

Jessie Premium Gold Winner Glitter: https://www.printedsolid.com/products/jessie-pla-1-75mm-x-1kg-golden-winner?currency=USD&variant=39502756184149&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=5d6bce02d15c&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19932754948&gbraid=0AAAAADiePiCvMBZqucHx0p9gaNjdQGP0t&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRAz_d5IfY0U3toQYkhyyLoRQwanLkokFllhoAL2GKs62iU7WnX_N_hoC1JcQAvD_BwE

Translucent PETG (for stained glass): This Amolen pack works great: https://a.co/d/0cXEhSgS But I also used some off-brand translucent blue PETG. You can just search translucent filament and pick the colors you want. You can also find translucent PLA. I just had PETG on hand.

For the castle inside the window, I used PLA Sparkle. Because the layers are thin, even standard PLA will let some light through, but translucent filament gives the best stained glass effect.

That said, try different filaments, especially lighter colors, you might be surprised with the results.

If you end up printing this, let me know how it goes. This one took a lot of testing to get right, keeping it easy to print, efficient, and still delivering a really clean stained glass effect.

Happy printing! -Christian, @CraftyKid3D