Making a lamp with a difference, from scrap.
magpie | 12/06/2021 14:45:09 |
508 forum posts 98 photos | Start with a length of chrome plated brass tube removed from a very expensive free standing bath tap. As the thread title suggests, a scrap one, and set it up on the mill using my little home made indexing unit. I have a Vertex dividing head, but that was too big to use for this job. More to follow. |
magpie | 12/06/2021 14:47:16 |
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magpie | 12/06/2021 14:52:31 |
508 forum posts 98 photos | Take some scrap 'Perspex'. My mate owns the local scrapyard, and they get some great stuff in there at times. Mark out and cut some discs to roughly the right size on the bandsaw. |
magpie | 12/06/2021 14:59:08 |
508 forum posts 98 photos | Next, do a bit of pressure turning. I held the discs together with double sided tape and wedged them in the lathe using a rotating chuck in the tailstock. |
magpie | 12/06/2021 15:01:46 |
508 forum posts 98 photos | Drill the discs for the LEDs and tap out a hole for a fixing screw. |
magpie | 12/06/2021 15:03:37 |
508 forum posts 98 photos | |
magpie | 12/06/2021 15:06:42 |
508 forum posts 98 photos | Time to cut the base from 3/4" 'Perspex' and cut the holes for LED driver, switches Etc. |
magpie | 12/06/2021 15:11:04 |
508 forum posts 98 photos | With the base ready it's time to make some bits for the top. 3/4" 'Perspex' and some discs from hard drives. |
magpie | 12/06/2021 15:16:13 |
508 forum posts 98 photos | Put them all together and you have a lamp that can have either white discs or colour changing discs. The base and top are white at all times, only the discs change colour. I would post a Video of the finished item but don't know how. |
Pete. | 12/06/2021 15:24:05 |
910 forum posts 303 photos | That looks fantastic, a similar design with the disc on the column slightly further apart would make a great display stand for small items. |
Martin King 2 | 12/06/2021 16:33:37 |
1129 forum posts 1 photos | Pete, Fabulous item, well done! martin |
larry phelan 1 | 12/06/2021 16:39:06 |
1346 forum posts 15 photos | That,s the kind of thing I imagen after having a few stiff drinks ! |
mechman48 | 12/06/2021 17:21:07 |
2947 forum posts 468 photos | Very contemporary lamp, nicely done magpie.
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Roger Best | 12/06/2021 17:44:52 |
406 forum posts 56 photos | |
Harry Wilkes | 12/06/2021 21:05:16 |
1613 forum posts 72 photos | Just brill H |
Robert Dodds | 12/06/2021 21:33:34 |
324 forum posts 63 photos | Like it, A lot. Bob D |
Steviegtr | 12/06/2021 22:14:26 |
2668 forum posts 352 photos | Very nice. Good work. Steve. |
Nicholas Farr | 12/06/2021 23:30:23 |
3988 forum posts 1799 photos | Hi Magpie, very nice and I think it would be a good write- up for the ME mag as something different. Regards Nick. |
Martin W | 13/06/2021 00:49:00 |
940 forum posts 30 photos | Great, I think it is brilliant. Cheers Martin. |
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