bikecopXXX Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 behold a small lamp i just completed. i can take credit for the base and dome on top of the globe. the rest is a broken wine glass, LED light kit xxxxx and some bits from the hardware store. base is from 3/8 round, mig welded at the joint. dome started as sheet metal, hot formed in the swage block, but needed more curvature so i worked it cold on a piece of wood to tighten it up. came out ok, not perfect as usual. wine glass was drilled thru with a diamont tipped hole saw. first time for that and no problem, just do it wet. LED lights have on-off-dim-and multiple flash modes. It's a gift for daughter #2 and she seems thrilled. commercial link removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Very, very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 That's awesome. I'm gonna mess this up, but I've gotta try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobshagg Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 That looks really good. I need to try something like this one of these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuge Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thats sleek. The attachment of the wiring to the underside of the arch is attractive. Most of the time people stress about how to hide the guts, I like yours better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikecopXXX Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 thanks for the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 SWEET! That'd look great on any desk. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camero68 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Wonderful lamp! The graceful curve complements the slick base and the colored glass. I bet she loves it. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheftjcook Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Very, cool What a Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dognose Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 How did you form the "fitter", the piece of the lamp that holds the shade, and what mechanism did you use to secure the glass to it? Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikecopXXX Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 I drilled a hole in the glass and used a chandelier pass thru from home cheapo. It's a hollow threaded piece with a hook on top for hanging and a nut on the bottom to clamp it. The fitter In the pic is my 4th iteration. It was formed from mild steel sheet metal, hot hammered into a swage block ladle depression, then cold formed on a wood block to tighten up the radius some. That was kinda fun and made me wonder about making armor someday. Just a ball peen hitting on the inside surface while resting on wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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