Black Box Lamp

by stefano.guagliardo in Workshop > Lighting

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Black Box Lamp

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Simple, elegant, easy to build, and cheap lamp.

2 Configurations: Cover up,Cover down

Want to carry it safely or just hide the lamp? place the cover on the box and put the light inside the box.

You just need: - Cardboard box

- cardboard roll

- Fluorescent light, light holder and switch

- The metal part of a round hairbrush

- black thermoresistant paint

- slab of wood

- large hydraulic nut

- 4 long screws

- very small bar

Main Materials

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Hole

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make an hole as large as the screw of the light in the lower part of the box

Cut the Roll a Little Lower Than the Box

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Cut a Piece of Wood Large As the Hole of the Box

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Cut the Roll Using the Lamp Holder As a Reference

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Drill 4 Holes in the Piece of Wood, Around the Roll

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Place the Lamp Holder in a Smaller Piece of Wood

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Then cut a small hole for the wire

Screw It As in the Picture

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Then place the other part of the roll around the light holder and put this part inside the box.

Use a Small Nut As a Wire Holder

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drill the hole near a corner of the box, not too near to the edge.

Drill a Hole in the Cover As Shown in the Picture

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If Necessary, Paint the Box and the Base of the Light in Opaque Thermoresistant Black

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Fold the Piece of Metal As Shown in the Picture

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the big nut will be screwed on top of this

Glue the Piece of Metal Around the Light

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use a strong glue

Place a Little Stop Under the Cover

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Screw the Big Nut on the Cover

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this will hold in place the cover

Screw the Light in the Hole

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Enjoy it.

If you want to carry it safely, remove the light and close the box with his cover.