Bottle Lamp 2
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It is Christmas time, time to decorate home... In this instructable I will share how i recycled old Whisky bottle and transformed it into a simple bottle lamp
It you have the right tools, the build is simple enough to be completed in 4 to 6 hrs of lazy efforts
What Do We Need ?
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Material
- an nice shaped Whisky bottle
- 3/4" plywood plank ( we need 2 squares 3" x 3" )
- LED copper string lights (5 mtrs)
Tools
- Drilling machine
- 6 mm drill bit for wood
- Hole saw 35mm and 62mm
- G clamps
- PVA glue / fevicol
- Wood polish
Base
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- The whisky bottle came with a cap. I wanted to sandwich this in between two wooden pieces
- Before we cut the wood, we must make the holes, this is more safe and easier
- I am using "Stanleys hole saw", I first drilled few mm with the 62 mm and then through hole with 35mm diameter
- Make sure the cap fits, mine was bit bigger, so I cut it using the 62mm hole saw
- Now cut this piece into a 3" x 3" square and another of same size but without any hole
- Sandwich the cap between two squares and glue it
- Hold the wooden pieces in position using clamps for 2 hours
Finishing Base
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Sanding
- Since wooden pieces were cut using a jigsaw, the edges are not aligned
- I used a 60 grit sand paper and got all the edges aligned
- Then used 180 and 220 grit to smoothen it further
- I used natural wood polish to coat the base
Bottle
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- The bottle did not have wide enough hole for the led string to enter, so used a soldering iron to make a wider hole
- I did not want to remove the plastic as the cap would not fit and the neck wold become too small
- At every stage, I tested that the bottle still can fit the cap
Wiring
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- I drilled a 6mm hole from on of the edge till the cap
- I had a 10 mtrs les string light, which had required register to limit current, so I just cut the led string light at 5mtrs length and save rest for another project in future
- Do test LED string is still working
- Pass the led string holes the base and the cap
- Randomly fill in the bottle with the led string light
Light it up !!
I hope you liked the instruable and share your comments