How to Make a Grand Marnier Lamp

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How to Make a Grand Marnier Lamp

How to make a Grand Marnier Lamp - LED Filament Bulb
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How to make a Lamp using an old Grand Marnier bottle.

Choose a Bottle

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Today on Made To Hack, I make a lamp out of a Grand Marnier bottle!
You can choose any bottle you want. I chose this one since I like the colour and shape.

Drilling Bottom

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The first step is to drill a hole on the bottom of the bottle for the power cord. You will need either a diamond drill or a ceramic drill like the one I'm using

Stability

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I used an empty paper towel tube to keep the bottle firmly positioned. I spray some water to keep the glass dust down. Wear gloves and a dust mask.

I should have used a diamond drill as this is taking forever. And then what I was afraid would happen happened. I broke through the bottom of the bottle. I then glued some foam padding to the bottom so the cable will not be cut by the sharp bottle.

Power Switch and Cable

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I started cutting the cable and wiring in a power switch. I then threaded the wire through the bottle and attached the light bulb socket.

Epoxy of the Bulb Socket

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I used epoxy to glue the base of the bulb socket to the bottle

LED Filament Bulb

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With the socket glued in place I installed an LED filament bulb and tested the light

Lamp Shade

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It was then time for the lamp shade. I adjusted the lamp shade so that it fit well over the bottle

The Lamp

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And here is the completed project. I like the warm light glow.