Industrial Style Adjustable Lamp
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Industrial Style Adjustable Lamp
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I recently moved an old desk to use as a small craft area, now it's facing a wall and I don't have enough light so I decided to brighten it up a bit.
I wanted to do something with an industrial style, so the scrap I had at home was perfect.
I emphasize that in this project I do not use a welding machine, for the most part I used screws or rivets, only in some cases I used tin, but this is easy to apply.
Supplies
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As I mentioned I used scrap metal for almost the entire project, anyway this is what I had:
- 1/2" Tee connector
- 1/2" Copper tee
- 1/2" Pipe
- 1 1/2" Steel angle
- 1" Iron angle
- 3/4" steel plate
- An square steel plate
- 1/2" Threaded rod
- Handwheels or similiar
- Some bolts, nuts and washers
- LED strip ligths
- White or semi-translucent plastic sheet
First Pieces
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These are the measurements I used for the main pieces
Handwheels
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These are the handlewheels that I managed to get, one is adapted to be used with a 1/4" screw and another for a 1/2" screw. Depending on what you can get, some of the measures I mention will change.
Modifications: Steel Tee Conector
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For the first joint axis I used the steel tee connector, here I had to adapt the 1/2" bolt.
I took two 1/2" nuts, rounded them up a bit and embedded them inside the tee, here the bolt should spin freely so I removed the thread from both nuts
Modifications: Copper Tee Conector
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This step is very similar to the previous one, the difference is that now a smaller nut must be embedded inside the main nut (this was my solution because I needed a smaller screw diameter to adapt the handle)
Arms
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The arms will join the copper tee connector with the lampshade and will also allow two more articulation axis.
One arm has two 1/4 holes at each end, the other a 1/4 hole at the short end and a threaded hole at the long end, this is so you can lock the shaft with the bolt and handle.
Lampshade 1
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Here it is only necessary to cover the ends of the angle and make a few holes to guide the cable and to rivete the anchor points.
For this I cut two small triangles from a plate with the internal measure of the angle, then on the stove I joined them using tin.
Lampshade 2
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Now I joined the two 1" angles with rivets, previously I made a 1/4" hole for each one, which is where it will be joined with the arms.
I added a hole in the center to guide the power cable and painted the entire interior with a light color, so the light will reflect better. To test I placed the led strip temporarily (I wanted to place a longer one but only had that one available)
For the light diffuser screen I used a piece of acrylic, I just sanded it to dull it
First Joint
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These are the parts that make up the first joint.
To the Wall
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With screws and a plate I made a base to rivete the angles and leave the union very solid.
Neck and Arms
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The neck is formed by the 1/2 pipe, which has two holes, one with a thread that will serve as a lock for the second joint and another to guide the cable internally.
I attached the copper tee to the threaded rod with tin, and it will lock inside the pipe with the 1/4 screw.
All the Pieces
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And those are all the pieces ready to be assembled.
Finished!
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Now it is assembled and working, now with these 4 axis I can illuminate my entire work area.
I had this project in my head and I finally finished it!
Thanks for watching! :)