LED Table Lamp From Steel Straw and Deo Caps

by mahesh_jo in Workshop > Lighting

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LED Table Lamp From Steel Straw and Deo Caps

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I have created this LED table lamp using old Stainless Steel Straws, 1 Watt LED with heat sink, Deodorant can caps, Old hard disk stainless steel top cover, two core Wire, Micro USB female connector.

Supplies

  • Stainless Steel Straws - 2 Nos.
  • Deodorant caps with stainless steel finish - 2 Nos
  • 1 Watt LED with heat sink - 2 Nos
  • Coins - 2 Nos
  • Old hard disk stainless steel top cover - 1 No
  • Wire
  • Micro USB female connector - 1 No

Make Holes in Straw

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Make one through holes in two straws and connect them together using screw and nut

Prepare LED

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Solder two 10 cm wires to each LED and glue them on coins so that the coin will work as additional heat spreader

Cup Holder Clip

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Take a 5cm stainless steel strip and make a loop on one end such that it will snap fit on straw

Glue Both the Cups and Clip

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Glue both the cups and clip using epoxy or instant adhesive.

Also make two holes on the base of cups and thread the wires of LED through them. Glue the coins holding the LEDs to the base of cups from inside.

Prepare Main Straw Attachment

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Take some plastic pieces with a hole sized same as width of a straw and glue them together using instant glue.

When dried, fix the plastic base on hard disk top using epoxy or instant glue

Attach Wire and USB Connector

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Glue the female micro USB connector from inside the hard disk cover using epoxy glue.

Solder two wires, +ve and -ve, to USB connector and thread it through the straw up to cups and solder the two LED wires.

Fix the main straw into the plastic base on hard disk cover.

Final Step

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The LED lamp is ready for use. Attach a standard USB charger and it goes...

Enjoy it while reading or use as night lamp.