Mini Lighthouse Lamp 2

Hi All,

Few months back I had made my first version for Mini Lighthouse Lamp, I faced few challenges, and wanted to improved my design and making process by

• Using PVA glue, It takes more time, but the bond is better
• Using small Glass jar, so no more cutting
• Enhance pebbles texture painting
• Recycle items that are easily avaliable at home

In this instructables, I have improved all of the above... Hope you like it

Material

• Pringle box (Empty it, if full)
• Small Hexagonal Glass Jar
• 4 mm MDF Sheet
• Bamboo Skewers
• LED Strip
• LED Driver
• Wires
• PVA Glue / Fevicol
• Pebbles
• Acrylic Paint and brush
• Popsicle stick

Tools

• Dremel
• JigSaw
• Sandpaper

• Before we start, we need to sort pebbles
• I have sorted into 3 stacks :
  • Flat and thin upto 2 mm thickness
  • Long, Flat and Thin upto 3 or 4 MM thickness
  • Rest
• We will use flat and thin pebbles as bricks
• And Long pebbles as frames for doors and windows
• Cover the pringle box with a brown paper or any other color of your choice
• Let it dry for 30 minutes

• To build the tower, start with doors and windows frame
• Then fill the space in between using flat and thin pebbles
• Once the whole box is done, leave it to dry for 5 to 6 hours
• Add doors using popsicle stick

• Measure the outer diameter of the glass rar (neck) and pringle box with pebbles
• We want to cut a ring from MDF, with inner diameter same as glass jar's neck and outer diameter little more than the pringle box
• Add cardboard at the inner diameter and cover it with the another ring of mdf sheet
• Add 6 skewers as shown

• I have used a hexagonal glass jar, so added 10mm to the length of one side
• Then made ad hexagonal prism as shown
• I secured the edges with paper tape and glued the roof from inside
• Let it dry for 1 hr and then remove paper tape

• Since I am using a small glass Jar that fits on a pringle box, i cannot fit a regular size bulb,
• I must make my own mini LED bulb.
• I am using 2 LED strip / elements that I have stuck on a 15 mm PVC pipe
• Each element has 3 LEDs and a register
• These LED elements are connected to a led driver circuit (12V)
• Test the circuit before final assembly

• Tower
  • Based coat with black acrylic paint, and let it dry for 1 hour
  • Mix 3 parts of white ad 1 part black on a pallet, do not add water
  • using a sponge cover all pebbles, Note that we want the gaps to remain black and pebbles as grey
  • Once done let it dry for 1 hr
  • After drying make a black watery wash and cover the whole tower
  • Leave to to dry
• Base / Roof
  • Paint everything brown or a shade of light brown, to simulate wood colo

• Once done, Set the lamp in the corner and light it up
• Admire great work done

Please share comments and suggestions