Retro Electric Tea Lamp
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A friend asked me to enlighten the peninsula (table) of its cuisine.
I saw these tea lamps in a supermarket.
I decided to buy them and give them a new and different life! :)
What You Need:
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- Tea Lamp
- Lamp Holder
- Screwdriver
- Sheet metal Cutter
- Hole Saw
- String
- Few feet of Chain
Light From the Bottom
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I opened the lamp and removed the iron box of candles
I used the hole saw to drill a hole in the bottom of the lamp.
Remove the Ring
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I removed the top and the ring with a screwdriver and I cut for projecting parts with sheet cutter.
Lamp Holder
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I plugged in the lamp holder and I screwed its plastic ring and I shook with force.
I reassembled the top to the bottom and I did a test:
It works !!!! ;)
The Chain
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Before attaching the lights to the ceiling,
I tied a piece of string to the cable in the cup which hides the wires and I did go through the hole bottom.
Below, I used the wire to stop the first link in the chain (which must be twisted along the electrical cord to the lamp).
At the End...
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I attached the lights to the ceiling and I tried them!
Si Può Fareeeeeeeee!!!!
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YOU CAN DOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!