Salt Lamp LED Bulb Upgrade

The left salt lamp has an 40 W LED bulb in base while right has the 25 W incandescent bulb.

I found the salt lamp unmodified to be quite dim and wanted to improve its light quality.

I enjoy the the new performance better and the reduced heat output of the LED should not be an issue but I will update later if I experience bulb failure.

Salt lamp, LED bulbs (T6 base), drill bits, power drill, clamping mechanism (bench camp and wood clamps, and safety equipment.

Safety Note: Not a difficult job but modification does have some risk to damage the salt lamp and use of power tools always has some risk. Not recommended for newer makers or if not confident in being able to use a power drill safely.

1) Get safety glasses, gloves, and/or hearing protection as appropriate.

2) Secure salt lamp in bench vice with quick clamps or another sufficiently secure method.

3) Measure required depth for new LED bulb in base, and then drill the salt lamp to depth.

Tips: It's probably better to use a large masonry bit, however such a bit costs more than the lamp itself. I was successful drilling with a 1" wood spade bit. This was successfully performed with and without drilling a pilot hole.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DIABLO-1-in-x-10-in-x-12-in-SPEEDemon-Red-Granite-Carbide-Tipped-Hammer-Drill-Bit-DMARG1210/312593049

4) Re-assemble salt lamp. The plastic base base has a three finger mechanism to grip against the sides and may need to be pressed in to re-insert the base. In all the images the right side is the old bulb and the left the LED bulb, use the comparison to decide which you prefer.