Tealigh in a Light Bulb

by pierre.z in Workshop > Lighting

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Tealigh in a Light Bulb

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Hello!
yesterday i broke my light bulb, and i had an idea: "How can i reuse this bulb? Maybe i can create a tea light holder!", and i made it!!

Materials and Tools

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for this project you need only a few things:

materials:

light bulb.

tealight.

5 euro cents (or another flat base)

tools

hacksaw

pliers

hotglue gun

Open the Bulb

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first you have to open the light bulb, using the hacksaw and the pliers is very simple.

Open the Tea Light

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using the pliers remove the external part of the tea light.

Fit the Candle

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applying a little pressure fit the candle in the light bulb, and remove the residue of wax.

Glue the Base

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finally you can glue the base under the bulb

Finish!

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and now you have a simple candle holder!!!

COMMENTS

i know it's a rough project and can be improved in a lot of ways.

for next projects i think i will

use a bigger base, it can give a better balance.

fill all the bulb with the wax and put a longer wick to have the candle longer lasting.

If you like this inscrutable please leave a comment!