Lets Make a Pump Lamp

I had promised my grandson Jack That I would help him with an Insturctable for awhile. So Here We Go !!!! In 7th grade shop class I had built a pump lamp and was really proud of it . Jack at near 7 years old wasn't sure what a pump was but thought it sound like fun.

I don't know if building the lamp or taking Jack to the thrift store for the shade was the most fun.

We started with 2 pieces of walnut cutting them on the table saw.

I then ran them through the planes to true them up.

I cut 1 pc. 2 1/8 x 2 1/8 inches x 12 inches long

1 pc. 6 1/2 xc 6 1/2 inches 3/4 inch thick and

1 pc. 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches x 3/4 inches thick

I used the band saw to cut out the spout and pump handle

Jack got a good lesson in sanding wood. I thought he would get bored with this but he did pretty good.

Next we marked out a 1/2" wide x 1" long hole for the pump handle about 3"s down from the top of the pump body. We then drilled tow holes in this area and used chisels to square up the hole. Through this hole I drilled a 3 1/16" hole and ran a screw out the other side to mount the spout with . Then drilled out and mounted the handle with a 1/4" dowel

. We used the drill press to drill a 9/16" hole through the center of the pump case top to bottom this took a longer bit than I had so I drilled from the top turned it over and drilled from bottom. Believe it or not they met in the middle. The top part of the base we drilled with 9/16" bit but the first on the bottom part of the base had to be drilled with a 3/4" bit to let the cord tube and wiring to be below the surface so it would sit flat also a 1/4" hole drilled through from the side into the 3/4" hole to run the wire out

Jack used "yes by him self" a hack saw to cut a 13" piece of 3/8" brass cord tube. After gluing the base and pump housing together we used a washer and nut on the bottom of the tube ran it through the lamp and put another washer and nut on top. This is the only clamp we used after tightening this we had no need for other clamps

Since everything was sanded before we put it together we could go ahead with the finish. We used amber shellac and Jack rubbed it on with a rag 3 coats and it looked real nice just buffed it a little with a very fine steal wool and buffed with a soft cloth.

It is a pump lamp you know so the light socket is pull chain operated so we drilled a 3/16" hole through the handle and ran the chain in and put a stop link on it.

This was a great day spending it with my grandson and I know Jack enjoyed it too. For his age he stayed focused pretty well. It took us about 4 hours from start to finish plus the shopping trip the day before for parts . I almost lost him a couple of times but he hung in there. You talk about a kid proud of something he was.

Thanks for looking

Jack and Grandpa'

1 chain pull light socket

3/8" all thread wire tube

nuts and washers

8' of #14 lamp cord

walnut or other wood

shellac

Power tools BE VERY CAREFULL !!!!!!!!!!!

Table saw , band saw, sanders, router, drill press

Sharp hand tools