✔ Convert A Sail Music Tripod Into A Lamp
Don't larn me wrong, I l-u-r-v-e living inwards Commonwealth of Australia though a discussion of warning to anyone thinking of moving hither (particularly if you're from the USA). Sure, nosotros powerfulness conduct maintain lovely conditions (most of the time), beautiful beaches in addition to kangaroos frolicking well-nigh though yous tin pretty much osculation good-bye to easily obtainable chalkboard spray paint, tinted wax sealers in addition to Hershey's Bars (whatever they are) with many other wonderful things :-(
So why the rant? Well, I've seen a tonne of actually affordable DIY light kits readily available from a heap of international sources though practise yous intend I could abide by whatever hither inwards Oz?
Course not, though never fear, there's ever a longer, frustrating, to a greater extent than expensive agency roughly these things :-)
Anyways, plenty venting in addition to on with the actual project.
There are many unlike ways yous tin practise your ain custom light hence for the purposes of this tutorial I'll focus on how I did it.
Of course, depending on which the world you're inwards electrical components may vary in addition to I practise gotta state that technically whatever wiring should live undertaken yesteryear a qualified electrician - technically :-)
So, yous volition need....
Something to degree your light base:
On a recent thrifting run a endangerment I constitute this actually cool former music represent exactly $6 in addition to knew direct away I wanted to effort a light conversion. It has a wonderfully grungy patina with crud in addition to rust inwards all the correct places:
And the next items (all available from pretty much whatever hardware store)…
A light switch:
A powerfulness outlet head:
A length of powerfulness cable:
The steps….
1. I removed the canvas music holder from the transcend of the tripod which left a overnice hollow shaft perfect for housing the powerfulness cable.
2. To securely attach the light switch to the tripod, I offset inserted the plastic thread (which comes with the light switch every bit shown above) into the transcend of the shaft in addition to glued it firmly inwards house (you tin come across what I hateful yesteryear this inwards 1 of the next pics).
If your light base of operations won't easily accommodate the plastic thread in addition to then set your thinking cap on for a agency to arrive work.
When faced with a conundrum similar this, I unremarkably exactly browse the hardware shop isles til I abide by something I tin adapt.
3. Once the gum dried, I inserted the powerfulness cable into the hollow shaft hence it protruded from both ends.
4. I wired in addition to attached the powerfulness outlet caput to the raise terminate of the cable every bit per the bundle instructions.
If you're lucky plenty to conduct maintain a light kit this pace is already done for you.
5. I wired in addition to attached the light switch to the transcend terminate of the cable every bit per the bundle instructions in addition to screwed it onto the glued-in thread.
Because the thread would exclusively jibe into the fatty department at the transcend of the shaft, one-half of it was nonetheless visible in 1 lawsuit the caput was attached (as tin live seen above). I could conduct maintain cutting it downwards though instead decided to continue the extra length for greater stability in addition to only wrapped it inwards some twine every bit a camouflage.
6. I inserted a globe, turned the powerfulness on in addition to crossed my fingers...it worked! I was momentarily blinded yesteryear lite - mental note, practise non stare at bulb inwards anticipation during testing!
7. To complete I only added a budget K-mart linen shade.
Course, if yous are lucky plenty to conduct maintain a DIY light kit in addition to then this project gets a whole lot easier.
Sooo, from this:
Sooo, from this:
BEFORE
To this:
AFTER
I dear this lamp...even though I don't actually conduct maintain anywhere to set it at the minute :-(
I especially similar that the upper shaft in addition to tripod base of operations are both adjustable hence the superlative in addition to splay tin live easily altered to best suit its chosen location. I've rarely seen industrial mode tripod lamps similar this selling for nether $150 hence for roughly $30 I'm pretty chuffed with my petty re-invention – if I practise state hence myself :-)
Oh, in addition to I’m too loving my novel light-green enamel alert clock I picked upwardly on the same thrifting run a endangerment for exactly $5.
Even if it doesn’t work!
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