Making A Pipe Lamp

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Making a pipe lamp.

They have a steampunk look don t they. Massive rustic wooden beam. Building the pipe light fixture. It s just the way they look.

Yes they are so unique. Cut your plastic tubes in half and slip one over. Lamps can be one of the most rewardful diy projects in the world thanks to their extended functionality and often use. Other examples of diy pipe lamps.

We are going to show you some steampunk and industrial handmade pipe lamp ideas that you are going to fall in love with at first sight. I mean what s not to love about a copper pipe l. Just follow the step by step tutorial and you ll have your new desk or table lamp completed in no time. Sculptural industrial diy pipe lamps design ideas have been showcased underneath ready to help you with old unused pipe lamps in your household ready to feed your imagination with industrial design pieces.

6 open the rotary switch and note how the fixture works. This cool easy to make pipe lamp will create a trendy look for your desk or table. They also have a hefty price on them but how difficult would one of these be to make at home. These lamps are functional and cheap.

It s made from lengths of steel pipe and fittings a light kit and a light bulb all readily available at your local home depot store. A few weeks ago on boing boing they showed off some pipe lamps being sold on etsy. Edit la1135 is a canadian distributed product so i. How to make a spectacular floor log lamp.

At first sight they seem immensely complicated but once you realize that most of these lamps are made of steel pipes with simple joints you are. It s just the way they look. Screw together the coupling and bushings then spray them with the matte black spray paint to match the pretty ldr pipe pieces. I made this lamp from plumbing parts a simple lamp kit and some scrap wood.

7 test to make sure everything is set up properly and get to work. Wires in fourths and attach them to their respective wires using your fingers or pliers. Build a light using a 1 1 4 x 1 2 reducing coupling and socket la1135. Safe and almost plug and play.

Copper pipe table lamp. At 200 bucks each i figured i could make my own for a fraction of the cost and have fun doing so. My recent experiments with copper pipe projects like my reclaimed wood and copper pipe clock inspired me to experiment further with copper pipe. Have you seen the industrial pipe lamps which seem to be one of the new trends.

Make an industrial chic lamp from pipe fittings. This time i decided to make a copper pipe table lamp.