lampada fai da te

..spippolando  ho trovato una bellissima lampada fai da te in tre step:
materiale

1 meter of teak batten strip (cut into two 19 cm long pieces and two 31 cm long pieces)

1 Ikea Fas lamp

2 threaded rod pieces, 5 mm thick, 4,5 cm long

1 threaded rod piece, 5 mm thick, 3 cm long

1 M8 bolt (with a matching wing nut for stability in the concrete)

1 M5 screw, 10 mm long

6 wing nuts, M5

washers

1 M8 fork joint

1 M5 fork joint

Okay, let’s see how to assemble the lamps!

First I took the wooden pieces and drilled six 5 mm wide holes. One hole to each shorter piece, 2 cm away from one end and two holes to each longer piece, one 3,5 cm away from one end and second hole 2cm away from second end.

To fit the fork joint nicely between the two shorter wood pieces, I had to carve a 2-3 mm deep dent to the other end of the piece. Then I drilled a 5 mm hole through the dent.

Here are close ups on all the joints. Top left: wing nut – wood – 2 washers – fork joint – 2 washers – wood – wing nut. Top right: wing nut – wood (long) – wood (short) – 5 washers - wood (short) - wood (long) – wing nut. Bottom left: wing nut – wood – fork joint – wood – wing nut. Bottom right: the lamp attached to the lamp arm with one screw.

Okay, let’s see how to assemble the lamps!

Part three is the final step of making these industrial style bedside lamps. I’m going to show how I did the concrete bases for my lamps.

See some tips on using concrete from my previous post on Diy concrete candle holders.

Top left: I used Ikea Antonius basket insert as a mold. It had the perfect size and shape and I was able make two bases with the same mold. The basket insert only cost 2 euros, so I did’n worry that I couldn’t use it anymore after making the bases.Top right: I had to drill two holes to the bottoms of the basket insert so that I could cast two 8mm screws into the concrete. The screws will attach to the lamp. I did a few test drills before the final drilling to make sure I got it right. Bottom left: I used blu tack to hold the screws in place and make the mold tight so that the concrete wouldn’t leak through. Bottom right: Concrete cast in the mold.

When the bases were dry, I slid them out of the molds and glued a piece of felt to the bottom so that they won’t scratch our bedside tables.

Here they are, finished:

Then it was time to attach them to lamps…

http://www.nimidesign.com/diy-bedside-lamps-part-1/