If you’re looking for a unique, retro lamp then this is the DIY for you. This cool and funky Edison light bulb feature for your home also uses very little electricity, as it uses a 4 Watt LED bulb.
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- 1 x 1000mm x 69mm x 22mm PAR timber (pine)
- Lamp socket
- 4W LED filament bulb
- 8 x 4.5mm x 45mm cut screws
- 2 x brass screws to fit the lamp socket
- Cable tie
- 2m two-core flex
- Electric plug
- Electric lamp switch
- Wood glue
- Wood filler
- Wood stain
- Wood sealant
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- Cordless drill with 6mm and 10mm wood bits
- speed pilot drill bit
- mitre saw (or mitre box and hand saw)
- screwdrivers
- scraper
- tape measure
- corner clamp
- sander
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Step 1
Measure the wood and use the mitre saw to cut four 220mm lengths, with 45° ends pointing inwards.
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Step 2
Once the four pieces are cut, select a plank as your base. On this plank measure to find the middle of the 220mm x 22mm edge. Mark it and drill a 6mm hole about 35mm deep.
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Step 3
Find the middle of the 69mm wide face, mark it and drill a 10mm hole until you reach the hole drilled in the previous step.
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Step 4
Place the lamp socket in the middle of the plank, above the 10mm hole. Mark where the screw holes in the lamp socket are and drill shallow pilot holes.
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Step 5
Once the base is complete attach the sides. To do this, place some wood glue on the 45° edges and clamp them together with the corner clamps.
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Step 6
Use a speed pilot drill bit (which drills a pilot hole and a countersink simultaneously) and two cut screws to reinforce the joint. Repeat this process for all corners.
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Step 7
Once the box is complete use wood filler to fill up any holes in the wood.
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Step 8
When the wood filler has dried sand the timber smooth.
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Step 9
Once sanded, stain the wood and seal it to avoid any damage.
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Step 10
Once the sealer is dry, feed the flex cable through the holes.
Top Tip: Use a cable tie to prevent the flex from pulling back out of the holes.
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Step 11
Place the lamp socket in position and screw it down using brass screws.
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Step 12
Attach the flex to the terminal connectors, and the other end to a plug.
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Step 13
Choose an interesting Edison-type light bulb, fit it to the socket and your lamp is ready.