Adjustable Plywood Led Lamp From Scraps

[Ulma Doctor]

I'm at it again, doing stuff to amuse myself.
i came up with a plywood lamp from scraps a couple weeks ago and called it MK I.
it worked just fine, but i thought i installed the wrong lamp hood...

so i decided to remedy that with,
a new hood and improvements to the lamp socket mounting!
note the sleek elegance, quality materials, and blatant disregard of expense...

May i introduce MK II!!!


modeled loosely from the human arm, the lamp articulates in 4 places


Sturdy wall mount, engineered on the fly!
the wall mount system literally took tens of seconds of intense scrutiny , before the final design was implemented


and the heart of the lighting system...
a LED that burns very nicely.
the lamp longevity is yet to be seen.


here is the lowest practical extension of the lamp over my scraping vise, about 2- 1/2 ft off the benchtop.


this is for overhead lighting, when desired. it's about 4 ft off the benchtop, below


i can really see the points easier when scraping.
the light cast at an angle, accentuates what is flat vs what is not

total project cost estimated (generously- most of the parts were stolen from other devices)
$5 US

 

[JimDawson]

but i thought i installed the wrong lamp hood...

Yes the Dole can, seems like the proper one. I can see there was no expense spared. I would have gone for the house brand of pineapple myself, rather than the name brand but I'm cheap that way.

 

[kd4gij]

Nice fruity work.

 

[dlane]

Bud lite cans work also, very light wait , and can get shiney on the inside .+ it's fun making them

 

[Ulma Doctor]

Yes the Dole can, seems like the proper one. I can see there was no expense spared. I would have gone for the house brand of pineapple myself, rather than the name brand but I'm cheap that way.

Hi Jim!
it's funny that you mentioned the store brand. i specifically set out yesterday to find a can of yellow or white label "generic" corn.
you know- the old ones that only said CORN in the most non descript packaging. found in the late 80's to early 90's
but i found none, so the dole pineapple can was used. it came from a discard from tonight's Crock Pot Teriyaki Garlic Chicken ....
i suppose i could plagiarize one and place the label over the can....

Nice fruity work.

Hi kd4gjj, thank you!
the pleasure was in eating the contents- then playing with the can!

Bud lite cans work also, very light wait , and can get shiney on the inside .+ it's fun making them

Hi Derrick,
thanks for the great idea!

i'm toying with the idea of making some hanging lamps from mickey's 40 oz and Bud 40's!
cheers!

 

[dlane]

Ye'ha , haven't seen a Mickey's for a long while, I'll have to sit at home and check them out.
I like good lights

 

[dlane]

Watch out for the 36 year old corn now !.

 

[silence dogood]

Did you make upside down cake out of the pineapple? Stirred fried mushrooms also go good with a beer, too.

 

[Ulma Doctor]

Ye'ha , haven't seen a Mickey's for a long while, I'll have to sit at home and check them out.
I like good lights

Jus' watch out for the hidden drunk in having one too many green hornets.
don't ask me how i found that out...

 

[jpfabricator]

So when will you post the teriaki garlic chicken recipe, so we can make our own light?

Sent from somewhere in East Texas Jake Parker