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Desk lamp

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Gemel E Butler

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Gemel E Butler

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This is a simple Desk Lamp i made using Easel and my X-Carve

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Birch Plywood

Birch Plywood

Thickness: 1/2 in, Dimensions: 12 in × 24 in

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1

lamp

10 minutes

please watch the video

2

bill of Materials

10 minutes

1- 12"x 24"x 1/2" ply wood or mdf
3- 1/4"x 2"Hex head bolts
3- 1/4" nuts (the same thread as the bolts)
6- 1/4" washers
1 light socket (i used led strips but any light socket could be made to work)
1 light switch (i used a pull chain but any could be made to work)
1 power cored

wood glue
sand paper

3

parting out and sanding

You will need to get the parts out of the wast material. Use a hobby knife to cut off any tabs and sand the parts smooth.

4

knobs

Place the knobs over the ends of the bolts and nuts. Add glue to keep them in place. Do not get glue in the threads.

5

glue up shade

Glue the rings starting with the 4 1/2" one first and working up gluing the solid 3" circle to the top. Then using one of the arms for a spacer glue the shade supports on to the top of the shade

6

glueing up base

1-glue the 5" circle to the center of the 10" circle and attach the lower mount arm to the 5 inch circle

7

light

Put together and install your lighting in to the shade use the 1/4" hole in the top of the shade to run your wires

8

asembly

Take one of your 1/4" bolts and place a washer on it now take the 2 10" arms and place them on either side of the base bracket and align the holes. Put the 1/4" bolt through the holes and place a washer on the other side with a nut on the out side

repeat the process with the 6" arm and then the lamp shade

9

enjoy

finish you lamp as you wish and enjoy

James Steinbrecher
Nice. Replace the shade with a HF 9 LED flashlight. http://easel.inventables.com/projects/loaZmDJnXZSgrHhGCQSBUA# Stack and glue the parts. One ring has a lip in the ID. Put that on the end with the lip out. Drill a 1/4" hole through the fork. Mount it on Gemel's stand, slide in your flashlight.
James Steinbrecher
James Steinbrecher
HF 9 LED flashlights. 1" x 3.5" http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=9+led+flashlight
James Steinbrecher
Toto Titi
Not bad.
Toto Titi
James Steinbrecher
Here is mine: https://youtu.be/HLZBaeq6KT0
James Steinbrecher