Annalien and Peter make a lamp out of a PVC drain pipe and a strip of LED lights. See how they do this and what tools they use to be inspired to build your very own.
You will need
| Tools | Materials |
| Dremel tool plus bits to cut plastic | Meranti +/- 20mm (we could however use pine or supa wood) |
| PST 18 Jigsaw plus plastic blades (Nb plesae check) | 250 x 250mm – 3 pieces |
| POF 1400 plus circle/parralell guide | 300 x 300mm – 1 piece |
| PSR 10.8 Cordless drill Driver | Drain/waste pipe 160/200mm x 2000mm – 1 piece |
| PSR 18 Cordless Drill Driver | strip LED light – white light 220v. 1000mm – 1500mm – 1 strip |
| PEX 220 Eccentric/Random Orbital sander | flex wire 220 volt clear – 3 mtrs |
| sponge sanding blocks fine (plesae order) | Switch – foot activated – 1 |
| PFS 3000 spray gun | 3 pin plug |
| But hinges brass – 20-3-mm – 3 pieces | |
| hook and loop type catch – smal brass one | |
| masonite strip 3mm x 20mm x 1500 mm – 1 piece (we can cut from workshop stock) | |
| wood glue | |
| cut screws 4 x 30 | |
| dark varnish | |
| décor bits and pieces to decorate lamp | |
| electrical connector blocks (to connect LED lights to plug wire) | |
| Insulation tape black |
Follow these steps
Base and Cap
- Cut first circular base to size with the router
- Cut cap to size with router
- Cut second round tier with the router to fit into PVC tube
- Cut 3rd tier (square) and round off with router
- Assemble onto each other
- Sand and varnish
Lamp
- Cut PVC pipe to size with jigsaw
- Cut out flap/door on the back
- Mark out where the LED lights will go
- Draw out design with pencil on outside
- Cut out design with jigsaw and multi-tool
- Sand all the rough edges
- Insert LED lights and attach plug
- Fit hinges and hook onto door/flap
- Glue Masonite as a “door stop” on pipe
- Attach door onto lamp
- Mount lamp onto base
Get the layout
Floor lamp [1]
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