Diy Concrete Floor Lamp Base
The metal base is 5 deep.
Diy concrete floor lamp base. This video shows how to make a modern diy led table lamp or desk lamp from concrete a 2x4 epoxy resin and a water pipe. Having to shell out 35 60 every few years for a floor lamp is getting pretty tiring. Here are some ideas for concrete lamps and lights pendants floor lamps and table lamps. In this video i m going to show you how to make a curved wood and acrylic led desk lamp with concrete base.
Movers smashed my weighted lamp base for my torchiere lamp. As is the lamp stands 46 1 2 inches tall. Still thinking through what to use to make it heavier. Our lamp wiring kit includes all of the electrical and hardware components that you need to make a brand new lamp or rewire an old broken lamp.
This is a fairly simple diy woodwo. Apr 22 2020 get inspired and learn how to make your own concrete lights. On a continued note the concrete inner base covered in hard plastic coating just disintegrated plastic also. Also need to make sure metal base strong enough to hold weight of lamp straight.
Then you look online for replaceme. Floor lamp bases often have plastic weights filled will sand or other material and the crack and degrade over a few years. I used quikrete a vinyl concrete patching material to repair it. Hi guys for this instructable i wanted to share with you an easy way to make an awesome concrete lamp this idea can be scaled for all sizes whether you want to go small or large.
Floor lamps that get moved frequently last only a few years before their plastic and the cement inside crumbles. Wiring your own lamp takes less than 10 minutes and is so easy that even a beginner diy er can do it. Paired with a smart out. Don t forget to subscribe and check out my blog.
I did fix a couple of floor lamps before by replacing the base filling with vinyl concrete and that worked out very well. Can break with your hands.