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Post by fernwood on Jul 20, 2023 8:57:04 GMT -5
I really did not need another project, but the opportunity came up. We use this liquor at work for Margaritas. The bottle became empty yesterday. We just throw empty bottles in recycling, so it was fair game. My first thought was a lamp. Second thought was breaking and tumbling. I think the glass is this color. Not a coating. I want to put a LED light inside the bottle. Mount a polished rock slab to a thick piece of nice wood. The rock slab and wood would need a hole drilled in them large enough to accommodate the bottle. Another area on the bottom of the wood would need to be shaped with a router to accommodate the base of the LED light. Plan B would be to cut a piece of PVC pipe or copper tubing long enough to go from the bottom of the wood to the center of the bottle. Then arrange some LED lights so they stand straight and waterfall down the edges of the pipe. The underside of the wood would need a channel cut in it to accommodate the electric cord. I would rather have just one light, as I think using a LED strand would look cheap. What do you think? Any other suggestions on how to transform this bottle into a lamp? Thank you
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Post by liveoak on Jul 20, 2023 13:16:43 GMT -5
I agree that a single lite would look better. I started writing about those old electric tapered candles you used to see, and then I thought, of course they have them in LED now (not cheap though) on Amazon
The base would have to hide the screw bottom top OR you could cut it off (they used to sell bottle cutters).
It could be a cool light.
Patty
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Post by 1dave on Aug 6, 2023 20:59:24 GMT -5
One of my nephews needed a science fair project.
I suggested drilling a hole in a bottle, filling it with water, shining a light into the bottle and the light would follow the pouring water into a dish, pump returning the water to the bottle.
They had problems drilling the hole, finally shot it with a b-b gun. The project won an award.
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Aug 6, 2023 22:24:12 GMT -5
Regarding 1dave's comment, it's easy to grind a pretty controlled hole in a bottle with a diamond point tool in a Dremel. Don't let it get too hot.
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dillonf
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Post by dillonf on Aug 7, 2023 4:26:28 GMT -5
I really did not need another project, but the opportunity came up. We use this liquor at work for Margaritas. The bottle became empty yesterday. We just throw empty bottles in recycling, so it was fair game. My first thought was a lamp. Second thought was breaking and tumbling. I think the glass is this color. Not a coating. I want to put a LED light inside the bottle. Mount a polished rock slab to a thick piece of nice wood. The rock slab and wood would need a hole drilled in them large enough to accommodate the bottle. Another area on the bottom of the wood would need to be shaped with a router to accommodate the base of the LED light. Plan B would be to cut a piece of PVC pipe or copper tubing long enough to go from the bottom of the wood to the center of the bottle. Then arrange some LED lights so they stand straight and waterfall down the edges of the pipe. The underside of the wood would need a channel cut in it to accommodate the electric cord. I would rather have just one light, as I think using a LED strand would look cheap. What do you think? Any other suggestions on how to transform this bottle into a lamp? Thank you Really cool idea!! I have made some lamps from burl wood and cigar boxes. my only suggestion is to plan out how you will hide the cord. In my experience, the difference between a clean piece and one that looks awkward often comes down to how thoughtfully the cord(s) were placed.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 8, 2023 13:05:09 GMT -5
I really did not need another project, but the opportunity came up. We use this liquor at work for Margaritas. The bottle became empty yesterday. We just throw empty bottles in recycling, so it was fair game. My first thought was a lamp. Second thought was breaking and tumbling. I think the glass is this color. Not a coating. I want to put a LED light inside the bottle. Mount a polished rock slab to a thick piece of nice wood. The rock slab and wood would need a hole drilled in them large enough to accommodate the bottle. Another area on the bottom of the wood would need to be shaped with a router to accommodate the base of the LED light. Plan B would be to cut a piece of PVC pipe or copper tubing long enough to go from the bottom of the wood to the center of the bottle. Then arrange some LED lights so they stand straight and waterfall down the edges of the pipe. The underside of the wood would need a channel cut in it to accommodate the electric cord. I would rather have just one light, as I think using a LED strand would look cheap. What do you think? Any other suggestions on how to transform this bottle into a lamp? Thank you Really cool idea!! I have made some lamps from burl wood and cigar boxes. my only suggestion is to plan out how you will hide the cord. In my experience, the difference between a clean piece and one that looks awkward often comes down to how thoughtfully the cord(s) were placed. The cord will go through a slot in the wood/rock slab base.
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Post by fernwood on Sept 1, 2023 9:41:32 GMT -5
I am mounting the bottle upside down. The top will be in the wood/rock slab. Just having a hard time finding a light that will fit through the neck, so might be making one.] I think I can use PVC pipe, LED Christmas lights and wire to get the effect I want. Now, I have two of these bottles and have permission to take as many as I want in the future. We are going through about 1 bottle per month at work.
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whyofquartz
spending too much on rocks
So, Africa is smaller than I expected...
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Post by whyofquartz on Feb 12, 2024 8:21:27 GMT -5
I have one of these bottles too, I was planning on melting it in my charcoal forge to make globs for tumbling
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