Lamp from ordinary coffee disposable cups. It was originally planned as a big decoration for a large room, but when the sphere was practically collected, the idea came to put a light bulb there. It turned out very nice. Now it's not just a giant decoration, this is an original lamp. Make it is not so fast, but it is cheap and interesting. The form does not have to be round, if you wish, you can make an ellipse.
Required materials and tools:
- 300 plastic cups;
- Stapler and brackets for him;
- Electric wire and plug;
- Compact fluorescent lamp for 15-20 watts;
- pliers;
- Big washer with a narrow hole;
- Special joins with clips;
- Screwdriver or something like this.
Making a base
Crerate together three cups, it will be the base around which you need to collect all the sphere. First, it is better to fasten the cups at their base. I wanted to apply glue, but everything is kept on the staplers brackets perfectly, so the need for Clee down.
We continue and do the sphere
Due to the fact that the cups have a conical appearance, with their dense accession, they will turn into the sphere. You will have to spend some time to achieve the result. The author of the idea spent 2 days while he received a ready-made appearance and could go to the next step. But it is rather because of laziness, he said. I think you will get everything in one day or evening.
Lamp placement inside the sphere
Heat a sharp object, something like a screwdriver and disappear in the center of the bottom of the cup. Place a large puck so that the bottom of the cup can withstand weight. Start the wire and before the washer itself, make the wire on the node to fix the lamp at one height.
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We attach the last glass
Attach the last glass with special mounts, so that you can get a glass, without damaging the integrity of the rest of the design. This is necessary, for example, when replacing the lamp, if it failed.
Ready!
Now you have to hang the lamp. Turn on the lamp!
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