Floor Lamp on ShopSmith
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Floor Lamp on ShopSmith
Hello All,
I started small on the lathe and now want to make a floor lamp. How do you make a tall lamp post with the wire in the middle in segments that will last?
Yes I'm still green.
I started small on the lathe and now want to make a floor lamp. How do you make a tall lamp post with the wire in the middle in segments that will last?
Yes I'm still green.
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Re: Floor Lamp on ShopSmith
I’d run a long piece of lamp pipe up the middle. It can serve as both a conduit for the wire, and as an end clamp for your turned lamppost segments.
This place seems to have a good selection of them.
This place seems to have a good selection of them.
Re: Floor Lamp on ShopSmith
Hi,
Just commenting here... You'll possibly be challenged on keeping the thing "bottom heavy" enough to avoid tipping.
Here was an alternate Shopsmith-assisted way I did a lamp base:
https://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/view ... =5&t=20889
Best Regards
Chris
Just commenting here... You'll possibly be challenged on keeping the thing "bottom heavy" enough to avoid tipping.
Here was an alternate Shopsmith-assisted way I did a lamp base:
https://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/view ... =5&t=20889
Best Regards
Chris
Re: Floor Lamp on ShopSmith
Thanks for the info guys.
Glued tennon segments on a wide base sound about right?
Glued tennon segments on a wide base sound about right?
Re: Floor Lamp on ShopSmith
Update
Finished product
1st piece of furniture
Finished product
1st piece of furniture
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Re: Floor Lamp on ShopSmith
Nice looking table and functional. Did you turn the spindles too?
Re: Floor Lamp on ShopSmith
Great job!
Gale's Law: The bigger the woodworking project, the less the mistakes show in any photo taken far enough away to show the entire project!
Re: Floor Lamp on ShopSmith
Yes.stew wrote:Nice looking table and functional. Did you turn the spindles too?
I really like turning now.
Re: Floor Lamp on ShopSmith
Good job of turning!
I'm always impressed with turn pieces.
John
I'm always impressed with turn pieces.
John