A Lamp Made with Soda Cans and PVC pipes
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Since nothing is glued, the elbows can rotate in all directions, the lamp can be oriented in all directions -
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The aluminium reflects the light very efficiently
Posted by stephan Vigues
Don't trash you soda cans anymore... let them brighten your day.
Skill Level
Very Easy
Active Time
Less than an hour
Cost
$
- PVC pipes
- 45 degres elbows (2X)
- Lamp kit
- Light bulb
Materials
- Scissors
- knife (to cut the can)
- saw (to cut the pipe)
Tools
Assemble the PVC pieces together No glue is needed
(1) 45 degres PVC elbows (2) PVC pipe (3) The lamp base is a PVC flange
The electric wiring from the lamp kit has to be inserted in the pipes
Two cans are used, one for big petals and one for little ones. Once you have designed all the petals you cut the can with scissors along the dashed lines and then you can cut the petals, Be careful, you have to stop cutting when you reach the bottom of the can so the petal stay attached to the base of the can. You will have to make a hole (with a knife or scissors) to fit the bottom of the can with the PVC elbow.
You can easily remove the drawing on the can by using ethanol to clean it.
