I show you how to wire your own cord sets in lessons 2-6 of my Lamps Class. Flathead (small) & phillips head screwdriversĪdditional tools you'll need to make either the wooden or plastic shades:Įither purchase or make your own 15' foot long cord set.Tools you'll need to make any of these three pendants: *You only need this piece if you're going to use a natural fiber basket as your shade.Īpproximate parts cost (before taxes & shipping): $37.75 (x1 - $3.15) white rocker line switch w/ screw terminal connectors for SVT cord.(x1 - $4.50) white antique style polarized plug.(x1 - $0.85) white shade ring for phenolic socket*.(x1 - $3.95) white threaded phenolic socket w/ shoulder and shade ring.(x1 - $0-15) waste paper basket made of wood, plastic, or natural fibers (the Container Store has many!).The parts you need to make one of these simple to make pendants lamps are: You can choose to customize them (like I did the wood one) or not (like the plastic). I decided on these three waste paper baskets to illustrate how to work with a few different materials to make pendant shades: natural fibers, wood, and plastic. Thanks to low heat emitting compact fluorescent and LED bulbs options, almost any material can be turned into a shade without worry of it melting or causing a fire. The wonderful thing about hanging/pendant lamps is that there are so many potential shades hiding in all kinds of unexpected places! For this first pendant lamp, I went to the Container Store and found about a million options for potential shades.
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