How to make an Awesome Pirate Lamp

Pirate Lamp

Want to add a little light to your house, study table or just want to have a little light in Halloween. Here is a cool pirate lamp that I made using some old furniture and few LED's. It is super bright and can light up a small room. This is the first time I worked with wood. You can choose your add your own designs and make it more personal.

Difficulty level : Medium

Things you will need :

1. Printed circuit board (PCB)
2. Super bright LED's
3. LED heat sink
4. Plywood
5. Some wires
6. Sand paper
7. Skull print cloth
8. Some Nails

#Steps :

Step 1 : Cut a rectangular Plywood of the desired size and drill holes at the specified places as shown in the picture.

Step 2 : Cut a small size of PCB and solder a socket for input supply of 5 volts.

Step 3 : Cut three wood pieces of appropriate sizes and join them together as shown.

Step 4 : Attach this to the piece of plywood as shown. Make sure its right at the centre of the ply.

Step 5 : Solder all the 6 LEDs in parallel at appropriate lengths so that they reach the holes. Check if all are working properly. Place them in the holes light side down.

Step 6 : Tape the LEDs in the holes firmly and make sure they don`t move. Switch on the circuit and check if the light is falling perfectly.

Step 7 : Cover the wires on the upper side using a white card paper cut in appropriate size.

Step 8 : Pull out the connection wires out from the side. Solder the power socket made in Step 2 to the wires. Make sure the wires are firm enough and connected in the right polarity. Attach it to the side using paste or screws.

Step 9 : Plug in the power cord and check if its working.

Glow in the dark

Step 10 : Cover the card paper with a clean white paper. Draw an awesome design on the upper side of your choice. A tribal design is shown in the picture.

Tribal Design I

Tribal Design II

Final

Step 11 : Finally attach a black pirate cloth or paper as shown to cover the open part. You can attach any print of your choice. If you want to make it more attractive, place a small bulb behind the skull :P

Final Lamp

Personalize the Lamp as you want with your own color, designs and Skull. Attach it to your study table or above any decorative object. Best one is use it in Halloween ;)


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