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I saw this lamp on a website and decided to make it. Each layer can move independent of the rest. I just like the spiral look the best. The largest diameter layer, and base, are 14" dia. The total height is 20".
I used cheap pine boards, not even poplar, from my local big box store. I bought the led light strips, wall adapter, dimmer and switch from superbrightleds.com. I bought the plastic tube from mcmastercarr.com. The tube is 3.5" diameter and 1/4" thick. I couldn't find a frosted tube so I bought a clear one and tried sanding the outside of it to get a frosted effect. It still isn't very great and I'm not positive what my solution will be. The switch actually came in a housing that I took apart.

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That's a very cool design, Rick. I really like that. It looks like you could pivot it so that you get an interesting light pattern on the wall for a mood effect.
 

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I am with Dakkar….a very cool and interesting design.
 

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Very creative. :) Great job!
 

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That is really neat! Are you going to stain it?
 

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Very creative and cool project. They have a spray paint that will frost. I like the Led idea and the whole thing is great!
 

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Very unique.
 

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That is a cool lamp!! Nice build!!................Jim
 

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Cool lamp! Bright Idea! Great Job!
 

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Thanks very much guys. I appreciate it.
ASUAlumni02 - I don't plan to stain it as the pine would take the stain rather poorly I believe. I would have used walnut and finished it with danish oil but the price of the walnut I would have needed seemed unreasonable.
Ken90712 - I'll look into the frost spray paint. I assume that if I sprayed the outside that I would see marks from the layers as they were played with and rotated. Alternatively, I don't think I could get an even spray down the inside a 2' long, 3" dia tube.
 

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Awesome design! That is an ultra cool and unique lamp.
 

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Try a sandpaper flap/mop wheel on the inside of the tube to frost it. Put a small one on a long bit extension at low rpm's and go at it.
Great lamp! Kind of a play on the spiral wind catchers that have a threaded rod up the middle.
 

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Howdy Rick,

Great creation pard'! The overall concept is intriguing, and we've already covered the use of inexpensive materials…it would indeed be an interesting project for alternate materials.

As to your 'frosting' query…I would simply sandblast it. Mount the tube to a wooden base and mount that to a lazy susan and slowly spin it as you blast from a distance (determined by your medium, and your air pressure) this would avoid any overlaps or 'ganging' in your frosting.

But that's what I would do….whadda I know tho' ; - )

Buck.
 

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USMC_Buckaroo - I forgot to mention that I did try sandblasting. I brought it to a local company who blasted it with glass beads which is what they thought best to use. The result was very even though still rather transparent.
 

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very cool project.
 

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Interesting. I guess this allows you to change the looks at will. Nice job.
 

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Rick said;

"...The result was very even though still rather transparent…."

That's because you used glass beads instead of sand. Must admit, I'm a tad surprised that the local company you took it to, in their best judgement, thought that glass beading was the best choice considering what affect you were looking for in the finished product.

Just FYI: Glass beading is done at low air pressure when you desire low to no significant damage to the piece…whereas, the polar opposite is true for sand blasting. You instead employ higher pressure (generally) and can expect to have medium to high effect (material removal) on the material you are blasting.
In fact, sand blasting is actually used to affect 'creative' changes in wood, stone and other materials with rather surprising results. It's not just for rust removal.

But, whadda I know, I'm just an old bugger… ; - )

Warm regards,

Buck.
 

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True artist.Very unique.
 
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