How To Brand A Solar Mobile Chandelier

I've been inwards beloved amongst the Mobile Chandelier from West Elm for a long while. I've been scheming of a agency to brand my ain for months. I was walking through the garden centre of Walmart terminal calendar week as well as I discovered these.

So, if my stance worked, non solely would I induce got my West Elm knock off, but I could hang a chandelier over my patio without having to run novel electrical.

Good news. It totally worked! I beloved it as well as if yous scroll down, yous tin acquire how to brand your ain solar powered mobile chandelier.

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Materials List:

(6) *Round Globe solar powered lite stakes
(3) *1/2" hardwood dowels
(1) *5/8" hardwood dowel
(1) *1-3/8" hardwood dowel
(1) 3/4" x 120" PVC pipe
(1) Eyelet screw
*teflon thread tape
*wood glue
*1" woods screws
*12" of chain

Cut List:

(3) 1/2" woods dowel @ 28"
(1) 5/8" woods dowel @ 28"
(6) 7/8" woods dowel @ 3/4"
(4) 1-3/8" woods dowel @ 3"
(6) PVC pipe @ 3-1/2"

1. The commencement measuring is to cutting your woods dowels as well as PVC. Making repeated cuts goes a lot faster if yous clamp a halt block on the struggle of your miter saw.

2. Drill the arm connectors. Place the 1-3/8" pieces of dowel inwards a clamp as well as drill a 5/8" hole, vertically, 3/4" from the edge.

Turn the dowel virtually 1/8 plough as well as drill a 1/2" hole vertically, 5/8" from the reverse edge. If yous desire your arms at a less severe angle (which I wishing I had), perhaps plough the dowel a fighting to a greater extent than than a 1/8 turn. xc degrees would brand the arms completely horizontal.

3. Slide a dowel through the 1/2" hole on each connector. Center the connecter as well as pre-drill a hole though the cease as well as into the dowel. Drive a 1" screw to secure it inwards place.

4. Slide the connectors onto the 5/8" as well as infinite evenly apart. Pre-drill a hole on the cease of each connecter as well as secure inwards house amongst a 1" woods screw.

5. Sorry for the lack of photos for the adjacent step. With the remaining 1-3/8" x dowel, drill a 5/8" hole, 1/2" deep. Apply gum as well as insert the 5/8" centre rod. In the centre of the other cease of the centre rod., attach the eyelet screw.

6. I was solely able to discovery this type of PVC at Home Depot. It's thinner than the typical pipage as well as has a matte destination on the outside. It cuts easily on a miter saw.

To brand the sockets which volition concord the lights, insert as well as gum the 7/8" dowel pieces into 1 cease of the pipage piece. Let the gum dry out completely. In the centre of the wood, drill a 1/2" hole, 1/2" deep. Slide a socket onto each cease of the arms as well as secure amongst glue.

At this point, the frame construction is done. Time to paint!

7. I painted the base of operations of my lights, but that's optional. The base of operations stalk of the Walmart lights fits pretty snugly into the PVC pipage yesteryear itself, but to give a picayune extra security, wind the stems amongst a few layers of teflon thread tape. If yous twist as well as bunch the record spell yous wrap, it volition give the surface to a greater extent than texture as well as travelling pocket better.

Why non exactly purpose glue? You desire the lights to go removable when its fourth dimension to supersede the battery.

All that's left is to insert a lite into each socket, attach the chain, as well as hang upward your masterpiece.

The lights are photograph sensitive, as well as then the exhibit doesn't start till sunset. In this shot, yous tin grab a glimpse of my rolling outdoor island.

The lights concord virtually an 8 hr charge. When the batteries eventually practice become dead, exactly describe the lite out of the socket as well as supersede the battery amongst a new, chargeable AA.

The cracked drinking glass of the globes makes such a pretty pattern on the ceiling.

For approximately to a greater extent than outdoor DIY ideas, banking concern check out how to brand an Industrial Style Tiki Torch, as well as my Rolling Outdoor Island Building Plans.