I think the more crucial question is how you got the lamp back together safely.
Expecting people who know nothing about electricity and electrical equipment to figure this out is irresponsible (because people will try this whether they can figure it out or not)
Well it's simple. If you know nothing about electricity and electrical equipment you shouldn't even consider trying something like this. If you do I'll keep an eye out for you on the Darwin Awards web site.
It is not anyone's responsibility but the idiot who trys. We CANNOT keep protecting idiots. You are working to successfully reverse evolution - survival of the idiot as the resources of the rest are demolished.
Awesome lamp by the way - think i'll have to give it a shot (aww without a sufficient background in electrical engineering to boot).
OMG, did you really ask that question? Have you ever heard of a drill? If you cannot "fill in the blanks" maybe you should not be attempting a DIY project like this.
WillRawls: If you can't figure out a way make the holes yourself, you really shouldn't be doing anything with saws to begin with. I don't think the spacing is that critical for this project
Considering it is my site and my DIY I would like some credit. At least they are not stealing my bandwidth as well as making it look like it was their idea and project.
Great DIY project it is too Jim. Amazing how they don't even bother to credit you on this crappy page...apart from the direct links to your photos, so they don't care about costing you bandwidth for that!
By the way you really could sell these easily as I am sure you know already.
where can I buy one?
Well, I take back what I said. Credit other people's work. Bblogs nowadays are completely riddled with plagiarism.. When I use stumbleUpon I usually stumble to at least 4 copies of the same material, mostly without sources. Sickening.
omg thats neato, right on thanks for the pics
making a hole in the cd would be easy use a hole saw (it is basically a special drill bit for cutting holes in stuff) thats just the simplest way see to make uniform holes repeatedly there's probably other ways.
a note on plagiarism, who gives a damn unless of course someone makes money of your work. it's the freakin internet pretty much everyone downloads movies, or at least music, free thats almost plagiarism more correctly copyright infringement, but still same idea :P (yes you can rape me with comments how it's not the same or how you don't but honestly i don't care even a little bit because i have no soul :P
Take a look again at pics 12 and 13. The spacers were cut out of the center of each CD, probably using a hole saw as mentioned above. This provides spacers, as well as room for the bulb. Since 3 spacers are used between each CD, you will need more CDs than are used for the lamp itself. According to pic 14, no hole is cut in the top CD. A decent highspeed drill bit can drill the holes for the threaded rods; not too difficult
we used a device called a dinker for puting bigger holes in vynil 45s so they would work in juke boxes.on e4arly seeburgs it affected the speed the disc played at 45rpm 0r 33rpm for EPs
whoopy doo
A better use for these presumably defunct cds would be to hang them on trees and vegetables in your garden to deter the birds from eating your fruit. Also some cds are made of a material which can be inflammable or even explosive, so take care people out there
fluorescent bulbs don't get hot so the chances of you and your lamp exploding are very slim. More like none. The lamp is a great idea, and that's just what it is--an idea. Do you really need step by step instructions with every freakin detail? Use your brain. Figure it out. The options are endless. Oh, and not everyone has fruit trees and/or a garden or even a yard for that matter but everyone uses a lamp at least once a day. As for the isssue of giving credit....look under image 16. What more do you want? You should have gotten a patent if getting credit was that important to you. Take this posting as a compliment.
fumes from burning compact discs are toxic and can kill, fact.. look it up. So unless the lamp does not produce any heat at all the cds are likely to heat up
I see that you are also monetizing your blog using adsense like I do. I just found a similar service but with audio ads and also pays for every visitor as opposed to every click. This looks like a good oppurtunity and is open till the 1st of Feb 2008. So if you would like to cash in, pl check Monetize your Blog </a
Just a thought...as someone who CAN follow instructions, and use tools, a step-by-step DIY would be extremely helpful, whether or not I have tons of previous experience using electricity. That's what learning is all about. I would LOVE to make this lamp, but there are several missing steps, based on the pictures. Yes, I could figure it out, but how much wasted time would that be if I happen to guess wrong? And wasted materials? Trial and error is good and all, if you are trying to come up with an idea yourself, but when you're making someone else's concept and design....it's just better to KNOW what they did to get the finished product.
cool, but i unfortunately I dont have all those tools, I wish there were place you could go and freestyle some wood work. I got an A in woods class in high school
you should make a DIY for how to get people who look up things just to leave nasty and mean comments to disappear. one person voices thier concern about wasting time figuring out the missing steps, but how much time were they wasting leaving such a mean comment? if you dont like the way something is done or shown then exit the site and find a new one genius.
This great creativity on your part and I appreciate you sharing this invention with
us. I'm going to to take it to the next level and do some fantastic creations.
The skies the limit!
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Nice One