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The idea behind this came from a trip to Thailand where I saw quite a few different lights made out of coconuts, dried coconuts that is, with the white fleshy meat removed.
So here is my way of making some rustic lights for your house or garden shed that wont cost you an arm or a leg. First gather all your bits up which should include
1. 1 x 40cm 2 inch bamboo pole
2. 3 x 30cm 1/2 inch bambo poles (or 1m length cut twice)
3. 2m of 10mm natural thread rope
4. 3 x coconuts, husk on
5. 3 x two pin halogen light fixtures
6. one small tub of expoxy resin glu
You will also need a drill and drill bit set to make these lights and a cut circle disc.
First cut each coconut in half and drill a 5mm hole in the top of each one, make sure you remove the white fleshy stuff from inside the coconut. Then I just stick the rope on the top with some glue, in a circular pattern about three coils deep, this was left to dry over night.
Next the two inch bambo post had three half inch holes drill at the base, equal distance apart at 3cm above the base. Into here the 1/2 inch 30cm posts where glued in and allowed to set over night. It is important not to glue them in two deep as you will need to pull an electric line through each one, or an electrician will!
The next day the coconuts each had a 2 pin halogin light fixture glued up into the middle of the cup with the electric line pushed up through the whole drilled the previous day. The last thing was to glue the rop onto each of the ends of the 1/2 bamboo posts, doing this wrapping the rope up onto these posts through a hole.
I would get an electrician to come in and wire it up where you want it, thanks to the guys at www.deedeevillas.com dee dee villas on Koh Phangan for giving me this idea.
So here is my way of making some rustic lights for your house or garden shed that wont cost you an arm or a leg. First gather all your bits up which should include
1. 1 x 40cm 2 inch bamboo pole
2. 3 x 30cm 1/2 inch bambo poles (or 1m length cut twice)
3. 2m of 10mm natural thread rope
4. 3 x coconuts, husk on
5. 3 x two pin halogen light fixtures
6. one small tub of expoxy resin glu
You will also need a drill and drill bit set to make these lights and a cut circle disc.
First cut each coconut in half and drill a 5mm hole in the top of each one, make sure you remove the white fleshy stuff from inside the coconut. Then I just stick the rope on the top with some glue, in a circular pattern about three coils deep, this was left to dry over night.
Next the two inch bambo post had three half inch holes drill at the base, equal distance apart at 3cm above the base. Into here the 1/2 inch 30cm posts where glued in and allowed to set over night. It is important not to glue them in two deep as you will need to pull an electric line through each one, or an electrician will!
The next day the coconuts each had a 2 pin halogin light fixture glued up into the middle of the cup with the electric line pushed up through the whole drilled the previous day. The last thing was to glue the rop onto each of the ends of the 1/2 bamboo posts, doing this wrapping the rope up onto these posts through a hole.
I would get an electrician to come in and wire it up where you want it, thanks to the guys at www.deedeevillas.com dee dee villas on Koh Phangan for giving me this idea.
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