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The Oyule lamp is an oil lamp made of light bulbs from the artist Sergio Silva, who sells them for $650.
I agree that it does look nice, but the materials only cost about $10:
Paraffin oil
A wick
Two burned out light bulbs
A piece of wood
Black gloss paint
Twelve neodymium magnets
(8 small cylindrical magnets, two large cylindrical magnets, two spherical magnets)
Epoxy
My version of this lamp is slightly cheaper than the original though, the differences are listed on the pictures.
I agree that it does look nice, but the materials only cost about $10:
Paraffin oil
A wick
Two burned out light bulbs
A piece of wood
Black gloss paint
Twelve neodymium magnets
(8 small cylindrical magnets, two large cylindrical magnets, two spherical magnets)
Epoxy
My version of this lamp is slightly cheaper than the original though, the differences are listed on the pictures.
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Signing UpStep 1Hollowing The Bulbs
For this lamp to look nice the small black piece of glass on the base of the bulb must remain intact, which means the entire base must be removed. (as opposed to breaking the glass off)
First remove the small piece of metal on the glass part of the base, it will help to desolder it from the wire inside.
(the small piece of metal is one of the electrical contacts, the other is the part that's threaded like a screw)
With an X-Acto knife or box cutter carefully pry the base away from the glass, it is attached by some sort of adhesive, but nothing else. Some are attached better than others, and are more difficult to separate.
Next, using a screwdriver carefully break the glass holding the filament.
Clean up the sharp edges as best you can.
First remove the small piece of metal on the glass part of the base, it will help to desolder it from the wire inside.
(the small piece of metal is one of the electrical contacts, the other is the part that's threaded like a screw)
With an X-Acto knife or box cutter carefully pry the base away from the glass, it is attached by some sort of adhesive, but nothing else. Some are attached better than others, and are more difficult to separate.
Next, using a screwdriver carefully break the glass holding the filament.
Clean up the sharp edges as best you can.
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Made a diferent version of it since i don't really like the idea of having a thin lighbulb full of alcohol supported only by magnets.
I used the wick support and cap of an actual lab oil lamp, which for my surprise fit very snugly :)
Good job on a nice functionable I'ble :)
I feel that Silva's lamp has sort of a "$650 artpiece" look to it, kind of like it would only match the decor of some penthouse in new york, and I feel that mine has more of a recycled homemade sort of look. (if that makes any sense)
and then there are also the physical differences listed in the first two pictures.
Usually to separate the glass from the metal I would heat the metal part up with a blow torch, than just twist it with pliers and it comes off. Hope this info helps.