Globe Lights

My schoolteacher daughter wanted a couple of lights hanging over a computer table in her classroom, and also happened to mention that she had a globe that was just taking up space.  Hmmmmm.......... hanging lights, globe?  Seemed like a good design to me!  This Instructable is about how I took a globe and a handful of lamp parts and turned it into a pair of hanging lights.

Step 1: Items needed

The parts needed for this project are:

- a globe
- two lamp sockets
- a swag lamp kit (contains the wire and chain needed)
- a pair of threaded lamp ferrules and end pieces with hanging loops
- a set of washers and nuts to fit the lamp ferrules
- white enamel paint

Tools used were:

- paint brush
- screwdriver
- pliers
- drill and bit
- shop knife

Comments

[TabbyDeAnne]

I LOVE THIS! What a great reuse for an old globe and I happen to have 2!! I also have the hanging light kit as well! I am all over this 'ible and will have to post a pic when I am done. Thanks so much for sharing!

[knife141]

Glad you enjoyed the instructable. Good luck with making your light, and I'd love to see a photo when it is completed. Thanks again!

[agis68]

cute! and smart too...i dont have any globe but i will buy one just for this....I found in store the midlage global just for 9 euro (12USD)

[knife141]

Thank you for your comment, and good luck with you project!

[FlatLinerMEDIC]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!! Cant wait to try it.

[knife141]

It's not difficult at all -- just be careful cutting the globe in half. Thank you for your comment!

[rimar2000]

Clever! It is nice.

And someone finally does justice to the southern hemisphere, which is always below!!!

[knife141]

I've always held the southern hemisphere in high regard, because without it the northern hemisphere would just fall off into space -- or something like that...... Thanks for your comment!

[rimar2000]

HAHA! Good point.

You have a good humour sense.

[ChrysN]

Looks great, perfect for a classroom!

[knife141]

Thank you for your comment! I have fun making things for my daughter's classroom. I always take my talking robot head to her school near the end of each school year, and her students always point out 3 or 4 of the things that I've made for them throughout the year. One of these days I suppose her classroom will run out of room for more stuff!

[scoochmaroo]

Cool! Great reuse project.

[knife141]

Thanks for your comment! This was a fun and easy project.