LED Chandelier Light

I built a few cool projects I found on Instructables.com and now it's time for me to contribute. This is a LED chandelier that I made using Christmas LED string lights. It not difficult to make but it takes patience. I think it's totally worth it and the end product looks awesome! It's also a great energy saver: only uses 3 watts.

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Step 1: Materials and Tools

Tools:
-glue gun
-power drill
-1/16" and 3/16" drill bits
-power screwdriver or screwdriver
-wire stripper
-deburring tool

Materials:
-50-clear LED Christmas string light. (I changed 8 clear LED to blue LED that I got from another string light.)
-brush-nickel finished ceiling lamp base (the lamp base I used is about 13" in diameter.)
-35 crystals or more (I got my crystals from ebay: link)
-electrical tape

BunnyLove says: Jun 28, 2012. 9:35 PM

Nice, but i gotta know.. you seem to have no transformer or resistor etc.. I'm thinking as i sit here with a light socket adaptor and some Xmas lights with a transformer/controller on it... did yours have an adaptor? or are they mains voltage LED's? or do they just work?
Magic?
any insight appreciated!

kaway27 (author) in reply to BunnyLoveJun 29, 2012. 7:45 AM

Yes the LED string light I used does have 2 transformer built-in. If you goto step 5 and click on the 3rd picture, you will see two transformers (size of your thumb) already built-in with the LED string light. When you cut off the plug, make sure to leave the transformer along.

BunnyLove in reply to kaway27Jun 30, 2012. 5:31 PM

Ah ha.. nice one cheers!

kaway27 (author) in reply to kaway27Jun 29, 2012. 7:48 AM

Sorry for the typo "along", I meant "alone". Leave the transformer alone.

Severan_Mal says: Dec 14, 2011. 8:04 AM

Thank You so much! My sister wanted one of these so bad and She loves it! It was very fun and productive!

kaway27 (author) in reply to Severan_MalDec 15, 2011. 1:18 PM

Glad to heard that

jedillwag says: Dec 13, 2011. 6:40 AM

How could one make this brighter? Is there high power christmas LED lights?

kaway27 (author) in reply to jedillwagDec 15, 2011. 12:55 PM

I know there are 3-watt LED that use in high-end LED flashlight but those are expensive. I have never heard of a high power chistmas LED lights.

DasBus says: Dec 12, 2011. 12:19 PM

Beautiful! A couple of years ago, I made a lamp using a solar powered LED string - it was an art project, so it was not done to maximize the light. Now you've given me a GREAT idea for a light in our RV!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

kaway27 (author) in reply to DasBusDec 13, 2011. 5:42 AM

The LED string only uses 3 watts. You can totally make it solar powered. Good idea. I would like to see yours when your done.

MorNiLachnan says: Dec 12, 2011. 9:01 AM

Is it safe to only hook up one of the wires to the house power? Shouldn't it have a second wire or a ground hooked up? Can someone explain the wiring logic?

This is a great instructible. I hadn't thought about using a flush mount light like that, the flange plate has enough room in it for the backs of the lights. Working on a panel LED light with xmas lights but it will just be plugged into an outlet.

kaway27 (author) in reply to MorNiLachnanDec 12, 2011. 9:22 AM

I think you might had confused about the wiring instruction. The LED light string has two ends. One end is a male plug and the other end is a female plug that is use when connecting a series of light strings together. The male plug has its own two wires (no ground). The wires have no polarity which means you can connect either wires to positive or negative. I hope that helps you.

MorNiLachnan in reply to kaway27Dec 12, 2011. 10:46 AM

Ah. Maybe update the instruction? It wasn't quite clear. So just one to red and one to black as normal, no ground. That makes much more sense. :-)

kaway27 (author) in reply to MorNiLachnanDec 12, 2011. 11:27 AM

I revised the instruction and now should be more clear.

chaitanya.vedak says: Dec 11, 2011. 10:09 PM

This is just too awesome. I too have a used and working LED Sting Light, and an LED Flexible Tube light. This is just the perfect method to utilize it.
Also i have another suggestion. you get vegetable Stainers that are pan shaped and have holes drilled in them to strain water, i was thinking even that could be used, as they to are in a circular fashion, and also might coz a Petal Pattern.
Anyways, this is definitely worth a try. Will post the pictures here once i am done with it.

kaway27 (author) in reply to chaitanya.vedakDec 12, 2011. 7:41 AM

It might make this project easier if you can find a nice strainer. I would like to see yours when you are done.

skeptikool says: Dec 11, 2011. 10:59 AM

I really love this. Would there be an environmental plus in reduced wattage over, say, incandescent or the compact fluorescent?

fuzzyguy in reply to skeptikoolDec 11, 2011. 12:30 PM

Most of the LED light strings like this use 2 to 3 watts so there is a power savings. But as he mentioned the light output is somewhat lower than an incadesent fixture.

kaway27 (author) in reply to fuzzyguyDec 11, 2011. 8:11 PM

You are exactly right. I measured the wattage of the LED light string that I used for this LED chandelier and it's 3 watts.