Recycle Old Light Bulb

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Jessie Marie says: Jan 2, 2013. 10:26 PM

That is a great idea!

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samando says: Jan 20, 2009. 12:30 AM

try doing this with an energy saving bulb... heh, heh, heh...

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jawasan in reply to samandoDec 28, 2012. 7:57 PM

oh boy! That's funny :D

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hottamaleindustries in reply to samandoAug 7, 2011. 8:45 AM

Challenge Accepted.

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redpepper237 says: Aug 30, 2012. 1:04 PM

awwww so cute but so coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooL

Amanditaleotta says: May 23, 2012. 7:07 AM

What material used to make the sail? sry for my bad english :)

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Mattrox says: Jun 27, 2011. 10:27 PM

Been wondering what to do with the cork I have lying around. Thanks!

blog de residuos says: Mar 10, 2011. 12:10 PM

Thanks for the idea and the pictures:

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yukthi says: Mar 5, 2011. 8:16 PM

COOOOOL project man !!!

moosofa says: Oct 8, 2009. 12:14 AM

where did you find such thick toothpicks? bamboo skewers are too thick and solid for me to poke through it and the toothpicks i have seem too flimsy :(

shattrd3 in reply to moosofaFeb 8, 2011. 6:30 PM

Yup Moosofa i was having the same exact issue! maybe a smaller needle or something

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red-king in reply to moosofaOct 22, 2009. 9:24 AM

just make the bamboo skewers smaller. use a knife. i think that would work...

argentin says: Nov 28, 2010. 12:51 PM

I love this idea
I made one of this as a christmas for my mom
The only problem was that I had to put glue on the outside and it was white, but I still think it looks good.
Thank you for this guide

narckycypycu says: Oct 3, 2010. 6:04 AM

very interesting

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Nicola Tesla says: Aug 21, 2010. 9:18 AM

how do you cut the bulb

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PikminRed says: May 4, 2010. 12:15 PM

Hulk?

Kornelie says: Apr 8, 2010. 10:17 AM

how cool is this! most deserved 5stars ever

artzjo says: Feb 6, 2010. 11:52 AM

How cool is that. I am going to display my jewellery in light bulbs. Thanks for the idea Jo

gtxmag440 says: Dec 8, 2009. 10:53 AM

I cant find any blue hot glue. Think candle wax dyed blue could be used for water?

PatentPending says: Dec 4, 2009. 1:18 PM

I'm actually almost done with mine, I went ahead and made a cork pirate's ship and it came out great! And I guess I used a pretty cheap lightbulb because all did was heat up the metal bottom with a lighter for a few seconds and the metal slid right off! I'll post up pics once I get it in and get the blue glue for the water! 5 *'s

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artsgottagun says: Dec 4, 2009. 12:59 PM

OMG THIS IS THE AWESOMEST THING EVER

Ma Barley says: Mar 10, 2009. 7:25 PM

BE CAREFUL with the "energy saving bulbs"! The gases in them are dangerous if broken!

minipancho94 in reply to Ma BarleyNov 28, 2009. 11:15 AM

with the dangerous gases in soe bulbs you should be safe in a well ventilated area as long as you dont huff the gasses there isnt enough to affect you but yea dont open them indoors just to be safe

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kcls says: Oct 22, 2009. 9:45 AM

Where did you get the blue hot glue from? was there other colors as well?

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mg0930mg in reply to kclsNov 28, 2009. 10:38 AM

He answered this a few comments down.

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CaseBoy says: Nov 28, 2009. 10:12 AM

the video,t doesn't work

marlon_f27 says: Oct 22, 2009. 8:54 AM

your work is reeeeeally cooool :D

i would just like to see a more detailed perspectives of the ship from different views and angles. thanks.

moosofa says: Oct 3, 2009. 4:12 PM

where do you get different colored glues? craft store?

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bassclarinet23 says: Oct 2, 2009. 2:56 PM

Wow. That's amazing.

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keikothemeowmeow says: Jun 13, 2009. 10:55 PM

AWWWWWWWW! This is awesome...and cute.

Ben Seran says: May 17, 2009. 12:43 PM

how do you get the metal part off?

tooday11 says: May 14, 2009. 11:19 AM

Very nice

Shumaila says: Apr 23, 2009. 1:52 AM

its awesummm !!!!!

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skatelong says: Apr 22, 2009. 9:38 PM

Where do you get the blue stuff from that you use for the water and how do You put a hole in the toothpicks?

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FullyInvolvedScientist says: Nov 13, 2008. 7:16 PM

Great Instructable! There are a lot of different shape glass bulbs out there to build in. Really cool. This would make great quick Christmas presents too.!

blazoner in reply to FullyInvolvedScientistApr 20, 2009. 8:43 AM

or ornaments....

dj.kazb0t says: Apr 1, 2009. 5:20 PM

When I want to remove the glass part of a bulb from the metal, screw part, I hold the bulb in my hand with thick gloves (like and oven mitt) and use a blow torch or similar to heat up the metal part until it slides off easily. (Grab the metal part with a pair of channel-locks or similar.) This keeps the glass bulb intact! Be careful not to burn yourself!

chile.limon says: Mar 30, 2009. 8:01 AM

ive always wanted a ship in a bottle, for whatever reason i still dont have one... i dig this!!

sallmin says: Mar 27, 2009. 4:00 PM

perfect perfect perfect goes great with fishtank