Recycle lamp-shade

Step 8 Finish

Well done. :) good luck

Comments

[T.Rockwell]

NICE!!!!
excellent concept, nice look, recycling green planet props... i gotta make one.

But wait! what if a comet hits the power station, and there's a huge power surge!!! even your little light will surely burst into flames!!! or worse smoulder releasing undetectable toxic gasses that will make me lose my mind and just start setting stuff on fire!!!!

to all the people that keep the morons among us from blowing up the neighborhood, thank you. keep up the good work. hope you can take a little ribbing. if not, sorry. didn't mean to offend . but this guys project seems well, a little on the safe side to rate so much concern.. take care.

[sreese2]

How do you get the string to maintain this "curved" shape??

[grooooovy]

This isn't what I would call "safe". There's a fire hazard you need to keep in mind while reading this instructable.

[hans1]

if you had the time or the inclination you could paint all the sheets of paper with waterglass,which is a type of sodium silicate, this would make the paper fire proof. i've used this method to make the outsides of paper rockets..

[haakon.k]

Nice idea! Something I haven't seen before to be sure. Props!

[Sitnalta]

How do you make it not flammable? Even if you used LEDs, running electricity through dried paper is a huge no-no.

[worldgnat]

Actually, I think it should be fine. According to unsubstantiated sources on the internet, the surface of a 60 watt incandescent bulb will reach about 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Wikipedia says that the temperature at which book paper combusts is closer to 800 degrees Fahrenheit (not, sadly 451 degrees; that's Celsius.) As long as the electrical connections are secured to prevent sparking, I think it should be fine. But it's true that you should be careful; after all if you're using an old book, you don't know what's _on_ the pages that might have a lower temperature of combustion. I would use LED or CFL bulbs, and I wouldn't trust the lamp until it had been operating consistently for a few hours without bursting into flames. Might want to keep it on a non-flammable surface as well, just in case.

[porcupinemamma]

This is making me think about my early culinary experiences with my Easy Bake Oven that cooked a 5 course dinner under the power of a 40 watt light bulb ;0)

[Sitnalta]

But what if there's a short or the light bulb explodes? These things happen, and even if you dutiful and the electrical connections are super safe, things age. Somebody accidentally yanks on the cord, bugs get in there, who know. Then the next thing you know your house is on fire. Anyway, here's the solution: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_14?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=fire+retardant+spray&sprefix=Fire+Retardant&ih=1_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0.4258_1&fsc=-1

[olsti]

and your sure this isn't going to burn?? 
your light will surley create a large amout of heat..
you should better use LED!!!

[Frohickey]

A potential good use for expired phone books.

[mastertuber]

exactly

[billlangley0090]

This is AWESOME. I'm going to have to make one of these for my friends :)