Hi everybody
One year ago I started my first real DIY project, and nearly at he same time I realised that I`m a Steampunker in my thoughts and doings.
DIY means to me "Keep it short and simple K-I-S-S" in its best way. So I chosed this first DIY-Project also to my avatar.
The "K-I-S-S" Tools: You only need a folder rule, a small screw driver and an universal pliers, nothing more!!!
Now I want to present it to you. This instrutable is very !!! detailed and contains two parts.
In the first steps you will see how to build one single festoon lamp module.
In the second part I show how to make a very stylish festoon lamp for steampunk craftsmen using four of these modules. If you watch this short video you can get an impresssion of its impressive light.
One year ago I started my first real DIY project, and nearly at he same time I realised that I`m a Steampunker in my thoughts and doings.
DIY means to me "Keep it short and simple K-I-S-S" in its best way. So I chosed this first DIY-Project also to my avatar.
The "K-I-S-S" Tools: You only need a folder rule, a small screw driver and an universal pliers, nothing more!!!
Now I want to present it to you. This instrutable is very !!! detailed and contains two parts.
In the first steps you will see how to build one single festoon lamp module.
In the second part I show how to make a very stylish festoon lamp for steampunk craftsmen using four of these modules. If you watch this short video you can get an impresssion of its impressive light.
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In the following pictures you can see the festoon lamp. This minature light I saw first in my life when my father built a dollhouse for my sister in the early sixties. Since then I was always fascinated of this wonderful warm and glowing light.
Nowadays I use several of them taken from the indoor light of wrecked autombiles. As an instructor for volontary fire fighters in Germany we need a lot of wrecked cars to train with. So I get these lamps for free.
If you like to buy them there are also festoon lamps with LED inside on the market.
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Q: When you say "four 12 Volts needing festoons" could this be powered by a 12v battery (the kind used in Dolphin torches? Just thinking of an unusual 'topper' for a staff.
PLEASE continue making instructables.
Yes they can be powered by battery even a 9 Volt torch lamp battery will do it but not for long. There are also 6 Volt festoon lamps to get. That´s why I made this explanation;-)))
With expansion and contraction due to heat it seems like the contact will loosen up. I thought maybe a couple of springs on one side of the screw terminals would keep the connection tight? Great construction technique! And I love the craftsman lamp it really looks antique. I am assuming this can be purchased new in Germany? - not sure I have ever seen anything like it new here in the US.
Looks great!
- Phil
Thank you for your answer. Iet this lamp just run for a few moments beacause it´s really getting warm but it looks so funky.....
These Lamps are quite normal in germany and easy to find look here or in the internet as well
http://www.tramann.de/index.php?content=product.php&product_id=480
So I hope that this explanation will help you to understand this instructable in the right way!!!
I have a few dozen of those 12 volt bulbs I have "collected" from old broken and wrecked SAABs' I have loved... always wondered what I could do with them. Now I can build a Rememberance Light for those long gone autos.
Danke!
I´m so proud about your german congratulation. Thanks to all, I think that i´m on the right way with my projects ;-)))))
So you can understand my ambition for these old bulbs. It was really an big wish to me for a very long time to let them shine again. Plese do it and create your Rememberance Light and please present it to me and at that place.
Thank you and good luck
Yours Aeon Junophor
I liked Arc lights. As a child, we used to go to the theatre, we sat way in the back where the man had his spotlights (read cheap seats). He would give me old, fat, 3/4 inch or so spent carbons from the lights; i would come home and make my own arc light. You can still find carbon rods inside "heavy duty" (NEVER OPEN alkaline or lithium) batteries. A series resistance (two ceramic heating coils) from an early DIY welding outfit worked nicely as current limiters. A large can made a good holder/reflector after wrapping the rods in old asbestos insulation (call out the men in the space suits:). This was before the nanny state ruled such devices, dangerous, might kill you, kids shouldn't play with them, etc.
There is a site, i don't remember the url, that describes all sorts of ancient electric illuminating devices. On that ancient lights site the "Nernst Glower" and "electric candle" were interesting. Way before Edison.
Well, i guess i'm a bit off-topic but thanks for the instructable. Jogs old memories. Makes me want to get busy and do a project.
BTW: When you write a comment always before posting make a CMD-A, CMD-C copy. I sometimes forget to login and then by the time i get back to the comment the original is gone forever, and it never comes back as good as original. If you do the above a CMD-V puts it all back.
You nearly miss nothing if you can´t read german homepage. The projects are all in english here at this side!!
On my homepage I only desccribed them in an old styled way of talking/writing like the people have done it around 1880 to 1900 in Germany. This homepage is for my role as a steampunker and I play an german engineer with his steam lab; a little bit like Mr. Bell, or Mr. Edison, or Mr. Tesla, or Mr. Siemens ........
But If you like to know more about my projects just follow me;-)))
The next projects are already planned
Yours Aeon Junophor
Don´t let the fire win!!!!!