The lamp of Mrs. Steam

A couple of weeks ago, I found a great tube bulb. It is 50cm long and has a central plug to mount it in a special holder.
I was infected by the idea of having a dimmer on the top of the lamp.

Here is the step by step instructable how to build such a lamp.

Have fun.

Horatius Steam

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Step 1: The parts

You need:

Some pieces of plywood
Some cabling
A dimmer modul
Some connectors
A mains plug and a mains cable
Some brass parts
Some screws and nuts
A mains switch

raven1913 says: Dec 9, 2012. 1:26 AM

you should buy some of those bulbs and sell them on ebay I am in America and cannot even read German to order those let alone find a socket for one if you do sell them on ebay sell with a socket and let me know I would buy one in a heart beat

Horatius.Steam (author) in reply to raven1913Dec 9, 2012. 2:04 AM

Hi Raven,

if you like to have one including the socket I can buy it for you and send it tho your address.

With kind regards,

H. Steam

vanweb says: Feb 25, 2012. 8:34 PM

Where did you find the Tube Bulb? It is so cool I have never seen one before. Are they expensive & can they be ordered online?

Horatius.Steam (author) in reply to vanwebFeb 25, 2012. 9:49 PM

In Germany its called "Stablampe" and you can by it here:
http://www.manufactum.de/stablampe-klarglas-p1444184/?c=172314

With kind regards,

H. Steam

longwinters says: Feb 20, 2012. 7:53 AM

Would you be so kind as to post a picture of it in profile, I'd like to see the way the bulb stands out from the front.

Horatius.Steam (author) in reply to longwintersFeb 22, 2012. 9:46 AM

Done :-)

Please see above...

longwinters in reply to Horatius.SteamFeb 23, 2012. 8:26 AM

Thank you for that extra effort, I like the effect that projecting the lamp away from the base has.

electfire says: Feb 20, 2012. 9:09 PM

Beautiful as always!
I wonder though where did you get that metal (metallic looking) decorative plate that we see in the second picture in the first set of pictures... It's a nice design and looks like it could be brass...

Horatius.Steam (author) in reply to electfireFeb 22, 2012. 9:38 AM

The plate is taken from an brass earring... similar to THIS.

I hope this will help.

electfire in reply to Horatius.SteamFeb 22, 2012. 8:54 PM

Ah ha! I see!
That reminds me quite a bit about some of the premade beads and charms you find at a lot of arts and crafts stores... Now if only I could find some that are genuine brass... the less expensive ones are either plastic (yuck!) or some cheaper metal, like aluminum.

Thanks for the tip and as always,
Best Wishes and Happy Making!
~ (DJ) Electfire
(Amongst many other names)