Turn a generic plastic gadget in to something a little more beautiful

Step 11 Light housing

Cutting an old glass bottle to make the light cover

Safety first here, glasses and gloves are a must. Dust mask probably wouldnt hurt. A wet tile saw will cut glass like a warm knife through butter but the blade will throw up all sorts of little pieces of fractured glass.



Using the drill as a 'lathe' to make the end caps

The drill is such a versatile tool... here I demonstrate how is can perform some of the functions of a lathe. I've cut a circle piece of oak for the endcaps and I need to round corners off. I drill a hole in the center of the circle piece of wood I'm working on, then put a bolt through the wood and fix the two together with a nut. The mount it on the drill with a bolt an 'turn' it as you would with a lathe



Finishing the end caps with a mini tour of the drill - router - bandsaw

With the complete piece taken down to a shape I like I then need to cut a groove for the glass housing... similar to the groove I cut in step 7. After that.. cut the piece in half to make the 2 endcaps.