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Step 4Wiring it up
From what I've seen online, it seems it's better to wire bulbs in parallel than in series.
I had to extend the wires from the bulbs so I could wire them in parallel to the mains cable. For these wires I soldered the connections and used heat-shrink tubing, but decided to use a terminal block to connect these wires to the mains cable, to make it a little easier to change bulbs if I need to in the future.
I hot-glued the terminal block to the base for strain relief so the mains cable doesn't pull directly on the soldered joints. Once it's all wired up and all the connections are insulated, fit a plug and plug it in! You could fit a switch but I decided not to bother.
Once you've checked the electrics are all OK, all that remains is to run a line of wood glue around the edges of the base, fit the shade onto the base and weigh it down while the glue dries - though nothing *too* heavy, the shade isn't exactly built for strength :D mine was creaking under the weight of a glass chopping board...
I had to extend the wires from the bulbs so I could wire them in parallel to the mains cable. For these wires I soldered the connections and used heat-shrink tubing, but decided to use a terminal block to connect these wires to the mains cable, to make it a little easier to change bulbs if I need to in the future.
I hot-glued the terminal block to the base for strain relief so the mains cable doesn't pull directly on the soldered joints. Once it's all wired up and all the connections are insulated, fit a plug and plug it in! You could fit a switch but I decided not to bother.
Once you've checked the electrics are all OK, all that remains is to run a line of wood glue around the edges of the base, fit the shade onto the base and weigh it down while the glue dries - though nothing *too* heavy, the shade isn't exactly built for strength :D mine was creaking under the weight of a glass chopping board...
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