I recently moved an old desk to use as a small craft area, now it's facing a wall and I don't have enough light so I decided to brighten it up a bit.

I wanted to do something with an industrial style, so the scrap I had at home was perfect.

I emphasize that in this project I do not use a welding machine, for the most part I used screws or rivets, only in some cases I used tin, but this is easy to apply.

Supplies

As I mentioned I used scrap metal for almost the entire project, anyway this is what I had:

1/2" Tee connector
1/2" Copper tee
1/2" Pipe
1 1/2" Steel angle
1" Iron angle
3/4" steel plate
An square steel plate
1/2" Threaded rod
Handwheels or similiar
Some bolts, nuts and washers
LED strip ligths
White or semi-translucent plastic sheet

Step 1: First Pieces

These are the measurements I used for the main pieces

Step 2: Handwheels

These are the handlewheels that I managed to get, one is adapted to be used with a 1/4" screw and another for a 1/2" screw. Depending on what you can get, some of the measures I mention will change.

Step 3: Modifications: Steel Tee Conector

For the first joint axis I used the steel tee connector, here I had to adapt the 1/2" bolt.

I took two 1/2" nuts, rounded them up a bit and embedded them inside the tee, here the bolt should spin freely so I removed the thread from both nuts

Step 4: Modifications: Copper Tee Conector

This step is very similar to the previous one, the difference is that now a smaller nut must be embedded inside the main nut (this was my solution because I needed a smaller screw diameter to adapt the handle)

Step 5: Arms

The arms will join the copper tee connector with the lampshade and will also allow two more articulation axis.

One arm has two 1/4 holes at each end, the other a 1/4 hole at the short end and a threaded hole at the long end, this is so you can lock the shaft with the bolt and handle.

Step 6: Lampshade 1

Here it is only necessary to cover the ends of the angle and make a few holes to guide the cable and to rivete the anchor points.

For this I cut two small triangles from a plate with the internal measure of the angle, then on the stove I joined them using tin.

Step 7: Lampshade 2

Now I joined the two 1" angles with rivets, previously I made a 1/4" hole for each one, which is where it will be joined with the arms.

I added a hole in the center to guide the power cable and painted the entire interior with a light color, so the light will reflect better. To test I placed the led strip temporarily (I wanted to place a longer one but only had that one available)

For the light diffuser screen I used a piece of acrylic, I just sanded it to dull it

Step 8: First Joint

These are the parts that make up the first joint.

Step 9: To the Wall

With screws and a plate I made a base to rivete the angles and leave the union very solid.

Step 10: Neck and Arms

The neck is formed by the 1/2 pipe, which has two holes, one with a thread that will serve as a lock for the second joint and another to guide the cable internally.

I attached the copper tee to the threaded rod with tin, and it will lock inside the pipe with the 1/4 screw.

Step 11: All the Pieces

And those are all the pieces ready to be assembled.

Step 12: Finished!

Now it is assembled and working, now with these 4 axis I can illuminate my entire work area.

I had this project in my head and I finally finished it!

Thanks for watching! :)

Introduction: Industrial Style Adjustable Lamp