I recently ended up in possession of a very large, blown bulb.

I have seen several terrarium and ecosystem projects with old bulbs but I wanted something a little more interactive.

Step 1: Hollow Out the Bulb

I started out by cutting the bottom off of the Edison screw, I hadn't realized that with this being a modern bulb that there would be a bunch of electronics inside.

I needed a larger opening than other projects so I opened the whole base carefully with my knife. I extracted the guts with a needle tip pliers and smashed out the filaments. There are tonnes of tutorials on cleaning out a bulb but one thing is certain, you need to be careful as nobody wants an evening in the hospital with a palm full of broken bulb.

Step 2: Balance Is Integral to Zen...

I is also vital as bulbs are generally rounded!

I had some sticky backed rubber feet. I always use 3 points of contact over 4 as 3 points are self leveling (4 can rock about and is hard to level)

Step 3: Make a Rake

Using some hors d'oeuvre skewers I made up a small wooden rake.

The handle is made of 3 pieces for strength and length to reach the other side of the bulb.

The spikes are the tips of the skewers. I needed to remove the points with my snips and it took some paring with my knife to get the rake through the opening.