Diy Concrete Floor Lamp Base

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Diy concrete floor lamp base.

Hi guys for this instructable i wanted to share with you an easy way to make an awesome concrete lamp this idea can be scaled for all sizes whether you want to go small or large. The floor lamp base. Here are some ideas for concrete lamps and lights pendants floor lamps and table lamps. In this video i show you how i make my modern or industrial style concrete lamps.

I used quikrete a vinyl concrete patching material to repair it. Also need to make sure metal base strong enough to hold weight of lamp straight. Can break with your hands. The metal base is 5 deep.

Having to shell out 35 60 every few years for a floor lamp is getting pretty tiring. This video shows how to make a modern diy led table lamp or desk lamp from concrete a 2x4 epoxy resin and a water pipe. Diy concrete and wood led floor lamp. If you re interested in the details of this build feel free to ask me in t.

Still thinking through what to use to make it heavier. Just imagine the possibilities. I did fix a couple of floor lamps before by replacing the base filling with vinyl concrete and that worked out very well. Paired with a smart out.

On a continued note the concrete inner base covered in hard plastic coating just disintegrated plastic also. I decided to used quickcrete concrete mix for the base and a small bucket as the mold to make a custom one. Movers smashed my weighted lamp base for my torchiere lamp. The wonderful benefit of making your own with concrete is that you can create any shape or size you want to.

Must be the lye in concrete. As is the lamp stands 46 1 2 inches tall. Then you look online for replaceme. Floor lamp bases often have plastic weights filled will sand or other material and the crack and degrade over a few years.