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Made a book lamp (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by threeduck@aussie.zone to c/diy

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Pieces required. Three books from a thrift store ($6) pretty books are everywhere it seems! Australian lamp fitting with switch from AliExpress ($11), 3w LED bulb from AliExpress ($14).

Things I needed to buy: 40mm drill bit to drill through the books to fit the lamp socket ($12). Clamps to hold the books down during surgery ($20 for two).

Things I already had: PVA glue to attach the books together and seal the pages. Drill and 8mm drill bit, to feed the wire though and out the back of the bottom book. Soldering iron, I had to break open the light switch and snip the wires off to feed JUST the power cable through the drill hole I'd made (power plug too big)

I'm no DIY expert, and this was a fairly easy project. No major hurdles, and it looks great on my homemade ladder shelf.

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[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That is a beautiful build. The book lover in me is mortified, though!

[–] Ediacarium@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

Don't worry, they're $USER_MOST_HATED_BOOKS