Lord Geordie Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Hi guys! I was bought a keg of Old Speckled Hen by the other half! Having drunk half of it in 3 days it was starting to turn. I emptied the keg and thought it would make a great lamp base! I went on youtube and found this! I wasn't happy at all, with the lapsidaisy twisting and taping of wires and simple glueing of the light fitting to the keg! So I thought and planned and then made this! I am happy with the end result, and now need to either buy a shade, or make one! Hope you like it! Edited May 22, 2014 by Lord Geordie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 We made these from Stella artois kegs when we were kids 10 years ago, loved them at the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Very impressive, but I am more worried that you wasted good beer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy.plinker Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 "Old speckled Hen tasted fowl " Great looking lamp, might try one meself sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 if you had used carlsberg it would probably be the best lamp in the world ...........................sorry LG couldn't resist but well done a load better then the yank version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven hassel Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 These beer kegs must be properly earthed otherwise you could get electrocuted the wire should be intact and not cut and joined together you can buy a small junction box to earth it I made a lamp out of a Pauline German beer keg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Sven hassel said: These beer kegs must be properly earthed otherwise you could get electrocuted the wire should be intact and not cut and joined together you can buy a small junction box to earth it I made a lamp out of a Pauline German beer keg Health and safety advice. It's usually better not done six years later. Any other top tips, or do we have to wait another six years? And by that I mean welcome to the forum! Any photos of your lamp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 13 hours ago, Sven hassel said: These beer kegs must be properly earthed otherwise you could get electrocuted the wire should be intact and not cut and joined together you can buy a small junction box to earth it I made a lamp out of a Pauline German beer keg Thank you for bothering to keep us all safe! 6 hours ago, chrisjpainter said: Health and safety advice. It's usually better not done six years later. Any other top tips, or do we have to wait another six years? And by that I mean welcome to the forum! Any photos of your lamp? I wonder if he was looking for a Wood Pigeon Shooting Forum to join? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Thank you for bothering to keep us all safe! I wonder if he was looking for a Wood Pigeon Shooting Forum to join? I hope Chris is not on the welcoming committee 😀😀😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, johnphilip said: I hope Chris is not on the welcoming committee 😀😀😀 Bah humbug. I am genuinely interested in the lamp @Sven hassel has created; it sounds like a fun project. I'm interested to see how it came to pass that this was the post alighted upon. Out of all the thousands of threads to stumble over, a six year old thread about beer keg lamps is....niche! No offence intended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 It's certainly came up in an internet search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 Ah that could be it. It didn't with mine, which is what surprised me. Useless bing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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