Lord Geordie Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 well I have been very quiet as of late! And decided it was time to try something different! I bought a few bottles of Ale a few week back, whence supping I had a brain storm! These ere bottles look mighty retro I thought to myself! I decided there and then I was going to make something from them! Now this was a bit of a nightmare, but I got there! I had to drill the rear lip of the bottle near the base to act as a grommet holder and pass the wire through, I broke a few bottles trying this but hey ho, I am new to this so expect some wastage! Next nightmare was trying to work out how to secure the bayonet on top of the bottle??? I tried a cork not a chance! I tried epoxy again not a chance :( Then I remembered I had a bottle capper somewhere I adapted the capper to allow for the threaded tube in a bottle cap and hey presto! I drilled out a cap to 10mm and made a pigs ear! Then another pigs ear! If I keep making pig parts David Cameron may pay me a visit Anyhoo I decided drilling wasn't an option so how about a punch? I found a old tripod part in the cupboard (they are full of useless junk) and drilled the centre thread out to 10mm and used a 10mm roof bolt as the punch! Perfect :wahey: Assembly can now ensue! And there you have it! Now I need to get some vintage style lamp flex which I found online at about £2 per foot inc postage! And some vintage style plugs and chandelier style shades and I am set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 that's horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted September 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 that's horrible Still needs a shade yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 that's horrible Its ok they are empty...................:-):-).:-).............oh hang on thats when he got the idea about a table lamp :-):-):-):-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) what did you use to drill a hole in the bottle ...a diamond tip drill.......... you could to the same with them big expensive champagne bottles......... Edited September 27, 2015 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted September 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 what did you use to drill a hole in the bottle ...a diamond tip drill.......... you could to the same with them big expensive champagne bottles......... But I can't afford the champagne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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