Plug-in Round Wood Wall LED Lamp | Portable Circle Socket Plug Night Lamp
Introduction: Plug-in Round Wood Wall LED Lamp | Portable Circle Socket Plug Night Lamp
My kids wanted a night lamp... so, it was a good excuse for starting a new project!
I decided to try a special design of my own from wood, but to make it portable to any wall socket plug, and not a permanent installation with screws.
As you will see below, it looks simple but had a lot of work and steps, but it worth it and I'm very happy with the result.
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Supplies
General List of tools I'm using - https://www.itzikdiy.com/tools-list?m=1
Tools in this Instructable:
* Sliding Miter saw or other saw
* Jigsaw
* Measuring tape
* For the rounded cuts I used my dremel with the following tools:
* Dremel & Line & Circle Cutter (678) Accessory - UK - https://amzn.to/36NxASj - US https://amzn.to/32Z6EOj Dremel 561 Multipurpose Cutting Bit - UK - https://amzn.to/3nC0kEp US - https://amzn.to/3rCRLLX
* Dremel Sanding drum
* Drill driver & Wood drill bits
* Drill press stand
* Drum Sander attachment for drill
* Clamps
* Soldering iron
* Glue gun
* Sander - https://amzn.to/36NxASj
* Sanding paper
* Pencil
* 90 Degrees Angle ruler
* Disc sander
* Wood Trimmer
* Hand saw
* Chisel
* Small electric switch
* 12V Flexible led Strip ~240cm (I used 5630 300SMD Un-Waterproof)
* DC 12V 1A Power Supply Adapter
* DC female connector
* Heat gun for Shrink Wrapping
Materials:
Some wood boards leftovers. I used Oak & Pine 18-20mm
Some small wood scrap pieces
Screws
Wood glue
Epoxy glue (Poxipol)
Clear protective topcoat
Acrylic plastic / acrylic glass / plexiglass (I took from Led panel lamps - LGP part)
Step 1: The Video
You can see the full process of the making and testing in the video.
Enjoy!
Step 2: First Measurements
Before starting to plan the lamp design, I measured the electrical wall sockets I have at home (all are Gewiss sockets).
I wanter that the lamp will cover the socket frame as much as possible, so it will look better, so I needt to know the width/height in order to calculate the diameter of the circle.
I also put the power supply adapter I planned to use, in the socket, so I can check the height it takes from the center of the socket and also the depth required for the lamp to cover it.
Step 3: Initial 3D Plan
I did a quick 3D plan, of the lamp design that came up to my mind...
The diameter is 16.5cm and the thickness is 6cm.
Step 4: Cutting Circles!
I prepared my Dremel 4000 & the Line & Circle Cutter Accessory (678), to cut the rounded shapes.
This accessory uses a special cutting bit (Dremel 561 Multipurpose Cutting Bit).
I used it a lot in this project, in order to cut different materials, but it has some limitations, as you'll see in later steps...
The Dremel circular cutter has a nail which should be placed in the center of the circle, as an axis.
The cutting bit turns arround the axis for cutting circles.
I marked the center of the circle on the wood, and drilled a hole for the nail.
Then, I cut 2 circles (~17cm diameter) from the pine wood board (17mm).
Step 5: Another Circle - Going Hard
The next wood I tried to cut with the Dremel Circle Cutter Accessory, is Oak.
This wood is very hard, in contrast to pine which I cut before.
It was hard for the Multipurpose Cutting Bit to cut the Oak. It was very very slow and there was some smoke, so I decided to find another solution
Step 6: Trying With the Jigsaw
In continue to the previous step, I decided to use the Jigsaw in order to cut the circle from the Oak, which was too hard to cut with the Dremel accessories. 401