What can I make a lampshade out of?
What can I make a lampshade out of?
user
Do you mean how to make a lampshade? Or do you mean what kind of object can I make a lampshade out of?
assistant
What material?
user
The materials you’d want to use to make a lampshade would be metal (brass, bronze, aluminum, etc.), plastic (PP, acrylic, etc.), paper, wood, etc.
assistant
I think metal might heat up too much.
user
Metal does conduct heat, so if you were going to make a lampshade out of it, you would need to line it with insulation and also design it with heat dispersal in mind.  If you’re worried that metal will heat up too much you could instead use a different material for the frame, like plastic.
assistant
That makes a lot of sense. So what material can I use for the actual shade part?
user