Post #281296 by Unkle John on Sat, Jan 27, 2007 12:11 AM

Great thread indeed! I'm going to have to try to make me some of those glass floats and framed art. Well I took an idea from a previous post about making electric tiki torches and used those single electric candles you can pick up around Xmas time. We had some given to us as a gift one year and seeing we use the plastic vintage ones they stayed in storage until I had the idea to use them. I should have taken photos of my progress, but I can tell you what I did. The next set I make I'll take photos of the progress, promise.

I electrified one table top and one pole touch with this process. I carefully took and ice pick and punched a hole in the bottom of the can and worked a Phillips head screw driver in the hole to make it big enough for the electric cord to go through. I then dissected one of the candles. Now I had to take a hacksaw to one of the candles after I de-wired it because it would not fit in the table top can. It's a faux plastic candle so it didn't take long, just some good measuring. Now, here's the great thing about these candles, you don't need to cut to top of the can. These just slid right in. I saved the tops & wicks for replacements on my outside torches. With the candle in place and re-wired, I turned it on to check to see if it looked good. It did! No I need to figure out what to do with the brass base.
Here is a pic of the electric candle:

I got bored one day and(of course)had too much to drink so, I had a hair-brained idea. My 10 year old computer monitor was looking a little shabby and stuck out like a sore thumb in my home bar, so I took it apart and got after it with fleck-stone. It looks great, but unfortunately the monitor is now starting to go out. Meaning the color on the right side is darker than the left (which is the true color). being a graphic artist, this is very annoying. But here's a pic of what happens when you leave me alone too long.