Bamboo Torch Lamps - Electrical Question - Beyond Tiki

T Traderpup Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 1055	T Traderpup Posted posted on Tue, Apr 15, 2003 3:18 PM Are these torches for indoor lighting? I'd probably wire each one on a separate cord, and plug them all into a power strip, rather than daisy chain them. That way, you'll always have individual torches, and not be limited to a set that are all wired together, should you ever want to move or rearrange the layout. As far as running the wire thru the poles, I would probably split the torches with a large blade knife, run the wire up one half, notching the knuckle joints as needed, and glue the halves back together. A little wood glue would hold the seam stronger than before it was split. And since it was split rather than cut, the seams will fit back together perfectly. You could always add decorative reinforcement rings to the poles too, with cane binding or woven edging like they have available at OA. :tiki:

Are these torches for indoor lighting?

I'd probably wire each one on a separate cord, and plug them all into a power strip, rather than daisy chain them. That way, you'll always have individual torches, and not be limited to a set that are all wired together, should you ever want to move or rearrange the layout.

As far as running the wire thru the poles, I would probably split the torches with a large blade knife, run the wire up one half, notching the knuckle joints as needed, and glue the halves back together. A little wood glue would hold the seam stronger than before it was split. And since it was split rather than cut, the seams will fit back together perfectly. You could always add decorative reinforcement rings to the poles too, with cane binding or woven edging like they have available at OA.

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Post #30389 by Traderpup on Tue, Apr 15, 2003 3:18 PM