Joe vs the Volcano Inspired Hula Lamp - UPDATED! - Other Crafts

A absolute60 Member Joined: Feb 02, 2006 Posts: 18	A absolute60 Posted posted on Wed, May 31, 2017 3:31 PM -Final assembly The darn lamp shade from the manufacturer DOES NOT fit onto the Ikea threading at the base of the housing. Ikea went with some proprietary size! So...back to the ol' Dremel tool. I used a metal cutting wheel to cut out about 1/5" of metal from the inside of the shades mounting ring. I apologize for not getting any photos of this. Be sure to protect your hands, mouth/nose and eyes. Lots of sparks and fumes. After about 30 minutes of cutting out grinding away at the ring, it was large enough to fit over the shades mounting ring. Hallelujah!! Now, onto the final touches. Glue. I glued the top part of the flat metal base of the Ikea lamp to the bottom of the wooden base I made. I used a permanent bond glue for this. Easy peasy. I did the same for the hula figurine. The bond takes 24-72 hours to completely dry. -Now for the last part. The grass skirt fringe for the base of the shade, and the rope knot top for the top of the shade. From the cut piece of the original skirt, measure the length of the fringe from the shade. Cut to size and leave an excess of one or two inches in case you mess up. Same for the hemp rope. All you need for this is craft glue and a glue gun. Easy. Begin glueing the fringe to the are of the shade that has the dark joining seam where the shade is glued together. Glue a fine line of glue to the base ring of the shade and apply the fringing as you go. Do the same for the hemp rope. Sorry, no photos for this one either, but it’s pretty easy. * Be sure to IMMEDIATELY remove any excess glue that is exposed. When it dries, it looks unsightly and is difficult to remove as it has already dried. [ Edited by: absolute60 2017-05-31 15:51 ]

-Final assembly

The darn lamp shade from the manufacturer DOES NOT fit onto the Ikea threading at the base of the housing. Ikea went with some proprietary size! So...back to the ol' Dremel tool. I used a metal cutting wheel to cut out about 1/5" of metal from the inside of the shades mounting ring. I apologize for not getting any photos of this. Be sure to protect your hands, mouth/nose and eyes. Lots of sparks and fumes. After about 30 minutes of cutting out grinding away at the ring, it was large enough to fit over the shades mounting ring. Hallelujah!!

Now, onto the final touches. Glue. I glued the top part of the flat metal base of the Ikea lamp to the bottom of the wooden base I made. I used a permanent bond glue for this. Easy peasy. I did the same for the hula figurine. The bond takes 24-72 hours to completely dry.

-Now for the last part. The grass skirt fringe for the base of the shade, and the rope knot top for the top of the shade. From the cut piece of the original skirt, measure the length of the fringe from the shade. Cut to size and leave an excess of one or two inches in case you mess up. Same for the hemp rope.

All you need for this is craft glue and a glue gun. Easy. Begin glueing the fringe to the are of the shade that has the dark joining seam where the shade is glued together. Glue a fine line of glue to the base ring of the shade and apply the fringing as you go. Do the same for the hemp rope. Sorry, no photos for this one either, but it’s pretty easy. * Be sure to IMMEDIATELY remove any excess glue that is exposed. When it dries, it looks unsightly and is difficult to remove as it has already dried.

[ Edited by: absolute60 2017-05-31 15:51 ]

Post #776505 by absolute60 on Wed, May 31, 2017 3:31 PM