Post #796652 by leevigraham on Sat, Aug 3, 2019 11:53 PM

Another day in Leroys Luau Lounge…

I decide to tackle a new light I bought of Facebook for $10. It's a fish trap style and I wanted to use the last of the old beetle hole tapa.

Here's the light in it's original state:

Not bad but we can do better.

First I made some repairs hot glueing offcuts to the back to cover the holes:

It's quite large so I had to do a bit of floor work to get started:

Lights up ok when there's other light in the room. I like that I can see the print as well as the illumination.

In pitch black I think I need stronger lighting for the bulb… The main issue is the overhang on the joins.

Regardless I'm pretty happy with the result. A little jute twine to bind everything together and…