How To Make A Pendant Light From A Glass Insulator

Use diamond hole saws to drill holes 1 4 and larger or to drill holes in thick glass like glass block or wine bottles.

How to make a pendant light from a glass insulator.

Use diamond bits to drill your glass not carbide bits. They re all beginning to look alike and very expensive for a back hall and stairwell. Just drill through your favorite insulator or purchase one of our pre dr. This project requires a few tools and please take the time to bone up a bit on safety while working with glass especially drilling it.

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February 10 2014 at 4 37 pm hi there my husband has been working on making these lights too but am having a hard time finding the right light to use and fit inside the insulators. Glass insulator pendant light kitdiy lamp parts kit with black cloth covered wire for glass insulator pendant lightswe made diy glass insulator pendant lights simple. If you drill a small hole through the rounded top of your glass insulator and snake the end of an led wire light through the hole so the single bulb on the wire just pops through to the inside of the hollowed out part of the insulator you can make pendant lights. You ll definitely want to check out this tutorial for making a diy glass insulator pendant lamp from girl in air.

Three of these beauties will soon be hanging above my eat at bar. 3 use glass insulators as miniature pendant lighting shades. Now if i could just find one for make a 3 light fixture. I will update with the after picture as soon as i hang them this weekend.

All the right parts with a step by step guide in one kit. 11 thoughts on diy glass insulator pendant lights felesha says. So i decided to bing it how to make one and i came upon your tutorial it was very clear and appreciated. You ll use these tips and techniques to drill glass sea glass wine bottles glass block tile stone granite and marble.

Like the ones used in this tutorial the insulators i collected growing up were most often light green but they can also be found in a variety of eye catching colors clear dark green blue purple yellow and amber to name. Use plenty of lubrication coolant to keep your drill tip cool and the hole clean. I just couldn t wait to share how to make them. I am really into re purposing things right now and i had a box full of glass insulators just calling my name.

This awesome tutorial goes through the steps of turning three of the insulators into some really sharp looking pendant lights.