Tools and materials
• MIG welder Angle grinder
• Drill press
• Welding magnets
• Router
• The required square tubing
• 6 x steel washers
• 4m of 'lamp wire' 16 gauge
• 2,5m of 'lamp chain'
• Wood for the installation (if needed)
• Nuts and screws
• 2 J-hooks Lighting fixture
• 6 x Threaded nipples for lighting fixture
• Spray paint
For Christmas last year my wife asked me for a chandelier that she had seen in a 'hardware store. It was a pretty cool-looking light, but the price tag was a little more than I was willing to shell out. So, I said that I would make it.
I found a good picture of the light online and downloaded a picture of it. I also looked on the website to see if I could get any dimensions. I was able to find the overall size, so I loaded the photo into a programme called Fusion 360 as a 'canvas' and created a sketch over the top of it to get the shape.
From there it was off to my local metal supplier) for 3/4" (19mm) 14 gauge steel square tubing (4 pieces X 6m). I didn't really think through how much I would need, but it was cheap. I would have liked to have gone a little bit smaller, but I knew that I was going to be challenged stringing electrical wire through the whole thing. I was also nervous that it would be incredibly heavy. I also got a piece of 38mm channel with 12,5mm flare (1,8m) and a piece of 1 38mm bar stock (1,8m).
From there I went back to the workshop to start laying things out to start cutting and welding.
Step-by-step guide
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