Homemade LED floor lamp - 1

Decided to try and make a MR16 LED work lamp.

I always have a supply of pop cans in the workshop, they make great shim material and a common use for me is to fit bearings onto shafts.

For this particular LED lamp a small coke can is exactly the right diameter. I need to buy some MR16 lamp holders but in the meantime lets have a go at making one.

14” Bandsaw – Starting to look like one.

Some photos to show where were at with the build.

14” Bandsaw – More electrical work

Got some stuff from the market today including insert nuts and in particular two LED sticks.

14” Bandsaw – Lower blade guides 2 update

Just a update this morning before we go to market and shops.

As with the upper guides using a piece of laminate flooring to mount the bearings.
I don’t have the right length 8mm bolts so they are just sitting there with no nuts at the back.

14” Bandsaw – Lower blade guides 2

From the previous session we can now screw down the left support block and with the sliding guide arm in place measure the length of the threaded lock rod which will later be fitted with a star knob.

14” Bandsaw – Lower blade guides 1

With the left blade guard fitted…to safeguard fingers we can move onto making the lower blade guides.

First thing is to remove the table.

14” Bandsaw – Blade guard

In the previous session we finished the electrical wiring which was simply connecting the motor via a NVR switch to mains input. It’s nice being able to power on & off at the front of the saw.

For this session we are going to make the left side blade guard. The power switch is close to the blade on that side so it’s a priority to get this done. I’m using a length of Colorbond corner trim left over from the actual garage construction. Screwed one side of a hinge to a bit of MDF and pop riveted on one end of the trim.