Diy Concrete Floor Lamp Base

Floor lamps that get moved frequently last only a few years before their plastic and the cement inside crumbles.

Diy concrete floor lamp base.

I decided to used quickcrete concrete mix for the base and a small bucket as the mold to make a custom one. Must be the lye in concrete. Still thinking through what to use to make it heavier. This video shows how to make a modern diy led table lamp or desk lamp from concrete a 2x4 epoxy resin and a water pipe.

The metal base is 5 deep. Then you look online for replaceme. Movers smashed my weighted lamp base for my torchiere lamp. This is a fairly simple diy woodwo.

I used quikrete a vinyl concrete patching material to repair it. Floor lamp bases often have plastic weights filled will sand or other material and the crack and degrade over a few years. Diy concrete and wood led floor lamp. Can break with your hands.

Apr 22 2020 get inspired and learn how to make your own concrete lights. On a continued note the concrete inner base covered in hard plastic coating just disintegrated plastic also. Paired with a smart out. Just imagine the possibilities.

Hi guys for this instructable i wanted to share with you an easy way to make an awesome concrete lamp this idea can be scaled for all sizes whether you want to go small or large. As is the lamp stands 46 1 2 inches tall. Also need to make sure metal base strong enough to hold weight of lamp straight. The wonderful benefit of making your own with concrete is that you can create any shape or size you want to.

I did fix a couple of floor lamps before by replacing the base filling with vinyl concrete and that worked out very well. Having to shell out 35 60 every few years for a floor lamp is getting pretty tiring. Here are some ideas for concrete lamps and lights pendants floor lamps and table lamps. If you re interested in the details of this build feel free to ask me in t.