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Thread: Attempted bendy light
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2nd January 2016, 02:35 PM #1
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2nd January 2016, 04:07 PM #2
I would do it in 3 laminations, first the inside curve, second two smaller ones to the outside leaving a gap for the wiring and third a final lamination on the last side. This way you hide the power cord to the light. At the foot I would drill a hole for the power to go through and fix it so it came out the back.
Hope this helps.
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3rd January 2016, 09:33 AM #3
Thanks SB
I actually routed out a 9mm channel after the first stage.
Second layer drying now
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3rd January 2016, 10:56 AM #4
Off the jig
Bloody cable gets stuck half way down
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3rd January 2016, 12:17 PM #5
are you pulling the cable or trying to push it? Pushing won't work, Pull it through is always best.
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3rd January 2016, 12:57 PM #6
Yes, you need to pull.
The way I used to do that with poly pipe was to push though a piece of high tensile wire with the end bent sharply back on itself so it doesn't snag on the material. Then you can attach whatever and pull your wire back through. High tensile wire works well because it doesn't want to bend.
I have seen my electrician friends use the plastic tongue from chipboard flooring for threading conduit. They cut a point on the tongue and drill a small hole to attach their wire. The tongue from VJ board will do a similar job. However I think both those tongues would be a little too wide for your 9mm channel. You may be able to cut one down a little or improvise with something similar.
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3rd January 2016, 06:27 PM #7
3 hours later and I got the cable through. Spent most of the time with a bent coat hanger in a drill to try and remove the glue that must have filled the cavity
Turned out ok
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4th January 2016, 09:22 AM #8
Nice work. Looks really good. Is the base a different timber to the body?
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4th January 2016, 09:41 AM #9
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4th January 2016, 06:42 PM #10
Out of my depth here but, would it be easier if you put the cable or a pull string in before the final lamination?
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13th January 2016, 10:35 PM #11GOLD MEMBER
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There is a thing called a 'fish' used for pulling cables through walls etc. Two types, one is basically a chain with a hook on the end, only useful if you are dropping it down a hole. The more useful one is a coil of spring steel strip about 5 x 2 mm (3/16" x 14 ga.) again with a hook/clip on the end. Being fairly rigid it works pretty well pushing or pulling, up or down etc. From memory Jaycar sell them and some of the bargain tool places that show up at WWWood shows have them too. If the hole is not too long or small a 'drain snake' from the plumbing section can also be made to work, and you used to be able to buy continuous tightly coiled wire spring intended for hanging light curtains but I haven't seen it for years sold by the yard/metre.
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14th January 2016, 08:52 AM #12
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14th January 2016, 08:54 AM #13
Bit of a design flaw in the above.
Built a new bigger base, set the light further back on the base and lent the light back a few extra degrees
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