Comments on: Make your own Weird Light Bulb http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/make-your-own-weird-light-bulb/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:00:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jon Anderson http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/make-your-own-weird-light-bulb/#comment-456026 Jon Anderson Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:04:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/make-your-own-weird-light-bulb/#comment-456026 I love that he says to use a 15W bulb because it doesn't get hot so it is safer. He then exposes two wires with live current on the outside of the bulb, making it so any sane person would stay way from it. He says dipping it in clear epoxy would be safer, but his own build doesn't have it. I like #3's idea of putting a light in the new base, but I don't think you can get something that small that runs off line current. Maybe a carefully cut hole would let you put a candle sized bulb inside the original. I love that he says to use a 15W bulb because it doesn’t get hot so it is safer. He then exposes two wires with live current on the outside of the bulb, making it so any sane person would stay way from it. He says dipping it in clear epoxy would be safer, but his own build doesn’t have it.

I like #3’s idea of putting a light in the new base, but I don’t think you can get something that small that runs off line current. Maybe a carefully cut hole would let you put a candle sized bulb inside the original.

]]> By: Scotchdrnkr http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/make-your-own-weird-light-bulb/#comment-455993 Scotchdrnkr Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:00:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/make-your-own-weird-light-bulb/#comment-455993 Wouldn't it just be easier to put a bright light bulb in the vertical tube and paint the inside of the tube silver to reflect as much light as possible up thru the light bulb. Wouldn’t it just be easier to put a bright light bulb in the vertical tube and paint the inside of the tube silver to reflect as much light as possible up thru the light bulb.

]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/make-your-own-weird-light-bulb/#comment-455892 SenorMysterioso Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:49:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/make-your-own-weird-light-bulb/#comment-455892 it does suggest insulating with a piece of tape lol it does suggest insulating with a piece of tape lol

]]> By: cyn http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/make-your-own-weird-light-bulb/#comment-455859 cyn Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:33:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/make-your-own-weird-light-bulb/#comment-455859 Thats absolutely stupid! when following these instructions, you will end up with a freely running pair of open wires carrying 220V. And you are supposed to turn the lamp on and off by connecting these by hand. Not a good idea, if you aks me... Thats absolutely stupid!
when following these instructions, you will end up with a freely running pair of open wires carrying 220V. And you are supposed to turn the lamp on and off by connecting these by hand.
Not a good idea, if you aks me…

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