Kitchen Light Fixtures

[vtsteam]

Nothing very special here. We've had some old schoolhouse light globes -- quite fragile, packed in a box for 20 years. Always meant to get around to making some fixtures for the kitchen to fit them. Something simple. Finally at the insistence of SWMBO to clear them out or dispose of them, I assembled a bunch of salvaged bits of PVC water, drain, and emt pipes and tubes together, flattened one half  of a big pipe with heat for flat stock, and came up with these. Tapped the biggest for some SS round head screws to hold the globes. The top piece was a cut down pipe cap. A little green spray paint and I was done.

Not my biggest project, but satisfying nonetheless. Use stored things up, and end up with something nice!

Tough taking photos of lights at night, they make everything else look dark. The kitchen actually looks wonderfully brighter now. You'll have to use your imagination!

 

 

[Brass_Machine]

Pretty cool Steve!

[vtsteam]

Thanks Eric!

Trying to think of anything I'm doing these days that would fit in here. Lathe and machine tools, foundry, etc all just sitting unused. I've been working on my old '96 Silverado, getting it back on the road again, but not much interesting there. Besides the work I've done on the front suspension, brakes and box last summer, it's now with a mechanic who is replacing the fuel tank. I should have it back today.

But I'm getting interested in improving its gas mileage, and that will involve some mods, so maybe something to write about when I do.