Oil lamps

Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 2:42 pm • Post subject: Oil lamps

Hi mates. After a time of bad mood…I got back working on my “Peramataki”. It will be a fishing boat so I want to add (among other things) and an oil lamp…certainly by scratched. Here is what I did…

_I took a small piece of a wooden rod close to the diameter of the oil lamp that I wanted to build. I made a hole with my rotary tool and when the drill appeared from the other side I widened the second hole so nailing… a toothpick (side to the drill) I secured the rod on the drill. So I had an off-hand lathe….

_With a file I carved and cut the rod to the shapes showing on photo.
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_Then with a pin’s head, as a cap, a piece of plastic glass (from a ballpoint) and little wire as a handle I made a compose …

_With the items showing on photo and some extra side holes… I had a second version of an oil lamp.

_Sealing the holes and painting I think I have the oil lamps for my fishing boat.

Many thanks

Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 2:56 pm • Post subject:

Beautiful Thanasis, Your work (and how you show your work) are always excellent! Very Happy

I owe you many thanks for the for the great ideas you show us all.

Lee

Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 3:07 pm • Post subject:

Well...every time yours tips are beautiful but this is realy.... Respect!

It's so realistic.....BRAVO

Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 5:13 pm • Post subject:

I love these little lamps Thanasis. They are the coolest things I've seen in a long time. I have to make some for me. I'm definitely adding this tip to my tip collection.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 5:24 pm • Post subject:

Thanasis:
That's really nice work. I like the method and the materials. I have never seen an oil lamp modeled at scale, but this really is a fine piece of work.

Russ

Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 5:45 pm • Post subject:

I wonder how hard it would be to add a tiny LED or a grain-of-wheat bulb in it.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 7:37 pm • Post subject:

Very nicely done!

Lukas

Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 10:35 pm • Post subject:

That is a masterpiece Thanasis Exclamation

Where were you when I needed lamps for my Santa Maria clunk Question

Regards,
David

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:37 am • Post subject:

Thanasis,

What a great lamp! Shocked

I don't know how you do it, but you have some of the most creative solutions to modeling problems that I've seen. Very well done indeed!

Scott

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:20 am • Post subject:

Thank you mates. You are all very kind. Your comments are much appreciated as all of you are excellent modelers.
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