Notes on woodturning Part 29 - Turning a Standaed Lamp ''

摘要

Standard lamps (or floor lamps — Photo. 1) are common items of furniture that can be made from a variety of materials that include wood, metals, plastics and resin based products. While many modern designs are functional and they fit their surroundings, they leave me cold as they often look like adjustable metal stick insects. In contrast, turned wooden standard lamps, whether plain or ornate in design, seem to have a certain warmth about them and they are fun to make.Clive Morris, a regular at my workshop in Wool-goolga, recently asked if we could make a standard lamp. Ideally we would have used a purpose-built single ball-race steady for support when drilling the sockets, but we were able to improvise successfully.Standard lamps usually consist of a base and feet, as well as a stem that may be made in 1, 2, 3 or 4 sections depending on how the lead hole is formed and the capacity of your lathe between centres. The various sections are pin and socketed together (Photo.21).When the woodwork is assembled, you will require the services of an electrician to pass an electrical lead (with a plug attached to the other end) through the central hole and attach it to a lamp hold-er that is fixed to a threaded ferrule at the top ot the stem. I he shade is attached to the lamp holder.