sparklepuppies Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Hmmm... Jackson is about 40 minutes away. Never thought about heading down there. I'll keep that in mind the next time I need some electronics parts. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SewMini Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Victory!!!! It’s definitely not the cleanest job but I did it! Still need to work on bending the tubing but having the wiring already through the tubes was essential. I also jammed an extra piece of wire in the tube to fill up more space so it didnt crimp quite so much. I did end up giving up on my original arms. They were pretty but my first go around was a fail and I couldnt save them. The candle cups on this one are just some sewing grommets I had laying around. Not at all the right size but I made them work. The body of the chandelier are a variety of bead caps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NellBell Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I think this looks really good . Good job I like the style . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriJohn Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Woohoo, Miranda, victory indeed! That's so good! Dontcha feel great? This is a nice style, I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklepuppies Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Awesome job Miranda! Yay!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsrand56 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I really like the way this turned out. It's elegant without being fussy. Great use of materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SewMini Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 It's definitely not an heirloom piece but I really just wanted to see if I could do it. I used glue to construct it but, I have to say, I really need to learn how to solder. I do have a soldering iron but I was frankly just too lazy to go out and get soldering paste last night I can always go out and get some to make it more permanent. I just need to figure out how to bend the arms a bit more gently. I really wonder if perhaps heating them would help. I definitely think I need to construct some kind of mold thing. The pliers just put too much pressure on one point. This was really more meant to test whether I could manage the electrical. I definitely did that so now it's figuring out the body and bending parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsrand56 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 A bending jig would probably help. If you look here: http://1inchminisbykris.blogspot.com/search/label/How%20to%20make%20a%20metal%20tubular%20kitchen%20chair you can see one that was built for a tubular chair. Obviously, your bends would be different, but it might give you some ideas. Jamming the extra wire in was also really smart. The more you fill your tube, the less it can crimp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SewMini Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Hmmm, maybe I give this a go this weekend with some spare tubing I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Great work Miranda!!!! It is already prettier that all the commercially lights out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Just out of curiosity how much did you end up spending on all of the bits, bulbs, tubing and shipping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SewMini Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Sable said: Just out of curiosity how much did you end up spending on all of the bits, bulbs, tubing and shipping? Hmm hard to say. I actually had all of this in my stash already except for the bulbs. I probably spent $30 just on bulbs trying to test. The ones I got at Oak Ridge hobby were a waste as they instantly burned out. I won't be shopping at their brick and mortar store again. Beads and tubing in all were maybe another $30 over time but, again, I had bought them for other things so tough to say. I know the tubing is cheap. It's like $2 for a package of 3 from Blick art supply. The bead caps were probably the most expensive single items but I definitely spent the most on bulbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 5 hours ago, Debsrand56 said: A bending jig would probably help. If you look here: http://1inchminisbykris.blogspot.com/search/label/How%20to%20make%20a%20metal%20tubular%20kitchen%20chair you can see one that was built for a tubular chair. Obviously, your bends would be different, but it might give you some ideas. Jamming the extra wire in was also really smart. The more you fill your tube, the less it can crimp. I remember making a 1:1 jig like that in Manual Arts class to make a coat hangar. You did an awesome job on this Miranda.. I'm sure it's much harder than it looks. I really like the style of this one.. it has a vintage elegance to it that I love!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Art supply stores may have them: https://www.dickblick.com/products/wire-bending-jig/ and of course Micro Mark: https://www.micromark.com/Economical-Strip-and-Wire-Bending-Jig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfingers Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Hooray!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donajlp Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 My brass tubes arrived and I was eager to try and get the wire through the brass tube. There is no way the size wire I have is going through a 1/16 tube so I have to have either the wrong wire or the wrong tube. I just came back to your comments to check, and it says you used 1/16 brass tube, so I have that part right. So I must have the wrong wire, what size wire did you use? Dona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriJohn Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I looked up my order history and I ordered many of these: 721012 - 7/16" CANDLEBODY SOCKET W/12" WHITE WIRES from miniatures.com that was quite a while ago so not sure if they still carry it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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