Easy DIY Concrete Lamp
In this video I show you how I make my modern or industrial style concrete lamps. If you're interested in the details of this build, feel free to ask me in the comment section.
1. Crush the glass of a light bulb and take al the stuff from the cap so you're left with an empty cap. Fill the cap with hot glue and press a bolt in the glue when its still hot. Fill the rest of the cap around the bolt with glue.
2. I used a pre-assembled light socket with cord, switch and plug. Make sure that you have a good tight fit when you screw the cap with the bolt on to the PVC end cap.
3. The size of the PVC tube is all up to you. As long as you can fit a light socket inside te tube with some extra space around it, it will do the job.
4. Make sure you have a tight seal around the end cape and the tube and around te hole where the cord leaves the tube. There will always be some water leaking but prefend it as much as possible.
5. I used some standard concrete and used a screen to sift out the biggest parts of gravel. Add water until u reach the same consistency as in the video. Don't use less water, because concrete needs water to get strong.
I used the following materials:
-pre-assembled cord with switch, plug and socket
-PVC tube and end cap
-cap of a light bulb
-nut, washer and bolt which should fit inside the light cap
-some tape to seal the light socket and the tube
-regular concrete
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This is a great video, the result of lamp holder is gorgeus
vielen dank für die wunderbaren bilder , wird bestimmt eines meiner nächsten arbeiten. danke.
Nice build. Thank you for sharing.
great job!
show de bola gostei, parabéns !!
Super gedaan hoor!
Hey, nice video :) I've build a similar lamp lamp, also with concrete, and I really wished I had that idea to cut the pipe bevore concreting ^^ That was really annoying to get it out of the shape.
Bedankt Geert Jan deze ga ik ook maken
El mejor video, eres el puto amo. Saludos
smart tec :) thanks
Loveeee it
great jon!... napaka galing mo. magagamit ko to in future... pabalikan mo ng bahay ko niyakap po kit..
hi there, amazing tutorial. Thank you so much! Question: why do you put a plastic bag on top?
@kroongj1
6 жыл бұрын
Yulia Tsidylo To prevent the concrete for drying out too fast. Because that will weaken the concrete.
Bonjour cette vidéo est super pouvez-vous me dire comment vous faites pour faire tenir le pas de vis dans le fond de la douille
Nice project.. 👍 Are you maybe also aware of other concrete mixes that are more fluid so they can be poured? Saw the Dutch on the bag.. , I'm Dutch too 😜
@kroongj1
4 жыл бұрын
You can always add some extra water to make the mix more fluid. Takes more time to dry but should be no problem for the strenght.
Great video, thank you ! I have one question though : I’ve looked everywhere in stores where I live and online and did not find these simple caps. Where did you find yours ? Thanks a lot !
@kroongj1
6 жыл бұрын
Mervpaine18 Here in the Netherlands you'll find them in every local construction market. In other countries it seems a lot harder to find them unfortunatly.
@Mervpaine18
6 жыл бұрын
Geert-Jan Kroon Thank you for your answer. Would you know the name of a Dutch store that sells online and delivers through Europe by any chance ? French guy here :)
@AZRN928
6 жыл бұрын
It's electrical conduit. You can find it at Home Depot. They sell caps too.
Love these, tried them myself and they came out great, only problem i had was trying to find a cap like the one you used. I used 110mm drain pipe but all the caps i found went inside the pipe so ruined the smooth effect. Had to use a piece of wood but it was a nightmare trying to clamp it on etc. Where did you get those caps...UK? ???
@kroongj1
6 жыл бұрын
Brian Williamson I'm from the Netherlands and you find these caps in the regular DIY stores here.
@datura1919
6 жыл бұрын
you can find caps like that here www.gasandwaterpipelines.co.uk/search/for/end+cap/ (god that took me a long time to find)
@brianwilliamson3373
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Thanks, i actually found them lately on that site too, was about to order then i noticed delivery was nearly £9, going to look around for cheaper delivery if not then these will have to do. Thanks again
@datura1919
6 жыл бұрын
Hi. I winced at the delivery too. I did some more looking around and found these twsshop.co.uk/shop/underground-drainage/110mm-underground-drainage/110mm-underground-drainage-end-cap/ This place charges 5 quid for delivery, cheapest I have found it. Hope that helps :)
@brianwilliamson3373
6 жыл бұрын
datura1919 brilliant. Well done. Thank you.
Hey, thank you for this cool video. However I cannot seem to find these pvc caps, do you have an idea where to find them online ? Thanks !
@kroongj1
6 жыл бұрын
Béton Bleu Thanks! Here in the Netherlands you'll find this end caps in every construction market. In other countries it seems to be a lot more difficult tot find them. Try to search online for 'rainwater pipe end cap PVC'. I hope this helps a little..
Hi Geert, I've tried this and I've faced some problems. With standard concrete the results looks like a really ugly bricks. With white concrete I've got a "marble" effect without any porosity. I'm really keen to have the porosity effect (i.e. like "holes" in the final product) please advise
@kroongj1
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrzej, nice to hear that you tried to copy the lamps I made! It's hard to adress the problems you faced from a distance without seeing the results but I will give it a try. The first result you describe, "the ugly bricks", sounds like you did not use enough water. More water gives the outside of the concrete a smoother surface. The porosity is always a gamble. The best results i did get was when i did remove some of the stones from the concrete but not alle of them! Also important is the amount of 'tapping' after you poured the concrete. This 'tapping' on the side of the mold makes the air pockets rise to te surface. Try one without 'tapping' and with regular concrete with more water. I hope this helps! Good luck!
So I am in the process of making two of these lamps and have everything ready. But now that I have cut the plastic tube it doesn't hold it self in a nice circle anymore, so as is I wouldn't get a nice clean cylindrical lamp... I have it holding in a vice now to see if I can get it to spring back. But if that doesn't work have you got any suggestions? How did you cut it and have the tube maintain its shape? I used a saw as this is what I have...
@kroongj1
4 жыл бұрын
I think my tube is made of thicker material. So it holds shape by itself.
@kroongj1
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe you can try to put the tube back together with tape. Use thin tape on the inside so that it does not give an impression in the concrete. After curing you can then cut it loose with a knife.
It needs a concrete lamp shade!
@kroongj1
6 жыл бұрын
+I'm Living Your Life Make one and film it. I will watch it😉
What are the dimensions of the pvc Pipe especially the diameter? 11cm ?
@kroongj1
6 жыл бұрын
+Patrick De Use whatever you want. Make it the way you like it. Ik used pvc pipe with a diameter of 8 cm but i've also used different sizes.
Who is the music's?
With what you spayed tube?
@kroongj1
3 жыл бұрын
PTFE lubricant.
se tiver problema no soquete nao tem como fazer manutençao
@kroongj1
6 жыл бұрын
joao heleno Isso é certo. Mas isso é raro.
music toooooooooo sadly)
@sylvial.7272
6 жыл бұрын
Олег Бычков much better as in some others. Most of the time I do stop the music but this was ok for me... duim naar boven :-)
Waarom doe je die zakjes er over heen
@kroongj1
4 жыл бұрын
Dan droogt het beton niet te snel. Schijnt het sterker van te worden.
Please give me the steps!
@kroongj1
7 жыл бұрын
Which part of the video was not clear? I'm thinking of writing an artikel on this lamp but that wiill take some time.
😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴
@kroongj1
6 жыл бұрын
Patricia Ruanova Good night!