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  • Copper Light Fixture
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    From "Crafters Coast to Coast"
    episode HCC2C-114F


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    Project by Teri Blond from San Antonio, Texas.

    In this project, Teri uses her metal and carpentry skills to form a distinctive punched-copper light fixture.

    Materials:

    pop rivets and washers
    porcelain dual light socket
    2 candelabra bulbs
    Malco folding tool
    11" deep throat coping saw
    2/0 jewelry saw blades
    nail punches in assorted sizes
    18" x 13" sheet 12 oz. cold rolled copper
    8" x 13-1/2" sheet 16 oz. soft copper
    1/2" cold chisel, sanded to remove sharp edge at point
    hammer
    1/8" and 3/8" drill bits
    short section of 1" x 6" board
    2 squeeze clamps

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    Figure A
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    Figure B
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    Figure C
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    Figure D
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    Figure E
    Steps:

    1. Mark the folds and cuts you want your light fixture to have, as desired (using your own design or one found in clipart, etc). Make pattern templates and attach to the flat piece (figure A).

    2. Trace the side cuts. Notch the corners. Cut out the triangles (figure B).

    3. Punch the front pattern (figure C) and polish.

    4. Make the folds (figure D). Make the back and rivet the pieces together.

    5. Wire the two-bulb fixture using an electricians' knot (figure E).

    6. Install the fixture through the hole in the back piece.

    7. Install two clear candelabra-type bulbs.

  • ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  		• Homemade Soap
  		• Ceramic Cats
  		• Sterling Silver Beetle Necklace
  		• Copper Light Fixture