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I
use twelve of these down both sides of my walkway.
They’re a relatively inexpensive and good-looking decoration to use.
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Step 1: The materials below are
all you’ll need:
- 4” wide PVC pipe cut to a
two foot length. ($10 for
10 feet)
- 4” wide PVC collar ($2.00)
- 6” plastic globe ($5.00)
- 6 foot brown SPT2
extension cord
- Porcelain lamp holder
($2.00)
- 15 watt bulb ($3.00 for
two)
- 1” blue painter’s tape
($3.00)
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Fire Truck Red Plastic
Spray Paint ($5.00)
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Step 2:
Sand the printing off of your tube (use fine paper and
no electric
sander- you could tear up your tube!)
Wrap your PVC pipe with blue painter’s
tape to create a "candy cane
pattern”.
You can use different size tapes if you’d like
to create a more
realistic effect.
Spray the tube with your red spray paint.
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Step 3:
Wait for the paint to dry. Pull off the tape carefully (top) to reveal
your “candy cane pattern” (bottom).
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Step 4:
Get your collar (left), use your spray paint (middle),
to make it look
like the final collar (right).
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Step 5:
Take your extension cord and clip off the female end.
NOTE: Many people reuse these ends on other projects so
cut about an
inch or two from the plug.
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Step
6: Drill a 5/16” hole six inches from the bottom.
Run your wire through it up to the top of the pole.
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Step 7:
Strip ½” of the wire, screw down
to the terminals. Plug in to test.
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Step 8:
Place the light fixture on top of the tube
(you can add a junction box
to the bottom of it if you choose).
Regardless, it will fit inside of the 4” PVC tube).
At that point, you
should place the 4” collar over the
tube and light fixture. This will hold the light fixture
snug
between the collar and the tube.
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Step 9: This
picture shows what your pole should look like at this point:
Now you should place
the globe over it:
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Step
10: Place a small amount of silicone around the
globe edge.
Do not use too much silicone, for 2 reasons:
First, it’s
simply unattractive.
Second, it is easier
to simply twist the globe and
break the silicone if/when you need to
change the bulb.
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You’re
Done! Make a bunch and have fun!
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