Glass Nightlight
Sam Simms converts a drinking glass into a stylish nightlight.
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Materials and Tools:
blue colored drinking glass
water-cooled band saw
stained glass, amber, green, red
oil filled glasscutter
water-cooled glass grinder
1/2" and 1/4" copper foil
1" metal strip
Sharpie
100-watt soldering iron
50/50 solder and flux
safety glasses
night light with 4-watt bulb
Steps:
1. Wearing safety glasses, cut the bottom off of a drinking glass with a water-cooled band saw.
2. Cut the glass in half top to bottom (figure A).
5. Draw freehand designs on the amber, green and red stained glass with a Sharpie. Cut the three pieces of stained glass using an oil filled glasscutter. Cut one for framing each side and one for framing the top (figure E).
6. Grind and shape the sides of the glass (figure F) with a water-cooled glass grinder.
7. Clean all glass pieces with water.
8. Wrap copper foil around the edges of all of the pieces of glass (figure G). Burnish the foil down using the shaft of the permanent marker.
9. Assemble the light fixture by soldering the glass pieces together. Apply flux to the edges of the copper foil to allow the solder to flow smoothly. Apply solder to the edges of each individual piece of glass using a soldering iron. Then solder the glass pieces together (figure H).
10. Clean fixture with soap and water.
11. Assemble the night light kit.
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