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1952henry · 11-26-2023, 03:42 PM

Trying to conjure a one-off light fixture for my office in shop. Had some 36? Hubcaps in so-so condition. I pried the stainless off and mounted it to a generic Menards frosted shade. I left the road rash on stainless.

1952henry · 11-26-2023, 03:44 PM

Forgot picture

flatford8 · 11-26-2023, 03:52 PM

Nice!!.....way better than just throwing it away!........Mark

petehoovie · 11-26-2023, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 1952henry

Trying to conjure a one-off light fixture for my office in shop. Had some 36? Hubcaps in so-so condition. I pried the stainless off and mounted it to a generic Menards frosted shade. I left the road rash on stainless.

1952henry · 11-26-2023, 03:55 PM

Thank you. I tend not to throw stuff. But, after awhile, if I can’t find a use and it is rather fubar, then it goes away. Far as I know, you can’t buy a fixture like this.

1952henry · 11-26-2023, 03:57 PM

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Thanks, Pete!

Zeke3 · 11-26-2023, 04:12 PM

Great looking light, well done.

tubman · 11-26-2023, 06:33 PM

I like it!

1942deluxe · 11-26-2023, 09:54 PM

Nice!

rich b · 11-26-2023, 10:56 PM

Great idea for a unique fixture.

glennpm · 11-27-2023, 07:30 AM

Great idea, looks great.

Glenn

Ron_r1959 · 11-27-2023, 08:58 AM

Great idea.

Tim Ayers · 11-27-2023, 09:06 AM

Love it. Thanks for sharing

Als48 · 11-27-2023, 09:06 AM

I remember seeing a light at the early V8 museum at Auburn. It was made from a rear end housing with maybe gas globe or some such glass lens. Pretty unique! Does anyone else remember seeing that?

Al Hook

Als48 · 11-27-2023, 09:07 AM

By the way I like your light. Thanks for sharing.

Al Hook

Planojc · 11-27-2023, 10:07 AM

Great idea.

5851a · 11-27-2023, 10:07 AM

Thats very nice.

Rockymountainsparky · 11-27-2023, 12:54 PM

Interesting use. I love it!

corvette8n · 11-27-2023, 01:12 PM

Cool idea, my ‘36 hubcap is just hanging on a nail in my cellar.

JayChicago · 11-27-2023, 01:36 PM

Also love the look of the ceiling boards (or panels?). Period correct!

1952henry · 11-27-2023, 02:59 PM

Thanks all. I grew up in a near ghost town. There was a John Deere agency/lumber company/bulk oil agency in that town. The office/shop/parts department was in one building. It had the beaded paneling. I liked the look. I saved the front door from the building before it was demolished. It sat an angle in the building, I replicated that. Also have a cement sign with company name on it. The shop side of office walls are covered with split cedar siding from a couple of old homestead houses that were succumbing to the ravages of time.

1952henry · 11-27-2023, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Als48

I remember seeing a light at the early V8 museum at Auburn. It was made from a rear end housing with maybe gas globe or some such glass lens. Pretty unique! Does anyone else remember seeing that?

Al Hook

There was a fellow selling opaque V8 signs on the HAMB a few years ago. They were just the right size to put on a rear axle in place of the bells. Wanted 2 for making a light using banjo/torque tube. But I wasn’t done with my shop, and didn’t need more stuff to trip over. So darn…

petehoovie · 11-27-2023, 03:38 PM

And then there are these creations > https://no.pinterest.com/pin/560205641127264670/

1952henry · 11-27-2023, 03:41 PM

Very nice^^^^

19Fordy · 11-27-2023, 05:58 PM

I can see you "saw the light". Can you use an LED bulb so the metal hubcap won't get hot?

1952henry · 11-27-2023, 06:16 PM

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I bought a double socket, wired that in and installed led bulbs. Nice and bright.

GB SISSON · 11-28-2023, 01:00 AM

Very clever use of 'on hand' materials! And like so many of us, you are proud to display the ford script in your work.

Ray in La Mesa · 11-28-2023, 07:53 AM

No photos but I built a coffee table with a '29 "A" running board, the legs are the stamped running board brackets with a brake rod for bracing.

Pete · 11-28-2023, 09:14 PM

There are lots of drilled camshafts for making table lamps with hidden cords but it seems very few want to do a crankshaft. From experience, I will tell you it is hard to hide the holes.

38 coupe · 11-29-2023, 07:06 PM

Pete, I would love to see a picture of a crankshaft lamp if you have one to share.

petehoovie · 11-29-2023, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 38 coupe

Pete, I would love to see a picture of a crankshaft lamp if you have one to share.

Pete · 11-29-2023, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 38 coupe

Pete, I would love to see a picture of a crankshaft lamp if you have one to share.

I made it out of a model A crank when I was in high school and did not own a camera back then but it was basically the same as petehoovie's pics.
The teacher helped me figure out how to drill it to hide the cord.
All we had was a flat belt drive drill press to work with.

1952henry · 11-29-2023, 11:13 PM

Neat lamp.

11-26-2023, 03:42 PM	#1
1952henry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,621	Shop office light Trying to conjure a one-off light fixture for my office in shop. Had some 36? Hubcaps in so-so condition. I pried the stainless off and mounted it to a generic Menards frosted shade. I left the road rash on stainless. __________________ I dig coal, which provides motivation for EVs.

11-26-2023, 03:52 PM	#3
flatford8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lyman,ME. Posts: 2,634	Re: Shop office light Nice!!.....way better than just throwing it away!........Mark __________________ I'm thinkin' about crankin' My ragged ol' truck up and haulin' myself into town. Billy Joe Shaver

11-26-2023, 03:55 PM	#5
1952henry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,621	Re: Shop office light Thank you. I tend not to throw stuff. But, after awhile, if I can’t find a use and it is rather fubar, then it goes away. Far as I know, you can’t buy a fixture like this. __________________ I dig coal, which provides motivation for EVs.

11-26-2023, 04:12 PM	#7
Zeke3 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 1,407	Re: Shop office light Great looking light, well done.

11-26-2023, 06:33 PM	#8
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,330	Re: Shop office light I like it!

11-26-2023, 09:54 PM	#9
1942deluxe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Albion, PA Posts: 718	Re: Shop office light Nice!

11-26-2023, 10:56 PM	#10
rich b Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,829	Re: Shop office light Great idea for a unique fixture.

11-27-2023, 07:30 AM	#11
glennpm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wiscasset, Maine Posts: 1,994	Re: Shop office light Great idea, looks great. Glenn

11-27-2023, 08:58 AM	#12
Ron_r1959 Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 78	Re: Shop office light Great idea.

11-27-2023, 09:06 AM	#13
Tim Ayers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 6,192	Re: Shop office light Love it. Thanks for sharing

11-27-2023, 09:06 AM	#14
Als48 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Paducah Ky Posts: 281	Re: Shop office light I remember seeing a light at the early V8 museum at Auburn. It was made from a rear end housing with maybe gas globe or some such glass lens. Pretty unique! Does anyone else remember seeing that? Al Hook

11-27-2023, 09:07 AM	#15
Als48 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Paducah Ky Posts: 281	Re: Shop office light By the way I like your light. Thanks for sharing. Al Hook

11-27-2023, 10:07 AM	#16
Planojc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 859	Re: Shop office light Great idea.

11-27-2023, 10:07 AM	#17
5851a Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NE Iowa Posts: 1,665	Re: Shop office light Thats very nice.

11-27-2023, 12:54 PM	#18
Rockymountainsparky Member Join Date: Jun 2023 Posts: 36	Re: Shop office light Interesting use. I love it!

11-27-2023, 01:12 PM	#19
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,955	Re: Shop office light Cool idea, my ‘36 hubcap is just hanging on a nail in my cellar.

11-27-2023, 01:36 PM	#20
JayChicago Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Chicago Posts: 735	Re: Shop office light Also love the look of the ceiling boards (or panels?). Period correct!

11-27-2023, 02:59 PM	#21
1952henry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,621	Re: Shop office light Thanks all. I grew up in a near ghost town. There was a John Deere agency/lumber company/bulk oil agency in that town. The office/shop/parts department was in one building. It had the beaded paneling. I liked the look. I saved the front door from the building before it was demolished. It sat an angle in the building, I replicated that. Also have a cement sign with company name on it. The shop side of office walls are covered with split cedar siding from a couple of old homestead houses that were succumbing to the ravages of time. __________________ I dig coal, which provides motivation for EVs.

11-27-2023, 03:38 PM	#23
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,218	Re: Shop office light And then there are these creations > https://no.pinterest.com/pin/560205641127264670/ __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

11-27-2023, 03:41 PM	#24
1952henry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,621	Re: Shop office light Very nice^^^^ __________________ I dig coal, which provides motivation for EVs.

11-27-2023, 05:58 PM	#25
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,963	Re: Shop office light I can see you "saw the light". Can you use an LED bulb so the metal hubcap won't get hot?

11-27-2023, 06:16 PM	#26
1952henry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,621	Re: Shop office light Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I bought a double socket, wired that in and installed led bulbs. Nice and bright. __________________ I dig coal, which provides motivation for EVs.

11-28-2023, 01:00 AM	#27
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,965	Re: Shop office light Very clever use of 'on hand' materials! And like so many of us, you are proud to display the ford script in your work. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

11-28-2023, 07:53 AM	#28
Ray in La Mesa Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: La Mesa Ca Posts: 1,168	Re: Shop office light No photos but I built a coffee table with a '29 "A" running board, the legs are the stamped running board brackets with a brake rod for bracing.

11-28-2023, 09:14 PM	#29
Pete Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,410	Re: Shop office light There are lots of drilled camshafts for making table lamps with hidden cords but it seems very few want to do a crankshaft. From experience, I will tell you it is hard to hide the holes.

11-29-2023, 07:06 PM	#30
38 coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 1,632	Re: Shop office light Pete, I would love to see a picture of a crankshaft lamp if you have one to share.

11-29-2023, 11:13 PM	#33
1952henry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,621	Re: Shop office light Neat lamp. __________________ I dig coal, which provides motivation for EVs.