Three's a Charm: A DIY Foyer Light Fixture, Part 2.
Ok! So right, I skipped around and skipped over the second half of this fancy pants DIY wood pendant light fixture build for ya. But, I think the interlude was worth it. Last we left off, I was working on the uh, where was I, the circle junction that everything runs through, the swoopy parts and the pendant kit* join together here. After multiple attempts, two circles were created: one with notches for assembly and one slightly smaller in diameter for construction strength. Printing the circles from AutoCAD* made it wayyy easy to cut them out on the bandsaw. A splash of spray mount,* lightly stick 'em on the plywood and I freehanded, slowly, the cuts. There are a bazillion tutorials out there on how to rig a bandsaw jig for perfect circles, yes I know; I wasn't up for it. Be sure to look for a pendant kit that's meant to hold a shade, it has the screw-on part that holds everything together. Getting ready to cut circles. After that, snip out the notches using the bandsaw again. Cutie lil' notches nipped out here. Oh hey, if you?re new to this blog, click to subscribe to get the drawings I created for this fixture for FREE. If you?re already subscribed, I?ll send them out to you, no need to do anything. Ok, once I had both ci...
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