Advice please

[Loskoppie]

Hi from Barbara 

Does it become dangerous to make one of Steve Good patterns as a electrical decoration.  I would like to try and make a light shade with one of his box candle pattern.

The one he has recently done seems a choice for example but I don't want to start a fire.

Thank you All 

[Gene Howe]

You should be good using an LED bulb.

[FrankEV]

I've made night lights that are fully enclosed and use up to an equivalent 40W LED bulb without any concerns.   Today's LED bulbs are very cool.

If you are making a lamp shade of the same size as an existing shade, there should be no concerns at all, whatever bulb size you use.

 

[OCtoolguy]

6 hours ago, Loskoppie said:

Hi from Barbara 

Does it become dangerous to make one of Steve Good patterns as a electrical decoration.  I would like to try and make a light shade with one of his box candle pattern.

The one he has recently done seems a choice for example but I don't want to start a fire.

Thank you All 

As long as you keep the wattage low so it doesn't produce a lot of heat. The safest way would be to use LED bulb. I use flameless candles in my projects .

[Millwab]

16 hours ago, Loskoppie said:

Hi from Barbara 

Does it become dangerous to make one of Steve Good patterns as a electrical decoration.  I would like to try and make a light shade with one of his box candle pattern.

The one he has recently done seems a choice for example but I don't want to start a fire.

Thank you All 

Barbara, I’m not quite sure what you are wanting to make but the heat generated and dissipated inside a box that has a lot of open fretwork shouldn’t be that much of a concern as long as the light source you’re using doesn’t get crazy hot. When I make my Nite Lites the light chamber is only about 2”x 4” x 7” high and the only "venting" is from the scrolled front panel. I use a 7w nightlight bulb and never have a problem with heat build up.

 

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[CharleyL]

Barbara, I am a licensed electrician, and see nothing wrong with what you plan to make as long as you keep the lamp wattage low or go with LED light and in either case, leave some clearance and vents around and above the bulb to allow the heat to escape. For an LED or a 4-8 watt bulb you won't need much clearance, as long as air can circulate up through past the light and out through the top (kind-of like a chimney). 

I can't imagine what design you have planned or what light source you plan on using, but if you keep ventilation in mind when building it, you should have success. Posting a little of the details might help me (and others) better understand if adequate ventilation is an issue or not. I will continue to watch (and comment) on this post as you design and build this. 

Charley

[Loskoppie]

Thanks all

Millweb Love your lamp it is lovely or beautiful.  I was Looking at trying to use one of Steve Good's patterns

he makes for candles they have holes or patterns with cut outs(scroll). I will go to your site to read that and see

Thanks for putting my mind at rest will start to get won up and going.

As always You were all helpfull

Barbara