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Receptacle Plug-In Nite Light with a Scrolled Dragonfly Shade


FrankEV

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6 hours ago, barb.j.enders said:

Nice cutting. 

I would consider adding a top panel as well.  Don't know if that would make it too dark or not.  

For odd shapes to glue, I will use elastic bands.  They make great clamps!

I thought about a top panel as well.  I'm not convinsed yet that it is needed.  A bottom panel would not be needed if there was another way to connect the clip to the shade. Most  of the shades, like the holiday kind, are just in front of the light.

I tried rubber bands, but there was not enough rigidness for the bands to work against.  Just collasped the assembley when I tried.

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I like this and am thinking of making one.  I will use masking tape to make the corner joint, in the same manner that is used for making boxes.  Lay a strip of tape, adhesive side up, on a flat surface.  Put the two pieces on the tape with the bevels up and facing each other and touching.  Apply glue to the two bevels and then fold the two pieces into a right angle.  The tape will hold the joint tight.  Put some glue on the edges of the triangle piece, set it in place and tape tightly.  

Tom

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20 hours ago, jollyred said:

I like this and am thinking of making one.  I will use masking tape to make the corner joint, in the same manner that is used for making boxes.  Lay a strip of tape, adhesive side up, on a flat surface.  Put the two pieces on the tape with the bevels up and facing each other and touching.  Apply glue to the two bevels and then fold the two pieces into a right angle.  The tape will hold the joint tight.  Put some glue on the edges of the triangle piece, set it in place and tape tightly.  

Tom

Exactly what I did.  While you are trying to fit the bottom piece in the corner joint opens up. One joint at a time just did not work for me.

Just thinking of what you said, maybe if you lay the three pieces flat on the bench with the tape attached for each joint, like you do for a box, after applying the clue you should be able to fold up the three pieces into the open shape and the tape should hold all the joints in place.  I realy should have thought of that when I did mine.

 

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OK, I think I may have a solution....on paper anyway.  I've posted another pattern in Pattern exchange  of a Mushroomfairy (a S. Good Pattern) that I mde into a shade for another NiteLight. 

Along with the cut panel patern I've shown a plan of the bottom as well.  Also, the mitering needed so it can be assembled with tape like making a box. 

I have not cut it yet but I will start later today.  Just thoght those who may be following might want to look at the new try.  

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