Full Spectrum Lighting & Natural Daylight News, Light & Health Research, Articles and Best Practise Light Planning with Viva-Lite® » diy /blog Viva-Lite Blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 How to make your own lightbulb /blog/how-to-make-your-own-lightbulb/ /blog/how-to-make-your-own-lightbulb/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:32:51 +0000 Ursula /blog/?p=2088 Related posts:
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]]> For most of us, a light-bulb is something we buy, a piece of technology beyond our casual understanding.

 

This video shows how to make an emergency light-bulb with a piece of lead (from a pencil) and a power source.

 


If you’re looking for a project for your next school fair, this could be it. Variables to experiement with include the thickness of the lead and the size of the power source you use. You may find after making your own, you find it easier to understand the science behind light bulbs available on the market today.

 

Watch video.

 

 

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]]> /blog/how-to-make-your-own-lightbulb/feed/ 0 Recycled Water Bottles Make A Nice Lampshade /blog/recycled-water-bottles-make-a-nice-lampshade/ /blog/recycled-water-bottles-make-a-nice-lampshade/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:08:30 +0000 admin /blog/?p=346 Related posts:
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]]> The following lampshade was made for energy saving lamps – simply from “Recycled Water Bottles”.

You’ll not need much to accomplish this nice design yourself, simply a few empty water bottles (many coloured), 2l clear bottle, scissors, blade, adhesive tape will do. Have a look:

ESL Shade

To learn about the complete instructions how to make this, follow this link here…

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