Mickey Light Base Ideas

[mickeyfan0805]

Look here: http://www.carol-anne.ca/Mickey Lamp.htm

Thanks! I think I understand about 90% of it. We'll see if I can figure out the rest!

 

[CDNCruiser]

Thanks! I think I understand about 90% of it. We'll see if I can figure out the rest!

Just PM me if you have any issues!

 

[mickeyfan0805]

Just PM me if you have any issues!

Thanks - I very we'll may take you up on that!

 

[mallory3]

The Mickey Lamp completed at our site 1420 today. Notice the Green glow.

Love love love this

 

[mickeyfan0805]

The Mickey Lamp completed at our site 1420 today. Notice the Green glow.

Great job! I love what you did with it. I have two questions, if you will indulge me.

1) How are you connecting the lamp stand to the base? I am doing a similar thing (using a terra cotta flower base), and am considering placing a 4" length of pipe in cement at the bottom of the base with a collar to receive the rest of the stand. I am not, however, sold on the sturdiness of that design, and I'm wondering if you have a better solution.

2) I like the 'ball' at the end of your flag arm. What did you use to create that?

Thanks!

 

[retired and happy]

Notice the Stay-In-Place chain.

 

[rab1022]

The Mickey Lamp completed at our site 1420 today. Notice the Green glow.

Looks great!

I've been on the lookout for milk jugs for the past few months so I can get one made before our first trip to FW in January. One thought that I had that you may like as well, would be to paint the ball on the end of the light post arm black and add two small black balls (ping pong size?) to make a small Mickey.

 

[retired and happy]

The arm on the post is/was available at big box DIY stores (HD/Lowes) with the gold end knobs.

 

[Nightmarelover]

Saw ya at the Fort this past week it looked awesome!

 

[vjstangelo]

I have been inspired by your design. My wife and I were at an auction Sunday and bought our milk jug.

I plan on painting similar to yours.

How did you set the post in the bottom of the jug? Is the entire post permanently set in concrete poured in the base of the jug?

Thanks

Vince

 

[Flametamr]

I have been inspired by your design. My wife and I were at an auction Sunday and bought our milk jug.

I plan on painting similar to yours.

How did you set the post in the bottom of the jug? Is the entire post permanently set in concrete poured in the base of the jug?

Thanks

Vince

For now the pole is held in place with decorative white rocks. I ran out of time to permanently secure it before our trip. Soon I plan on using epoxy to bond it at the base and then replace the rocks. I also still have to cut a drain at the bottom. The pipe is not very thick or I would weld it.

 

[articfox676]

You did such a good job with Mickey now he needs a mate. How about a Minnie???