January 2015

let's make the eco-friendly DIY table LED lamp, or first step to the sustainable energy use.

Components:

wooden planks (thin and more wider)
abrasive glasspaper
bolts
foiled textolite
wire
powerful warm-white LEDs (I have used 5x1w)
wood stain
wood putty
supply from old cell phone (800-1000 mAh ~5 volts)
hands

The LED table lamp wooden skeleton

So, we will use wooden lath for skeleton
At first we need make the "head" of the lamp in which the LEDs will be placed. For this we need to cut the piece of wider wooden plank

Then we need make the layout by fitting our LEDs to the future lighter's head

Third step. We should use the milling tool with which we should to remove the wood inside the layout for LEDs placing.

Next step. Make a hole for fastening and a ditch for the led lamp's supply wire.

Then cut pieces of thin plank for other parts of led table lamp's skeleton.

Next step. Make holes in all other components and finish these by a glasspaper

Let's try this set of wood to fitting each to one using the fastening

Yes! It is okay. So, next step - color finishing.

I want to make these planks look "old" so i need use black wood stain.

Electric part of DIY LED table lamp

Of course, for the led lamp we need make a led-module.
Prepare the set of 4-5 1w leds and fit them on the "head" of your table lamp for finding the optimal distance.
Cut the piece of foiled textolite and separate the copper foil for "+" and "-" part for make the circuit board.

Solder the LEDs on your textolite with holding the distance between leds (papers between circuit board and leds is for isolation whereas leds have metal basement for heat transfer)