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Trying to conjure a one-off light fixture for my office in shop. Had some 36? Hubcaps in so-so condition. I pried the stainless off and mounted it to a generic Menards frosted shade. I left the road rash on stainless.

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Nice!!.....way better than just throwing it away!........Mark

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Thank you. I tend not to throw stuff. But, after awhile, if I can’t find a use and it is rather fubar, then it goes away. Far as I know, you can’t buy a fixture like this.

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Thanks, Pete!

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Great looking light, well done.

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I like it!

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Nice!

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Great idea for a unique fixture.

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Great idea, looks great.

Glenn

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Great idea.

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Love it. Thanks for sharing

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I remember seeing a light at the early V8 museum at Auburn. It was made from a rear end housing with maybe gas globe or some such glass lens. Pretty unique! Does anyone else remember seeing that?

Al Hook

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By the way I like your light. Thanks for sharing.

Al Hook

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Great idea.

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Thats very nice.

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Interesting use. I love it!

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Cool idea, my ‘36 hubcap is just hanging on a nail in my cellar.

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Also love the look of the ceiling boards (or panels?). Period correct!

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Thanks all. I grew up in a near ghost town. There was a John Deere agency/lumber company/bulk oil agency in that town. The office/shop/parts department was in one building. It had the beaded paneling. I liked the look. I saved the front door from the building before it was demolished. It sat an angle in the building, I replicated that. Also have a cement sign with company name on it. The shop side of office walls are covered with split cedar siding from a couple of old homestead houses that were succumbing to the ravages of time.

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There was a fellow selling opaque V8 signs on the HAMB a few years ago. They were just the right size to put on a rear axle in place of the bells. Wanted 2 for making a light using banjo/torque tube. But I wasn’t done with my shop, and didn’t need more stuff to trip over. So darn…

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And then there are these creations > https://no.pinterest.com/pin/560205641127264670/


https://i.pinimg.com/564x/69/ed/ad/6...1a3beea906.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bf/60/17/b...0b85aa0265.jpg

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Very nice^^^^

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I can see you "saw the light". Can you use an LED bulb so the metal hubcap won't get hot?

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I bought a double socket, wired that in and installed led bulbs. Nice and bright.

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Very clever use of 'on hand' materials! And like so many of us, you are proud to display the ford script in your work.

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No photos but I built a coffee table with a '29 "A" running board, the legs are the stamped running board brackets with a brake rod for bracing.

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There are lots of drilled camshafts for making table lamps with hidden cords but it seems very few want to do a crankshaft. From experience, I will tell you it is hard to hide the holes.

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Pete, I would love to see a picture of a crankshaft lamp if you have one to share.

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https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4b/1f/23/4...686d92ca2f.jpg

https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/u...36239804_1.jpg

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I made it out of a model A crank when I was in high school and did not own a camera back then but it was basically the same as petehoovie's pics.
The teacher helped me figure out how to drill it to hide the cord.
All we had was a flat belt drive drill press to work with.

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Neat lamp.