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This table lamp was missing a shade. The glare of the naked bulb was rather unbearable. A lamp shade needed to be built. |
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I bought some brass tubing and cut it into 4" lengths. Copper wire formed the connection points. |
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A folded paper template allowed precise angles to be maintained during soldering. |
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The dodecahedron came together with surprising speed. A coat of Brasso made it nice and shiny. |
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I drew ten pentagons onto a plain white sheet then cut the shape out, washed and ironed it. |
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Hemming the edges and double-stiching all the joints took a while. |
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Finally the vertices of the fabric were tied to the vertices of the structure. Let there be light. |
