How to Wire a Lamp/ Light Fitting for the Woodworkers, Woodturners and Makers out there.

[@JohnLawler-oc8wt]

Hello John, that was one of the most informative videos that I have seen on You Tube and answered nearly all questions that were rattling in my head, so thank you. It was also great that it was from a fellow Irishman which made it better!!!!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad it was helpful!

[@InTheWorkshop]

Thanks so much for making this video for us all John, I feel I am a competent person but these instructions you have shared really does make me feel more confident. I will know that I'm doing the job right. As always Great video👍👍👍🙂 David

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

You are welcome hope it helps

[@buglady1952]

Thank you for such great info. I'm wondering if you have an Amazon link for an actual light kit that I could purchase to wire a lamp I just turned. The lamp base is only about 6 in tall so it's small. And I'm just not sure what size kit I would need?

[@4noy]

Thank you, John, for this. I was looking at KZbin clips on how to make steam junk lamps. Absolutely no instructions given on wiring and in all cases cabling used had no earth, yet metal plumbing fittings and screw in bulbs were used. After watching your very easy to follow video I now know what should be done and now realise that a lot of videos on steam junk lamps are downright dangerous and it was only by reading some of the comments that I was alerted to that fact and came fortunately across your video.

[@djlexa1112]

This had everything I was searching for. Thank you!

[@elmumpy]

This is an absolutely excellent video.... Thanks for all the work you put in to help those of us far less knowledgeable...a very grateful subscriber..

[@davidwatkinson1269]

Cheers mate, appreciate the detail in this video. Given me the info to go ahead and tackle me own lamps I've been thinking of making. 👍

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad it was helpful

[@Reignality]

Wasn’t expecting this video so quick! Massive thanks for all the info, I’ll be sure to put the knowledge to use in upcoming projects 👊🏻

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

You are welcome, hope it helps you out.

[@Annaisineire]

Place looks great John!!!

[@Dr34mzM3rch4nt_TV]

Great workshop brother

[@MartinP9320]

Very helpful thank you

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

You're welcome!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Its a long one! but there is more I could have added. Hard to know where to stop,

[@Chef2180]

If you were to have 3 bulbs hanging down from a piece of wood how would you join them up then into one wire for install cheers great vids

[@jameslaurenson4090]

Hi John great video 👍. Can you legally sell a lamp you've made if your not a qualified sparky ? Or would it have to be pat tested etc.

[@RetroMods]

Excellent explanation for light fittings safety but how would I go about obtaining the list of regulatory requirements for 12v LED ceiling lamps with a built in driver? I need a cost effective solution for self certifying my product and make sure I have the technical documentation to back it up. Thank you

[@cindyharrison4191]

Thanks soooo much. You are a god. You've answered so many questions are foot switches added to the plug cable?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

They are

[@mcloughlinsondecorators]

Great info here , thanks John......would you have a list of what to ask for a the electrical shop for the brass ?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Very welcome!

[@vincentbianco583]

How will I know which wire is live? Like for example in a ceiling of an old house where the wiring has been changed all around over the years

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Get an electrician to deal with the wires in your house. This video is only for lamps and light fittings

[@davidosullivan3432]

thanks John would you ever think about led strip lighting and how to power and switch them

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Yeah I have done a good bit of it. I have a couple of ideas for led projects.

[@999pil]

I had a go at creating a barley twist which - to my eternal surprise - hasn't turned out a total disaster, yet! It's hollowed out andI'd like to make a lamp out of it. I was wondering if it would be viable (safe!) to run the flex through a length of brass tube which would be part decorative, part additional support and partly to hide the flex?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Yes it will be fine, a lot of lamps have a brass rod through the centre

[@999pil]

@@JohnMcGrathManInShed Great stuff. However, if you're fibbing to me and I end up electrocuting myself I will be back to haunt you in your manshed!

[@MrHighflyingclive]

A nicely informative video, as always! Back in the 1940s, my dad carved a barley-twist table lamp, but he never wired it. I completed it recently and was delighted to find (as you mentioned) that I could buy replica cotton-covered flex which suits it perfectly. I was surprised - and delighted - to find that the bayonet socket that I bought has a hidden safety switch - the bulb has to depress a plastic pin inside the socket before current can flow. As a child, I grew up in a house with round two-pin sockets and frequently got a shock from them. I probably got a shock from an empty bayonet socket as well! I'm surprised that you say that only a qualified electrician should fit a dimmer switch. It is pretty straightforward DIY job. Are you covering yourself against potential lawsuits, or are there hidden pitfalls that the instructions that come with these switches fail to mention? For a future video, have you thought of looking at remote switching? In my living room I have three table lamps, two wall lamps and a standard lamp. All individually switched. It would be nice if I could control them all from a central control box. Just a thought...

[@tpobrienjr]

Hmm. I think the Edison sockets we use in the US are a little less safe than the ones on your side of the pond. Our sockets (US) have metal threads!

[@janeromnicki6598]

This time I will do it manually with the help of woodglut designs.

[@mernokimuvek]

edison was a thief