Rocket Lamp DIY - Super Cool Steampunk lamp

Make this super cool looking steampunk rocket lamp. The rocket lamp uses flicker bulbs to simulate the engines firing. The rocket lamp looks like it's blasting off to outer space.
Circle cutting jig - • Circle Cutting Jig for...
Parts list:
Metal Cage Light (mine had ¾” threads holes. Other brands may have different sized holes - amzn.to/3hUWipz (Affiliate link)
4 Flicker flame bulbs - amzn.to/3yCv4uh (Affiliate link)
4 E12 light sockets - amzn.to/3qVw8qy (Affiliate link)
Lamp cord - amzn.to/3wzfU80 (Affiliate link)
1 Vintage Edison Bulb - amzn.to/3yDg931 (Affiliate link)
2 Electrical Toggle Switches - amzn.to/3kaNK0a (Affiliate link)
4 Iron reducing couplings galvanized ¾”x ½” - amzn.to/3hWFjmI (Affiliate link)
5 Hex bushings galvanized finish ¾ x ½ - amzn.to/3e5RLPY (Affiliate link)
5 galvanized close nipples ½” x 1” - amzn.to/3hWOe7w (Affiliate link)
1 elbow 45 degrees ½ galvanized - amzn.to/3xvhXLy (Affiliate link)
4 Street elbows 90 degrees galvanized - amzn.to/2UzSf9Z (Affiliate link)
1 Iron Floor Flange ½” galvanized - amzn.to/3wyXFzg (Affiliate link)
1 Nipple pipe ½” x 6” galvanized - amzn.to/3hWIkn2 (Affiliate link)
Electrical tape - amzn.to/3xxX6XZ (Affiliate link)
Wire nuts - amzn.to/3APCRqA (Affiliate link)
8” x ¾” thick wooden circle. You can make your own. Used a 1” x 10” x 10” pine board (painted it matte black). See my Easy to make circle cutting jig video here: • Circle Cutting Jig for... ) or you can buy a wooden circle amzn.to/2UEFTxb (Affiliate link)
Paint or stain (I used matte black paint) - amzn.to/36qRXoD (Affiliate link)
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Audio:
STS-131: sound of launch - NASA
STS-135: Landing Commander Comments - NASA
Apollo 13: Houston, We've Had a Problem - NASA

[@horses2by]

Wow that’s an amazing SteamPunk Lamp

[@terryjaye]

Nice job on the rocket lamp. Couple of comments though. The lamp fixture is available at home Depot and it comes with half inch threaded holes, which alleviates the need for half three quarter inch adapters. I completed one myself and decided to ground the fixture as it's all metal. The screw you removed is actually the ground screw for a three conductor wire. If any of your hot wires come loose, the entire lamp will be an electrical hazard.

[@Woodified]

Hey Terry. Thanks for the feedback. I couldn't find the lamp on home depot's site (maybe it not available online?) Can you email me a link? [e-mail]. Thanks

[@ResonantEcho0]

Yes, please list your resources. I'm very interested in building one of these.

[@Georg3555]

Masterpiece!

[@Woodified]

thanks!

[@huevoneousmaximus2309]

This was a great video, thank you! I'll be making one of these as a gift for my son's birthday. It will mean a lot more to him knowing it was made by his "old man". Really enjoyed the sound effects.

[@Woodified]

That's great I'm glad you liked the sound effects. It was my first time adding precise sound effects. It was a time consuming process but I actually enjoyed editing them to get the timing perfect. Have fun with your build.

[@rogerparamount]

Don’t forget earthing like the guy on video, it may kill your son, sorry to say. Or use 12V for your own good. The cover is from steel and he’s got only one layer of insulation, it’s sooo dangerous

[@GoofNerdProductions]

Omg so neat! I've wanted to build my own steampunk lamps someday 😎

[@Woodified]

Go for it!

[@DesertBumWoodWorkn]

That's cool, another project I'll want to make, I've been looking for a lamp, I now have one to make.

[@Woodified]

As soon as I set eyes on the photo I knew I wanted to make one. Have fun. I'll add a parts list to the description soon.

[@carminemartino8471]

Great video. The only thing I would do different is either get a dimmer bulb for the rocket or just use a small dimmer switch instead of a toggle. Either way.. I think I'll be making one for fun.

[@Woodified]

A dimmer would be a nice feature.

[@CryptidHunter_official]

Badass man, thanks 😊

[@Woodified]

Glad you liked it!

[@GullCottageLuciaMuir]

Cool! 🖖👽

[@Woodified]

Thank you! It was fun to build

[@rodrigoreitz7699]

Parabéns!

[@Woodified]

Obrigado

[@tcwhite0104]

Great video, however you mounted it differently than the one I built I mounted the lamp box (base hole) to the pipe that is connected to the wood base. that makes the rocket engines on each of the 4 sides of the lamp box.

[@Woodified]

That's great. Thanks for sharing that you built the lamp.

[@russellboroviak6371]

I've been really wanting to build this type for along time. I have everything & am halfway through wiring. I just have 1 quick question. Is your drawing of the wiring accurate? If so, I'm going for it!! Thanks much

[@Woodified]

Yes the wiring diagram worked for me. It just took me 3 times to actually wire the lamp per the diagram.

[@SevenDaysToNoon]

Awesome! Stupid question though. Do the flame bulbs actually make the engine noise cause none of the other videos of these type of lamps show any noise? They are all silent.

[@Woodified]

Not a stupid question. The bulbs do not make any noise. I spent some extra time learning how to edit sound for this video. I think it sounds cool in the video.

[@simonpayne2438]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video

[@Woodified]

My pleasure! Are you planning to build your own rocket lamp?

[@simonpayne2438]

@@Woodified Now i have seen this video i am. :)

[@Woodified]

@@simonpayne2438 AWESOME! Have fun with your build. If you have any questions feel free to reach out. I read all the comments.

[@kinnet1]

Nice lamp! Went to a glee market and a gentleman was selling one for about 240$!

[@Woodified]

That sounds like a reasonable price if one was making them to sell.

[@MrBobWareham]

For safety, you should have used a strain relief on your cable where it goes into the base, as looking at your cable it looks like two core with no earth and the lamp is all metal so if the live wire comes off and touches the metal body then you could get a shock. I am in the UK, so the electrical law is all metal parts to be earthed for safety, but the lamp looked good, thanks for the video.

[@Woodified]

Thanks for the tip. I'll keep that in mind on the next lamp. thanks

[@67gorila]

how did you do the sound effect, great video

[@Woodified]

The sound effects were done in my video editing software.

[@ma6cb]

great video and thanks for pointing out some of the flaws in the instructable. Living in the UK and seeing this though... made me shudder not seeing an EARTH connection.... and it's hardly double insulated!

[@Woodified]

Ya our lamps don't have ground wires. Thanks for watching

[@valentinagjurusheva3317]

Генијално комплименти

[@Woodified]

Thank you very much

[@gomose6629]

You use the large nuts to tighten the elbows to stop them turning.

[@Woodified]

The parts that look like large nuts are reducers. The 3/4 treads down to 1/2.

[@perry5899]

I'm going to try this with my kids, any chance you would list out all the parts and the sizes of the pipes? Thanks!

[@Woodified]

Yes I plan to add a complete parts list. I run out of time last night.

[@Woodified]

I updated the parts list in the description with sizes. There is also a photo of the parts all laid out in the video. Have fun!

[@perry5899]

@@Woodified Thanks! Kids and I will give it a shot!

[@TheKoyotetracker]

Ok, question, I realize it's been a while but, do those flicker lights really make that noise? It looks really cool.

[@Woodified]

That was sound effects in my editing. The lights do not make any sound.

[@blackerpanther3329]

People aren’t very smart…

[@maritahaglund8291]

I really want to make one for my nephew, but the eletrical part looked a bit confusing. It went from connecting all the white wires to a finish product. May you help me explain your drawing? 😊

[@Woodified]

I briefly show the drawing in the video. If you pause the video you can make out the wire diagram.

[@jshippey]

What size hole did you drill for the wire on the side of the wood support and on the top? Thank you

[@Woodified]

3/8 inch. Big enough for the wire to fit loose in the hole.

[@jshippey]

Yes figured it out with the help of a neighbor. My main body of the rocket has 1/2” holes so I had to adjust the pieces making the boosters. I am now at the wiring stage and drilling holes for the toggle switches.

[@Woodified]

@@jshippey Awesome!! Have fun finishing your rocket lamp.

[@rocola76]

Would you happen to still have the wiring diagram?

[@Woodified]

I show it on the screen just long enough that if you pause the video you can read the diagram.

[@gazzaw1980]

How did you do the wiring please or were can I find a diagram 😮

[@Woodified]

the wire diagram is in the video. Very briefly but the video can be paused to view the diagram.

[@cloudbender]

You still have the wiring diagram?

[@Woodified]

I show the diagram briefly in the video at around the 8:39 mark. You should be able to pause the video. It's not pretty, LOL.

[@johnneale6890]

Do you have a copy of your wiring diagram please

[@Woodified]

Pause the video around 8:38 and you can see my diagram I used.

[@janlegault8445]

I might be missing this but I don't see schematics for wiring the toggle switches. I am also concerned about there not being a ground/earth wire. Any asuggestions?

[@NihonJack]

What was the total cost?

[@Woodified]

I should do a video on the cost.

[@andrewc3287]

Could you share the wiring diagram? I see multiple people have asked about it but i didnt see any posts for it. Thanks

[@Woodified]

I put a quick shot of the wiring diagram in the video. If you pause the video you can read it. It's hand drawn on a white paper.

[@andrewc3287]

I did but it was too blurry. It's fine I figured it out after I blew my breaker a couple of times lol. But a better illustration would've been nice. All good though.👌👍

[@ukaszWitulski]

witam moge prosić o podanie typu lampy i żarówek dziekuje

[@Woodified]

Links are in the description. Here are the flicker bulbs: amzn.to/3yCv4uh

[@ukaszWitulski]

@@Woodified

[@ukaszWitulski]

dziekuje bardzo pozdrawiam z grodu kopernika torunia

[@moderntestimony7964]

What is the total cost to make one?

[@Woodified]

Depends on where you find your parts. For parts $175 to $225 CAD.

[@scott.c9587]

Do you have the wiring diagram?

[@Woodified]

It briefly appears in the video if you pause you can read it.

[@Ivan.Atanasov.]

Wouldn't it look better if the pipe holding the rocket goes in the middle and you have 4 symmetrical thrusters around 🤔

[@Woodified]

100% you could mount in the middle as well

[@burtwonderstone5906]

Rotor? Router!

[@Woodified]

Thanks for watching!

[@dougquaid]

Cheaper to buy one from eBay for £18.00, plus free postage.

[@Woodified]

Thanks for sharing. Yes it's cheaper to buy a plastic one than to make your own from metal parts. I found it on Amazon and ebay. It's made from cheap plastic even though the listings (I found on Amazon) said it was made of metal. The tell was when I looked at the listing weight. As a comparison the one I made is 7lbs.