"Mini" Lights

Stunning

Tim Grenville-Cleave

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Scott Thorburn

>Very well done, I only hope that my wife doesn't see them or I might have to try these. :-)

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Ron in Drums PA

>Really Neat!

I never knew there was a thing as mini bulbs and hardware.

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RonZ

>Not much to comment on but excellent job and excellent idea! Please don't patent it. =o)

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Tom in Red Deer

>Hi Ron,

You can get them in most Dollhouse shops. They come in two styles, one like a regular light bulb and the other one is supposed to be like a candle flame.

I find the candle flame one unreliable as far as the bulbs go.

They come with the wee socket and cord.

Tom in Red Deer

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Larry in Lima

>I'd like to know more about how these are made, type of "lamp cord" and bulbs, etc....

Very nice, especially the dimensioning and way the light shows through the shade. Larry

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Tom in Red Deer

>Hi Larry,

Electrics are available from any good Dollhouse shop. They consist of cord and socket and bulb. There are two shapes. One is like a candle flame. I have found them to not be very reliable and the bulb always needs to be tightened. The other looks like a regular bulb and socket only VERY small. They have worked well so far. I have sold three dozen of them and no problems.

Tom in Red Deer

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John Lucas

>Tom

Those are great. I've made some from Tagua nuts but I didn't like the "large" bulbs that the dollhouse place sold so I bought some headlamp bulbs from the train store. They are really tiny but only come with wires and I'm having trouble designing them to be user replaceable. I'll try to post a photo in the next day or so. We're shooting yearbook photos this week and I don't have zilch for time. John

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Tom in Red Deer

>Hi John,

Thanks for your comments. I too have some train headlights and also some led's from radio faceplates. I am working on the "user replaceable" aspec and just about have it licked.

I am getting ready to go on holiday for a month so I won't be doing any more on that until I get back.

Keep in touch and we can figure it out.

Tom in Red Deer

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Mark Mandell - Gone Round In Jersey

>"It beginning to look a bit likr Christmas . . ."

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Tom in Red Deer

>John, you mention you are busy shooting yearbook photos...does that mean you are a photographer?

If so, when I get back from holidays can I pick your brain about improving the pics of my products?

Tom in Red Deer

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John Lucas

>I am a photographer and will be glad to answer your questions. Jamie Donaldson also reads this group so between the two of us we should be able to come up with an answer.

I do get to photograph a lot of lamps. I shoot for a couple of artists who call themselves the twisted sisters. They make lamps our of junk. These ain't your average lamp out of junk these are really nice and sell for big bucks. They are so fun to shoot for but thier lamps can be really challenging.