A Chandelier for Cecily and Mike

December 23, 2011 by Mike Lyon
Filed under Furniture

December 23, 2011 — just barely in time for Christmas — I completed this cool chandelier for my daughter and son-in-law’s dining room table.

using CNC router to cut about 230 leaf shapes from eighth inch thick clear acrylic sheet. After separating and deburring the leaves, I sanded both sides of each, drilled two holes for wire attachment, and heated to 310 degrees in oven, then bent each into a leaf shape and dunked in cold water to set the shape. FUN!

wires welded four to a bolt along with aluminum parts cut and drilled

parts for the core ready for assembly

detail of wires with leaves crimped on bolted into box side

partially assembled box with acrylic leaves

led lighting strips on top -- light hanging on Romex flexible conduit

led lighting strips on bottom

chandelier with leaves arranged and lights lit in my woodshop

another view of completed chandelier in woodshop

completed chandelier with lights off

detail of crimped plexi leaves

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2 Responses to “A Chandelier for Cecily and Mike”

Kim says:

April 5, 2012 at 9:41 am

Mike,
What a fabulous chandelier for Cecily and Mike! Your website is amazing!!!!
When you are here I want to talk with you about something up at my house……
Huge Hugs!
Kim

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Ken Richardson says:

June 9, 2012 at 10:41 pm

That was such an original gift idea and beautiful too. It takes real talent to make original ideas into reality. Great website!

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