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Old 11-20-07, 03:01 PM
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Check out the rotor desk lamp!
Here it is guys! I made this quite a while ago, but just now got around to posting finished pictures of it. Cost me about $5 to make. I went to Goodwill and bought a couple of old junky lamps for parts. When I got home I gutted them and put a hole through the rotor. Used the spare parts to piece together a nice lamp. Then I got a new cheapy lamp shade from walmart for the top. Whaddya think?

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That is hilarious. Now, I want one. Nice creativity.
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thats cool, I bet your co workers are jelous
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lol... that would make a nice X-mas gift
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This kind of ingenuity and creativity is what I love about the 1st gen section. All the rotor needs is a nice powdercoating.
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No way, it looks good polished up like that.
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For the rotor head who has everything.



Nice One Jamie!
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Badass!!! I want one. Doesnt look like it would be too hard to make one either.
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Old 11-21-07, 12:32 AM
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That really hansomes up your cubicle.
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Sweet. A lamp/paperweight combo......LOL
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lol That is pretty cool.
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thats awesome my friend!!! how long did it take you to drill through that rotor??
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thats awesome my friend!!! how long did it take you to drill through that rotor??
Not as long as you'd think really. They are hollow so after you get going it's a pretty quick process. Maybe 20 minutes all told?

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um yeah, I'm gonna need you to move down to storage room b. We got some new people coming in and we're gonna need the extra space... Is that my rotor lamp? I've been looking for that, lemme just....
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um yeah, I'm gonna need you to move down to storage room b. We got some new people coming in and we're gonna need the extra space... Is that my rotor lamp? I've been looking for that, lemme just....
Uhh, Milton we've got some boxes and things that we're going to be moving in here, so if you could go ahead and move your desk as far back against the wall as possible that would be great, Mkay? Thanks!

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nice!! i like. is it held stable or is its weight the only thing holding it in place? how did you secure the top half to the rotor? man, i bet drilling through that thing was a biotch.
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The top is held stable. See the big 5/8 bolts inside the rotor bearing? That's what holds the rotor to the base and the top to the rotor. I put bolts and sockets and washers on the pedestal for the bulb also to keep the look complete. It hides the pedestal for the bulb and adds to the look of the lamp at the same time.

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Jamie,

Looks good. Looks pretty clean from the pic. Did you just clean it up or did you paint/powdercoat it?
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Jamie,

Looks good. Looks pretty clean from the pic. Did you just clean it up or did you paint/powdercoat it?
I spent a good hour or two cleaning it up with some small flat screwdrivers, and a wirebrush. If I recall it spent several nights in the garage in a bucket of degreaser too. When I was all done I sprayed it with my favorite duplicolor wheel paint. That stuff sets up like concrete. It's almost impossible to chip off of anything. It's the best thing since sliced bread IMO...

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so, youre going to send this to me for Xmas right?
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so, youre going to send this to me for Xmas right?
As soon as I get that bag of $100 bills I'm waiting on from you....
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ill ship it out first thing next week!!
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This kind of ingenuity and creativity is what I love about the 1st gen section.
Said it best! I agree 100%. One of the best uses of a spare rotor!
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