Thanksgiving Day, 2011 4:15pm: We are finally on the road to Disney World. My new pre-trip planning now includes “add at least an additional 2 hours for loading and last minute checking everything off your list”. It is now 4:25 pm and we just pulled into a rest stop to do a light check on the vehicles and for hubby to do a walk around the RV. At 4:40pm we are back on the road. I’m beginning to think this may be a very long trip don’t you? I’m hoping to make it at least into Tennessee before stopping for the night. You can read an expanded report here: http://mymobilemadness.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/120/
The board just doesn't seem complete without an authentic, hand-made Mickey Ears Lamppost out in front, does it? Here's a good set of instructions, shamelessly stolen from the good folks over at Walt's Basement. Visit the link there for pictures of the process and more. All the parts you need are available at Home Depot. The Parts to make a Mickey Lamp Post The key parts are: [pre] Quantity Name Home Depot Price Product Number 1 12 inch acrylic globe 022678331576 $15.96 2 6 inch acrylic globes 022678331620 $5.89 1 Globe holder (fitter) 022618331569 $9.49 [/pre] If you?re having trouble finding them, scroll down towards the bottom of this post for more details on how to get them. Now, to put it all together: 1: Begin with the 12 inch globe. Apply masking tape across the top of the globe along the center line in order to mark the centers for the holes needed to mount the smaller globes. Draw a line at the ?top dead center? of the lamp and then measure down 4 inches on each side and make another mark. This will mark the centers for each ear hole, they should be 8 inches apart. 2. Drill a small lead hole for each ear and then use a 3 ? inch hole saw to cut the ear holes. 3. Remove the tape and glue the smaller globes into these holes, clamp until the glue is set. 4. Attach a standard plug to the globe fitter. 5. Now you need to attach the globe fitter to the post. I used a 2 inch piece of ABS drain pipe as my post. The mount is simply a connector which joins 2 pieces of this pipe. First remove the three clamp screws from the fitter: 6. Insert the ABS connector in the hole on the bottom of the globe fitter and drill small lead holes through the holes where you removed the clamp screws. 7. Use small screws to attach the connector to the globe fitter. This piece will now slide on and off the ABS drain pipe which will be your post. 8. Now drill a ? inch hole about a foot from the bottom of the ABS pipe and feed the power cord up through the pole. Add a female receptacle to the end of the cord and you are done. 9. Plug the fitter into the female receptacle you just added, slide the globe fitter onto your post and install a 25 watt frosted light bulb. Place the globe on the fitter and enjoy your lamp. You will need to devise a base for the lamp. I used a cast metal base for a patio umbrella (WalMart ? about $20.00). You simply use a chisel to knock off the nut which holds the retaining bolt and the ABS post slides over the post on the umbrella base. I secure it with two long bolts and wing nuts. Be sure that your base is heavy enough to prevent your lamp from blowing over. The umbrella base has worked very well for me. On my last few lamps I have added smaller bulbs to illuminate the ears as well as the larger globe. 10. Begin with a piece of metal strapping, about 4 inches long. Bend about ? inch on each end so that the ends will create a ?friction grip? on the flange of the 6? globe which is now visible inside the 12? globe. Make 2 of these pieces, one for each of Mickey?s ears. 11. Cut a length of outdoor Christmas lights so that you have 2 socket and enough cord on one end to attach a plug. Use pop-rivets to attach each socket to one of the metal straps you just made. Attach a plug. 12. Here is a detailed look at the light socket riveted to the strap. Note the 90 degree bends in the ends of the strap which provide a ?friction grip? on the flanges of Mickey?s ears, inside the larger globe. Bend them to provide a snug fit and just press them on. ENJOY! Here is more detail on the product codes (Home Depot) for the hard to get components: 12″ acrylic globe ? SKU 312840 UPC 022678331576 Part # CP1265 Vendor ? Adjusta Post ? Price $15.96 6″ acrylic globe ? SKU 312884 UPC 022678331620 Part # CP3086 Vendor Adjusta Post ? Price $5.89 Globe Fitter ? SKU 348480 UPC 022678331569 Part #CP1721P Vendor Adjusta Post ? Price $9.49 If you cannot get them through your local Home Depot, perhaps your store can order them in for you or do a look-up to see if they are stocked in a nearby store. The Home Depot near the Florida Mall stocks all the parts and always has plenty on hand. Details of that store: 7423 Southland Blvd., Orlando, FL 32809 (407) 859-3500 If all else fails, call the manufacturer Summit Lighting (a division of Adjusta Post), 3960 Summit Road, Barberton, OH 44203-1052. Their Customer Service number is (800) 321-2132. Maybe they can direct you to a retailer in your area. Now, I don't want to steal the good folks at Walt's Basement's pictures. So I issue a challenge: The first fiend to provide me with new pictures displaying the correct methods for lamppost construction will win a brand new Internet! (Or something else cool that we come up with here in the Fort Fiends Command Bunker.)
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