WalkerFiend 22 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hi! Noobs here, Myself (Mike) , DW, DD, DS... Thanks to all the information we found on this site we had a great first trip to Disney and to the Fort this year. I'm hoping my very low key first posting will not get me yelled at for not joining sooner. Since camping for us is done for the year and we can't get back to the Fort till School is out The kids and I put together our own Mickey Lamp over the weekend. (Thanks again to the plans I found here!) I used a string of color changing LED rope lights I found a Home Depot complete with remote control (you can just see the receiver eye of the remote at the top of the post.) Made this for fairly easy disassembly and storage in the TT so we can take it with us on all our camping trips. Still need to paint, and, decide how to keep it stable at the base (staking or getting another base/milk jug...) It's already occupied a place of honor in the Living Room. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Awesome job!And welcome! We won't yell at you unless your name is Dave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Outstanding and Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Too cool. Welcome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Nice job on the lamp post!! And if you've been lurking around here for a while, you know that Lou will be by shortly to give you a hard time for not posting sooner. You can repay the favor by giving him a big hug if you meet him in person. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WalkerFiend 22 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Nice job on the lamp post!! And if you've been lurking around here for a while, you know that Lou will be by shortly to give you a hard time for not posting sooner. You can repay the favor by giving him a big hug if you meet him in person. LOL. I'd love to meet Lou and make good on that hug! BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I can't yell at you, Mike, or call you a schmuckface, yet, for not joining sooner because it depends on how long you've been lurking. But I will yell at you for not letting us know that you were at the Fort because as it was your first time to WDW and the Fort, insight from an on the scene Fiend might have been helpful during your stay. Nice job on the Mickey light. I had to say that. Mo makes me say one nice thing to noobs or she yells at me. Where are you from? BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WalkerFiend 22 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hey there! It's good to get to say hi and not just lurk. Hah. We're from Central Ohio. Near Columbus. A little town called Pickerington.There's a new guy thread or board on here someplace. I'll have to find it and say a proper hello. As prepared as we were (thanks again to the folks here) we just were completely overwhelmed buy not just our first trip to Disney, but our first "big" camping trip. Now that summer is over Ive got more time to surf the inter webs. But. I generally read a lot more than I post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 This might be link your looking for. Click on it and introduce yourself. http://www.fortfiends.net/forum/topic/199-please-introduce-yourself/page-204?hl=+introduce%20+yourself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 This might be link your looking for. Clock on it and introduce yourself. http://www.fortfiends.net/forum/topic/199-please-introduce-yourself/page-204?hl=+introduce%20+yourself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
red...Susan 37 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 My DD is in Heath Ohio. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hi! Noobs here, Myself (Mike) , DW, DD, DS... Thanks to all the information we found on this site we had a great first trip to Disney and to the Fort this year. I'm hoping my very low key first posting will not get me yelled at for not joining sooner. Since camping for us is done for the year and we can't get back to the Fort till School is out The kids and I put together our own Mickey Lamp over the weekend. (Thanks again to the plans I found here!) I used a string of color changing LED rope lights I found a Home Depot complete with remote control (you can just see the receiver eye of the remote at the top of the post.) Made this for fairly easy disassembly and storage in the TT so we can take it with us on all our camping trips. Still need to paint, and, decide how to keep it stable at the base (staking or getting another base/milk jug...) It's already occupied a place of honor in the Living Room. Welcome. Past weekend, I saw a Mickey lamp, and they had the post in a toilet flange and then used those aluminum round (look like giant nails) tent pegs to stake it down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Welcome.Past weekend, I saw a Mickey lamp, and they had the post in a toilet flange and then used those aluminum round (look like giant nails) tent pegs to stake it down.Sounds like mine :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Sounds like mine :)Were you in the 1500 loop? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McMonsters..........Kelly 48 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Welcome!! Very nice lamp, one day I'll get around to getting mine done....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cindymac11 43 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Welcome to the shenanigans! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WalkerFiend 22 Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 My DD is in Heath Ohio.We're just a few exits away on I70. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Were you in the 1500 loop?Nope 1003, but that is exactly how I built mine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Retired and Happy (Ken) 101 Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I used thwe toilet flange on my first lamp, but i bolted it to a square of 3/4 inch plywood for more stability. It's only fallen once and burned a hole in our large snow globe. For my other lamps i have used old milk cans. Sometimes hard to find and harder to decorate. And Welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
red...Susan 37 Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 We use a dollar store bowl. Cut a hole in the bottom. Put in a PVC pipe with a smaller size than the main pole and fill the bowl with cement. When it dried turned it over and we had a cement stand with a pole sticking out. We just slide the lamp on and use to large bolts to keep it from jiggling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Welcome and LOVE the lamp! One of these days, I'm going to have to make one for our family :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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