MALM glass plate and DIODER LED wall light By: Sebastian

Materials: BEHANDLA woodoil white, DIODER RGB LED, MALM glass plate white

LED wall lamps are quite expensive so I looked for a nice looking cheaper alternative. When walking though IKEA I saw the DIODER light strips and the idea of designing something myself was born.

The plan was to mount a white MALM glass plate on the wall and have the DIODER leds mounted between wall and plate to light up the glass plate. But how to mount the glass plate on the wall with enough space for the DIODER?

I’ve bought a wooden slat, cut it into two pieces and also cut a notch into it which was a little bit wider than the glass plate. In fact, the glass plate fitted nicely into the notch. After painting the slats whith BEHANDLA I mounted the bottom wood slat onto the wall, added the electric part and finalzed the lamp by mounting the top wooden slat.

I can turn the lamp on and off by a regular wall switch while for changing the colors I use the DIODER wheel.

Done.

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Kalas Kolorfull Quizbuttons By: Sebastian

I’ve used Kalas bowls and plates to construct Quiz-buzzers for my classroom. With a bit of wood and buttons from an old keyboard. The pictures should tell nearly enough. I connected it all to a Velleman MK133 quiz-kit (well, I made my own based on their schematic).

Short story:

- Kalas bowl and plate

- piece of wood 12x12cm

- piece of broomstick (about 3cm)

- piece of foam insulation

- button

- LED

- Wire (I used old UTP patchcables)

- Screw

Drill holes in the center of the plate and wood. Drill some more holes (see pictures, can’t really describe it in words…). Connect the LED, screw the broomstick to the piece of wood, glue the button on top. Glue the foam to the Kalas bowl and you are done!

I’m really sorry, i communicate better through pictures. Use those! For the whole story in dutch, check out my blog.

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