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glowing recycled drum coffee table
by：GSH
2020-10-10
This project is really one of my favorite projects.
It doesn\'t need much time and money and looks great.
The table looks like it\'s custom made by professionals, but it actually only needs some simple electrical work.
This is the perfect size for a coffee table.
We had an extra, cheap drum and didn\'t mind it being messed up so I thought I would play with it.
At first I thought we were going to put a coat of paint on it and cover it with glass from an old terrace we had and call it \"good \".
So I started preparing the paint by removing all the hardware.
To remove these top bolts, you can use the drum wing key or a pair of strong hands.
I used a wing key because my wife was not there.
There are many screws.
Whenever I take things apart that have a lot of parts, I like to put the screws back into the hardware so that I don\'t lose them and mix the parts together.
When I removed the top, I noticed that the black exterior of the drum was just a piece of plastic laminate.
We decided that it would be unlikely that the paint would peel off if we removed the black one.
I thought the whole thing was stuck together and needed to be polished, but in the end I thought it was worth it.
I pulled down the two DingTalk and started peeling.
I am pleased to be surprised to find that it is not difficult to take off only the seams are glued together.
I think I might need a putty knife or something to help with the pry, but I\'m happy to be surprised that I can pull it out with only my hands.
There are about 2 inch glue residues that need to be treated.
I use paint thinners and sandpaper to clean it up, but either one will finish the job eventually.
We ended up dyeing with Minwax\'s provincial level and added several layers of polyurethane from the spray tank.
Aerosol aggregation is a bit more cost-effective, but it is worth it for small projects like this.
It dries fast and leaves a perfect surface that doesn\'t need to be cleaned up.
Remember that it requires multiple coats.
If you try to do it with a thick coat, you end up with drops of water that look terrible.
I wanted to put the lights in the drum but there was no plug nearby and there was concern that the wires could be dangerous to trip.
We have some Battery Powered LED Christmas lights, but I need a way to turn them on and off so we don\'t run out of batteries too fast.
I bought a button switch to splice it into the lamp before the first bulb.
All of this requires cutting and stripping the wire and then fixing the wire on the switch in place using the wire nut.
Before cutting off the wires, make sure that the lights of the battery pack are turned off and then turn the switch back on to allow the new switch control light you just installed.
After putting all the hardware back at the bottom of the drum, I added the lights.
I was hoping that the switch would fit perfectly in the existing air hole, but I had to enlarge it in a hair to fit the switch.
I finally fixed the light with tape (not shown)
Prevent tables from sliding around if they need to move.
We didn\'t want to see the individual lights, so we added rice paper to the top to create a good diffuse light and reinstalled the remaining hardware.
The original drum is too high to be used as a coffee table.
I used a grinder with a fiber cutting wheel to cut the metal legs.
I can reuse the plastic strip-
Cover the sharp cut with the foot.
We could have easily put our legs down, but I wanted the drums to sit up a little bit from the ground and let the light enhance the floating effect.
Everything was ready, we put the drum in the right place and added the glass top we left from the old terrace.
It doesn\'t need much time and money and looks great.
The table looks like it\'s custom made by professionals, but it actually only needs some simple electrical work.
This is the perfect size for a coffee table.
We had an extra, cheap drum and didn\'t mind it being messed up so I thought I would play with it.
At first I thought we were going to put a coat of paint on it and cover it with glass from an old terrace we had and call it \"good \".
So I started preparing the paint by removing all the hardware.
To remove these top bolts, you can use the drum wing key or a pair of strong hands.
I used a wing key because my wife was not there.
There are many screws.
Whenever I take things apart that have a lot of parts, I like to put the screws back into the hardware so that I don\'t lose them and mix the parts together.
When I removed the top, I noticed that the black exterior of the drum was just a piece of plastic laminate.
We decided that it would be unlikely that the paint would peel off if we removed the black one.
I thought the whole thing was stuck together and needed to be polished, but in the end I thought it was worth it.
I pulled down the two DingTalk and started peeling.
I am pleased to be surprised to find that it is not difficult to take off only the seams are glued together.
I think I might need a putty knife or something to help with the pry, but I\'m happy to be surprised that I can pull it out with only my hands.
There are about 2 inch glue residues that need to be treated.
I use paint thinners and sandpaper to clean it up, but either one will finish the job eventually.
We ended up dyeing with Minwax\'s provincial level and added several layers of polyurethane from the spray tank.
Aerosol aggregation is a bit more cost-effective, but it is worth it for small projects like this.
It dries fast and leaves a perfect surface that doesn\'t need to be cleaned up.
Remember that it requires multiple coats.
If you try to do it with a thick coat, you end up with drops of water that look terrible.
I wanted to put the lights in the drum but there was no plug nearby and there was concern that the wires could be dangerous to trip.
We have some Battery Powered LED Christmas lights, but I need a way to turn them on and off so we don\'t run out of batteries too fast.
I bought a button switch to splice it into the lamp before the first bulb.
All of this requires cutting and stripping the wire and then fixing the wire on the switch in place using the wire nut.
Before cutting off the wires, make sure that the lights of the battery pack are turned off and then turn the switch back on to allow the new switch control light you just installed.
After putting all the hardware back at the bottom of the drum, I added the lights.
I was hoping that the switch would fit perfectly in the existing air hole, but I had to enlarge it in a hair to fit the switch.
I finally fixed the light with tape (not shown)
Prevent tables from sliding around if they need to move.
We didn\'t want to see the individual lights, so we added rice paper to the top to create a good diffuse light and reinstalled the remaining hardware.
The original drum is too high to be used as a coffee table.
I used a grinder with a fiber cutting wheel to cut the metal legs.
I can reuse the plastic strip-
Cover the sharp cut with the foot.
We could have easily put our legs down, but I wanted the drums to sit up a little bit from the ground and let the light enhance the floating effect.
Everything was ready, we put the drum in the right place and added the glass top we left from the old terrace.
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