Just ordered all the pipe parts and made a trip to the big orange box store for the other items. Yes the light bulbs are expensive but it's going to look awesome.
Looks great,you should speak to an electrician about grounding your pipes or conduits. As it stands you could have a a hot to ground (your pipes) with a shock potential
There's a reason why any metal fixture in your house (done by an electrician) has a green or bare metal ground attached it. Your project doesn't include this. Your anecdotal evidence is insufficient.
I made a black pipe lamp about a year ago. No grounding wire, but I ran all the insulated wire through clear vinyl tubing before I ran it through the pipe. No chance of a cut getting through the vinyl tubing and the wire insulation.
Great video, explains very simply. My only question is, does the fixture not have to have a ground wire? If it gets grounded to a metal box then what about if it was a metal box?
Sorry to contradict, but you are wrong. Part V of Article 410 of the NEC contains the requirements for grounding fixtures. These requirements are the standard grounding requirements for all equipment. Basically all exposed metal parts must be grounded and the fixture must provide a means for attaching an equipment grounding conductor and the fixture must be connected to an equipment grounding conductor. As the body of the lamp, being made of metal pipe, is considered an exposed conductive part it therefore MUST be Grounded/Earthed. You really need to reconsider giving out this sort of poor advice when you've got 50K subscribers. To simply say 'You're welcome to do your project however you want.' as you did to someone else who questioned your methods, is frankly not acceptable.
...and the metal piping could easily become live if the insulation on either cable wears through for whatever reason. It would never pass British wiring regs. Sorry. You're basically showing people how to electrocute themselves.
How would you go about grounding a lamp like this? I really like this idea but after reading the grounding warnings in a lot of comments it has me concerned. Great video nonetheless!
Dennis - As long as no moisture is inside the pipe work, it getting live is very remote given modern wire was used, The Australian Clipsal metal conduits and rubber wire of the 20s-50s were accidents waiting to happen, In 2009 many ceiling insulation installers got zapped by these metal conduits 1 or 2 were killed
What type of 18 gauge wire do you use from the socket to the splice? I used lamp and there isn't much room. I have automotive wire, but i didn't know what you thought was cheapest and best. Great video! I love the fixture from your plan!
You should never ever use ungrounded wiring in s metal fixture. You should have used a grounded plug with the ground wire connected to the metal fixture.
When mounting the flange to the board, should there be any concern about cutting the wire? Meaning should I try to snake a small divot in the flange for the wire to pass through without being smooshed between the board and metal?
Hi, nice video. I have a table lamp having three arms with three light bulbs. Just one of them works properly. If I put one of the other two light bulbs the whole thing turns off. What can I do? Why the bulb works untill I put another bulb? :(
Are the Edison bulbs distracting and bright in your eyes? I’m looking to add something like this over my bar and afraid the lights would be annoying to your eye site.
That's all I can think of now that I'm building some. I'm probably gonna go with the solder/heat shrink and then run everything through a plastic tube inside the pipes. I don't wanna burn the house down if someone accidentally bumps into a wire.
Hey Mr. Fix it. Nice lamp! I just built my own table pipe lamp. I bought all of the black iron pipe fittings & piping from Lowes and it was pretty expensive. Do you know where to find cheaper prices on black piping and fittings? I saw someone said Zoro in the comment section but it was only 10 cents cheaper than Lowes for some of the fittings. Any ideas?
This was a great work , I'm gonna try to do one, but normally everything I do turns in a disaster but even so I'm gonna do, fooling your instructions should be easier...I hope Like a lot you channel ...SUBSCRIBED
Eeek! Nice idea but ... no earth cable? Could be nasty. Perhaps you could add a bit of video on showing how you do that. Just so it's er, a legal installation, in the UK at least ;-)
Big, heavy duty, industrial looking - pipes and vintage bulbs =Awesome! The wimpy, annoying, thru-cord rolling on/off lamp switch = wahn, wahn, wahn. :( Is there a way to use a heavier toggle-type thru cord switch. Can't stand those rolling clicky types.
How many lamps have you ever seen with a ground prong on the cord -- I own approximately NONE and many are metal lamps. This is standard industry practice.
Edison Light Globes What are the standards-compliant alternativesfor fixing the sockets in place and for insulating the black and white wires from shorts?
Please use higher gauge wire in case someone after you inserts 100W bulbs instead of the 40 you are using. .. = wires too hot for insulation tape = melted insulation tape = potentially live fixture without any earth attached to the fixture = potential shock hazard . This as it is shown here is not legal in my country.. (for very good reasons)
A GOOD WAY TO BURN A HOUSE DOWN! not so mention shock hazard! You should use a MINIMUM 14 AWG (American Wire Gauge) wire according to the NEC (National Electrical Code) per a 15amp circuit which is a standard lighting circuit in all homes. Or use a 12 AWG wire if it is a 20 amp circuit. 18 gauge wire is way too small and WILL overheat which will cause a short which is another huge concern since you do not have a grounding wire grounded and ungrounded pipe. You should really consult an electrician or at least have a BASIC understanding of electrical before posting videos like this. a good way to burn peoples houses down and or SHOCK!
Yeah, you've got a valid point 18AWG is only rated at 2.3A so if you put 4 X 100W lamps in those fixtures, you'd be pulling 3.6A down that wire. Insulation melts/degrades then you've got live wires touching an un-grounded metal fixture. Yikes!
Ryan Waterson I'm afraid you are 100% incorrect. Lamps should be constructed per UL Standard 153 and a few other reference UL Standards as well. The 15A and 20A circuits you quote are applicable in a residential or commercial struture (not a lamp) that is built per ICC IRC, IBC and NEC codes. PLEASE learn a BASIC understanding of lamp assembly before quoting other NEC codes that are not applicable.
That's BS about wire gauge, light bulbs draw very little current, on audio side of things 22 AWG can cause voltage loss to speakers in high power setups 16 or 14 AWG is less lossy. In Australia metal conduits containing Indian rubber wire do become live due to the rubber breaking down, we now use plastic conduits and PVC wire which is far safer
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THATS IT WE SUB YOU ARE THE ONLY 1 THAT WENT BEYOND EVERYONE ON Y TUBE THAT WENT INDEP OF A BUILD. THANK YOU. OFF TO HOME DEPOT TO BUILD IT.
This industrial light fixture sets the piano bar off. Great project and video!
That thing is really cool. Thanks for the plain explanation of the wiring.
Mr. Fix It
Is a ground wire ever needed with this kind of lamp?
Best Video I've seen on this subject yet. Short, sweet, to the point and easy to understand. Thank you.
Just ordered all the pipe parts and made a trip to the big orange box store for the other items. Yes the light bulbs are expensive but it's going to look awesome.
Holy crap; this is the BEST instructional video bro!! Thank you so much for creating something quality here! It really helps out
Bullochman
Attach an earth wire to the casing though just to me safe, especially if you have the lamp wires joining in a dodgy way
I greatly appreciate the no bs approach and great video quality. Well done!
I love it !!! I plan on doing this to my existing outdoor bar. Industrial pipe lights are totally awesome paired with Edison light bulbs.
Very cool! Dig the look of the end result!
Looks great,you should speak to an electrician about grounding your pipes or conduits. As it stands you could have a a hot to ground (your pipes) with a shock potential
thats all it takes
redwood1957 If you're that worried, you could also use PVC that's painted or stained...
There's a reason why any metal fixture in your house (done by an electrician) has a green or bare metal ground attached it. Your project doesn't include this. Your anecdotal evidence is insufficient.
Metal chandeliers normally have and earth wire, I'd have put an earth wire on it as it's not much more effort, but each to their own
I made a black pipe lamp about a year ago. No grounding wire, but I ran all the insulated wire through clear vinyl tubing before I ran it through the pipe. No chance of a cut getting through the vinyl tubing and the wire insulation.
Amazing video! Great step-by-step instructions. Thx!
Great job
Hey a great lamp you have built there. I like it very much. Greetings MrHandwerk
Great work. I really like the industrial/steampunk look....
Phenomenal job!!!
looks great and very decorative.
beautiful lamp, easy to follow through DIY project, I will try it out this weekend.
Great video, explains very simply. My only question is, does the fixture not have to have a ground wire? If it gets grounded to a metal box then what about if it was a metal box?
Sorry to contradict, but you are wrong. Part V of Article 410 of the NEC contains the requirements for grounding fixtures. These requirements are the standard grounding requirements for all equipment. Basically all exposed metal parts must be grounded and the fixture must provide a means for attaching an equipment grounding conductor and the fixture must be connected to an equipment grounding conductor.
As the body of the lamp, being made of metal pipe, is considered an exposed conductive part it therefore MUST be Grounded/Earthed. You really need to reconsider giving out this sort of poor advice when you've got 50K subscribers.
To simply say 'You're welcome to do your project however you want.' as you did to someone else who questioned your methods, is frankly not acceptable.
Mr. Fix It
The fact that the plug is polorised makes no difference.
...and the metal piping could easily become live if the insulation on either cable wears through for whatever reason. It would never pass British wiring regs. Sorry. You're basically showing people how to electrocute themselves.
thanks, great demo, fast and to the point
How would you go about grounding a lamp like this?
I really like this idea but after reading the grounding warnings in a lot of comments it has me concerned.
Great video nonetheless!
Dennis - As long as no moisture is inside the pipe work, it getting live is very remote given modern wire was used, The Australian Clipsal metal conduits and rubber wire of the 20s-50s were accidents waiting to happen, In 2009 many ceiling insulation installers got zapped by these metal conduits 1 or 2 were killed
Lovely video!
this is great! i really want to make some of these for myself. i love the look but i was skeptical of the wiring. thank you! im going to try it!
Put an earth wire onto the metal pipes and check wire gauges can handle the current
What type of 18 gauge wire do you use from the socket to the splice? I used lamp and there isn't much room. I have automotive wire, but i didn't know what you thought was cheapest and best.
Great video! I love the fixture from your plan!
Check the wire can handle the maximum current the circuit can deliver
Auto wire is OK since it is heavy duty
Great video very clear! Thank you
I will make this and gift it! Awesome!
You should never ever use ungrounded wiring in s metal fixture. You should have used a grounded plug with the ground wire connected to the metal fixture.
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Great job!!
When mounting the flange to the board, should there be any concern about cutting the wire? Meaning should I try to snake a small divot in the flange for the wire to pass through without being smooshed between the board and metal?
That is really cool!
Hi, nice video. I have a table lamp having three arms with three light bulbs. Just one of them works properly. If I put one of the other two light bulbs the whole thing turns off. What can I do? Why the bulb works untill I put another bulb? :(
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By the way the best prices I've found on the pipe is by a company called Zoro, they have a line called VALUE BRAND. Very reasonable.
Awesome lamp - nicely done
Great looking lamp!
Is there a light holder that fits directly into one of those reducers so you dont have to file anything down?
Are the Edison bulbs distracting and bright in your eyes? I’m looking to add something like this over my bar and afraid the lights would be annoying to your eye site.
This is really cool. It would be even cooler if you hacked together a water valve into a light switch for it.
YOU COULD WIRE THIS INTO AN EXISTING LIGHT SWITCH IN LIKE SAY THE BATHROOM OVER THE MIRROR. THAT WOULD BE VERY COOL.
Great video...Thanks for posting.
Do you coat the pipe with anything for the finished project to prevent rust?
Love the DIY light fixture! Is it possible that a light fixture like this could cause an accidental electrical fire?
That's all I can think of now that I'm building some. I'm probably gonna go with the solder/heat shrink and then run everything through a plastic tube inside the pipes. I don't wanna burn the house down if someone accidentally bumps into a wire.
love this light fitting. is the frame work earthed?
Hey Mr. Fix it. Nice lamp! I just built my own table pipe lamp. I bought all of the black iron pipe fittings & piping from Lowes and it was pretty expensive. Do you know where to find cheaper prices on black piping and fittings? I saw someone said Zoro in the comment section but it was only 10 cents cheaper than Lowes for some of the fittings. Any ideas?
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This was a great work , I'm gonna try to do one, but normally everything I do turns in a disaster but even so I'm gonna do, fooling your instructions should be easier...I hope
Like a lot you channel ...SUBSCRIBED
Waow! That was really awesome!!
Very cool!
Eeek! Nice idea but ... no earth cable? Could be nasty. Perhaps you could add a bit of video on showing how you do that. Just so it's er, a legal installation, in the UK at least ;-)
Where we get those black pipes and fittings
Niiiiice!!
Thank you
awesome!
You should add a ground to this light since it’s made from metal, not up to code needs a ground wire.
Big, heavy duty, industrial looking - pipes and vintage bulbs =Awesome!
The wimpy, annoying, thru-cord rolling on/off lamp switch = wahn, wahn, wahn. :(
Is there a way to use a heavier toggle-type thru cord switch.
Can't stand those rolling clicky types.
Very common idea, but the electrical work is substandard, wire connections aren't very secure, especially when you don't use an 'earth/ground' wire.
I drilled and tapped the pipe to ground the fixture.
not using an equipment ground wire on a metal pipe light fixture is a good way to get someone shocked if the wires do end up shorting out.
How many lamps have you ever seen with a ground prong on the cord -- I own approximately NONE and many are metal lamps. This is standard industry practice.
Don't know the way you handle this in the US but all my lamps bought in GER come with a ground wire equipped. :D
I agree, These sockets should never be glued in place and electrical tape is not legal as an internal connection insulation.
Edison Light Globes
What are the standards-compliant alternativesfor fixing the sockets in place and for insulating the black and white wires from shorts?
Where can I get the parts from???
Nice job but I don't see where the cost adds up to over a hundred bucks.
Arent the fittings themselves expensive?
fun. like legs for big kids.
Please use higher gauge wire in case someone after you inserts 100W bulbs instead of the 40 you are using. .. = wires too hot for insulation tape = melted insulation tape = potentially live fixture without any earth attached to the fixture = potential shock hazard . This as it is shown here is not legal in my country.. (for very good reasons)
I am having no luck finding 1" - 1/2" couplers or 3/4" - 1/2" tees at any hardware stores nearby.
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Yeah they don't have them. I found the reducing T's online.
no ground
No earth?
Mr. Fix It
Why don't you just put an earth wire on it, the cost and time taken are minimal
2:29 sledgehammer peter gabriel
The hole world use the metrical system and you anglos still using the inches.
money, just money
Sheesh. So fast. Can’t keep up.
Pause button is your friend. Or you can always rewatch
one time I saw someone on a diy buy more expensive galvanized steel and then sprayed it black to get that black pipe look lol
I think the electrical code don't let you pass this kind of wire inside a plumbing pipe.
Insulating tape is no good and very dangerous.
Why not just fast forward the whole thing. Found it useless and annoying...
A GOOD WAY TO BURN A HOUSE DOWN! not so mention shock hazard! You should use a MINIMUM 14 AWG (American Wire Gauge) wire according to the NEC (National Electrical Code) per a 15amp circuit which is a standard lighting circuit in all homes. Or use a 12 AWG wire if it is a 20 amp circuit. 18 gauge wire is way too small and WILL overheat which will cause a short which is another huge concern since you do not have a grounding wire grounded and ungrounded pipe. You should really consult an electrician or at least have a BASIC understanding of electrical before posting videos like this. a good way to burn peoples houses down and or SHOCK!
Yeah, you've got a valid point 18AWG is only rated at 2.3A so if you put 4 X 100W lamps in those fixtures, you'd be pulling 3.6A down that wire. Insulation melts/degrades then you've got live wires touching an un-grounded metal fixture. Yikes!
He's using 4 X 40W bulbs.
Could I use 12AWG wire for this? I found it laying around the house and would like to use it if possible.
Ryan Waterson I'm afraid you are 100% incorrect. Lamps should be constructed per UL Standard 153 and a few other reference UL Standards as well. The 15A and 20A circuits you quote are applicable in a residential or commercial struture (not a lamp) that is built per ICC IRC, IBC and NEC codes. PLEASE learn a BASIC understanding of lamp assembly before quoting other NEC codes that are not applicable.
That's BS about wire gauge, light bulbs draw very little current, on audio side of things 22 AWG can cause voltage loss to speakers in high power setups 16 or 14 AWG is less lossy. In Australia metal conduits containing Indian rubber wire do become live due to the rubber breaking down, we now use plastic conduits and PVC wire which is far safer
Are you afraid of saying the word "nipple" ?
Very Cool!!!