Soda tab lampshade

Energy & Sustainability
Soda tab lampshade

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Sean Ragan writes:

This lampshade is made almost entirely from stay tabs that are interlocked together without wires or fasteners of any type, using a kind of “chain mail” technique that I invented. Careful study of the photograph will probably tell you all you need to know about the chaining technique. Each tab is bent to approximately 120 degrees and then snipped at the top. The top loop of the tab is then threaded through the bottom loops of two adjacent tabs on the row above. Rinse and repeat to create mail.  

4 thoughts on “Soda tab lampshade

  1. Anonymous says:

    Brilliant!!!

  2. A Ruse Seem Likeable says:

    This guy is brilliant. I looked through a good portion of his site–all class act stuff.

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Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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