12 Projects of Christmas - Project #11 Gramp Lamp Revamp

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12 Projects of Christmas - Project #11 Gramp Lamp Revamp

Using our 2-conductor Twisted Pair wire and rubber plug end, we restored a vintage custom made lamp!

Color Cord Product You'll Need:

Twisted Cloth Covered Wire

Rubber Plug End

Standard Cord Grip

Tesla LED Milk Bulbs

Step 1: Removing Old Wiring

Beautiful Gramp Lamp - Color Cord Company
Base of wooden lamp and 2 electrical cords
Internal Components of Gramp Lamp
Person inserting wire into bottom of wooden light fixture
First we opened up the original cluster body, separated and removed the old flat wire to be replaced with our Twisted Pair Cloth Covered Wire.

Step 2: Wiring the New Twisted Pair to the Lamp
Twisted Pair Cloth Covered Wire
A man cutting the end of Twisted Pair Cloth Covered Wire
A man setup the wiring to create Gramp Lamp
A man setup the wiring to create a beautiful Gramp Lamp
Once we cut and stripped the end of our Twisted Pair Cloth Covered Wire, we fed it through the bottom of the lamp and then crimped the top to secure it to the base of the cluster body. 

Step 3: Re-wiring the Cluster Body
A man re-wiring the cluster body
A man re-wiring the cluster body of the Lamp
We simply reconnected the original positive and negative conductor wires of the two sockets to the new Twisted Pair Cloth Covered Wire using wire nuts and electrical tape.
Step 4: Wiring the Rubber Plug End
A man wiring the rubber plug end
In this step we removed the rubber housing of the rubber plug end and connected the two conductor wires to the plug terminals!  
Step 5: Cleaning
A man polishing the vintage Lamp
A man polishing the vintage Lamp with wood polish
A little spit shine never hurts!  Except we used wood polish instead of saliva, cuz gross.  We polished our vintage lamp and brought it back to life!
Step 6: Screwing in LED Bulbs and Enjoy!
A man screwing the LED Light bulb in Lamp
Close up of the bottom of a wooden light fixture
Person holding vintage-looking table lamp
Gramp Lamp - Beautiful Christmas Project
Go steal your Grampa's Lamp and get started!  Or just borrow it, whatever.  Send us photos of your DIY Holiday Projects!
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