The Danglepoise
18 comments
·April 23, 2025alabastervlog
I was surprised at how short the table was, after the note up top about why they needed five lights because the table's so long. It looks way too big for the table, its proportions look like it belongs over a table 1.5-2 meters longer.
draazon
That's probably down to the angle; the table is in fact over 3 metres long, and extendable.
alabastervlog
Ah, OK, that makes more sense then.
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chb
Where did you find these fixtures, OP? I see something similar offered by Feit, but not quite as elegant.
draazon
The lamp-holders and braided flex are from https://www.lampspares.co.uk/, and the bulbs themselves are from Heal's (https://www.heals.com/lighting/bulbs-and-fittings.html).
mulaG40
Love the ambience they create, nice work!
draazon
Overcomplicated lighting design
OJFord
You might want to make it clearer you are OP and describing your work, I think some people might be reading this as dismissive criticism.
(Also, I don't think you can do it by edit, but next time note that you can submit both a URL and some accompanying text.)
draazon
Thanks, that's helpful - I am indeed the OP, and the "overcomplicated" part was intended as tongue-in-cheek self-criticism!
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ziddoap
>I think some people might be reading this as dismissive criticism.
This is exactly what I thought. I downvoted (now removed) thinking that it was a random passerby being dismissive.
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curtisszmania
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damnitbuilds
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draazon
Yes, it is a bit clicky. As discussed in the post, this is something I'd like to fix.
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I was just about to make a retractable light setup for my workshop. I hadn't thought of automating/motorizing it.
A simple pull reel was my goto, but that doesn't work in this application. Amazing work very smart and looks like a fun project.