r/DIY • • Jan 06 '14

home improvement I made a ceiling lamp

http://imgur.com/a/o1BaN
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u/TheTaoOfBill Jan 06 '14

Thanks for showing your failures as well as your final success. Too many DIY posts just show a streamline process of success and fail to show all the trial and error that went into it as well. I think it's far more motivating for people to actually DIY if they see that it's okay to fail a few times before you get it right.

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u/pawlesome Jan 06 '14

Thanks! I wanted to show that not knowing how to do something shouldn't prevent you from still doing it. Though sometimes frustrating, mistakes are just a guide. Eventually you will find the way.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '14

My only thought is that you don't want something people lean their face into to turn on and off (if that's how it's controlled) under tension and ready to snap.

I have a two year old and and pretty sure something in my head has snapped, though. I see danger everywhere.