How to Make a Lamp with a Liquor Bottle for the Man Cave…

Turn Any Bottle into a Fabulous Lamp!

A few posts back, I shared instructions on how to make a lamp from a wine bottle… This lamp is much cooler and is the ultimate accessory for the man cave! A diamond tip drill bit is used to cut a hole in the back of the bottle… These bits can be pricey but they are way worth the expense if you are going to cut holes in a lot of glass or tile!

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle

 

Materials:

  • Empty liquor bottle
  • Lamp-from-a-bottle kit (<– affiliate link!)
  • Diamond Tip drill bit (mine is 5/8″ diameter)
  • Drill
  • Screwdriver

How you obtain your liquor bottle is up to you… I’m not going to give advice on that!! Wash it out and allow it to dry.

Using the diamond bit and a drill, cut a hole in the back of the bottle. Make sure to have water running over the bit and the bottle – not only does this keep everything cool but it will prolong the life of the bit.

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle diamond bit

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle cutting hole

 

 

Use a 1/2″ drill bit to cut a hole in the cap. I found it easier to drill the hole from the inside with a piece of scrap wood under the cap and using the cap means less parts!

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle drilling hole in cap

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle outside of cap

 

 

Here are a few of the lamp parts I used…

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle cord and socket

 

Using the threaded rod, I put a nut and washer on one end, threaded it through the hole in the cap from the inside, then used another washer and nut on the top.

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle inside cap assembly

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle threaded pipe for socket

 

 

Screw the cap part of the socket onto the end of the rod and set it aside for the time being.

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle socket cap

 

I threaded the cord through the hole in the back through the top then thread the cord through the rod assembly. Screw the cap in place.

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle lamp cord

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle cord through socket

 

 

Tie a UL knot in the cord according to the socket instructions.

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle UL knot

 

Secure the wire to the terminals – the ribbed wire is secured to the silver terminal and the smooth wire is secured to the brass terminal, then snap the socket into place.

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle socket

 

Add a shade and a bulb, and light up the man cave!

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle completed lamp with shade

 

 

Here are a few more I’ve made with other bottles…

how to make a lamp with a liquor bottle other lamps

 

The blue bottle is actually bent like that!

Have questions about how to make a lamp from a liquor bottle for the man cave (or she-shed, right?) Leave a comment below!

Originally posted 2012-06-07 08:00:10.

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