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Aluminum Flashing Pendant Light

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Working on your roof may not be fun, but making this industrial-style pendant lighting out of aluminum roof flashing is.

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Aluminum flashing pendant light

Project Overview

Skill Level

Beginner

Estimated Time

Few hours

Estimated Cost

$$$$$

Tools and Materials

Tools

  • Scissors
  • Ruler
  • Sharpie pen
  • Super glue, #176218

Materials

  • 5 - 8-in x 4-in (actual dimensions: 8-in x 8-in) aluminum flashing, #44834
  • Nickel mini pendant light fixture, #268808
  • 25-watt incandescent lightbulb, #76563
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Instructions

Step 1

Use aluminum flashing strips
With a Sharpie pen and scissors, mark and cut out four 2-in-wide strips from each piece of flashing (you should be left with 20 strips). Cut four of these down to 7-in long, four to 6-in, four to 5-in, and four to 4-in.

Step 2

Cut half circles from the aluminum flashing strips
Draw and cut out half circles from one end of each strip, using the ring from the threaded bulb socket of the pendant light fixture as your guide. (Keep this on hand for Step 4.)

Step 3

Glue the aluminum flashing strips together
Measure and mark 1 inch in from the end of each strip (the end with the half circle); fold these ends over at the marks. Then take four same-length strips and glue the half-circle ends together so they form a full circle, as shown below. Repeat with all the sets of same-length strips.

Step 4

Attach the flashing to a pendant light fixture -- start with the 4-in-long set and finish with the 8-in-long set. Slide the center hole of each set of flashing onto the threaded bulb socket, then screw the bulb socket ring back on to secure them in place. Fan out the strips evenly on all four sides.