RING
LIGHT
Purdue AD 215: Materials and Processes course projects for Fall 2024
Project Goal:: make a small form factor lamp that will reside on a desk or nightstand to light a condensed area using a sheet of filmed plastic, 4’ of a 1/8” steel rod, any wood, and a USB LED-switch strip
First wood turning attempt
Design Intent:: behind Ring Light was to create a lamp that highlighted creativity and playfulness. I wanted the lamp to be functional when needed and aesthetic when turned off.
The original maquettes, using much simpler materials, obviously helped me determine the general balance and weight of the design concepts.
While elegant, poor balance of all the materials
Beautiful design, but near impossible with the actual given material
Better functional weight of materials and a much more playful design but possibly a bit simple
Original Build Plan
Top component houses the light
Center disk diffuses light outward
Security pins tension fit the hemispheres together
Bottom component shines a directional light with a milled hole
Wire-frame base holds form for elevated use
Fully modular design to be used in multiple orientations and component usages
Wood Key
Maple
Mahogony
Hickory
Alder
All three hemispherical components were built by layering 1x4 planks to form a wide turning blank
This was my first project using a wood lathe, so I was focused on creating an even arc despite the different Janka ratings of the four woods used
The diffusion disk is made from bandsaw cut, sandblasted 1/4’’ ABS plastic and, like the original build plan, held in place by four 1/8’’ steal rod pins
The same steel rod was used to form the wire base the main lamp rests on, made by hand bending the rod around various workshop objects of varying, desired circumference
The filter inserts are made from a plastic sheet and colored with an acrylic ink
The insert is positioned between the light and the light channel in a slot under the power cord
LIGHT
RING