Step 1: Cutting the Bottle Shades

So i made a decision to undertake a diamond disc in my dremel, wearing my riot gear (mask and goggles), I slowly cut out a line one all sides rotating the bottle in order that I didn’t go all the way through one side before I had made my way into the others. It worked quite well, I found that a strip of masking paper helped guide my cuts and also reduced the chipping.
After I had cut way the bottoms I clamped down some abrasive and using water began to sand down the bottoms using a good circular motion. I used 60, 100 and 200 grits, I could have gone further but I liked the frosted edge the 200 grit left.
The sanding was the simplest definitely the simplest smelling a part of this project, the rhubarb gin bottle smelt really nice!
Step 2: Light Fittings

Step 3: Balancing the Wheel

The circumference of the wheel is 198cm/78″, I positioned the bottles at equal distances tied to the wheel with string to ascertain how it balanced. It didn’t. the Bombay bottle may be a chunky bugger and also taller than the others. So I devised a way of calculating the load of the bottle relative to its height. I call it the Bottle Mass Index or B.M.I., i feel it’s going to catch on……. I figured that I needed to require off about 50mm/2″ from the Bombay to bring back an identical weight of the others.
I got hold of a bit of threaded bar and reusing a cool looking ball nut from the old lamp I fixed the rewired ceiling fitting to the wheel. I stuck it abreast of my shed roof for a sneak peek.
Step 4: Accidents Will Happen

Then it got worse, the lovely Haig Club bottle picked a fight with the Slingsby gin and lost big time. There was no rescue plan. So I took one for the team and spent an evening knocking back the remainder of a bottle of Bruadar.
Step 5: Assembley

I drilled equidistant holes within the wheels rim for the wiring to undergo then fed the lamp fitting wiring up the bottle necks, through the rim and positioned it over the hub to ascertain how long the pendant cords needed to be with the ceiling fitting in situ .
I was still grumbling at myself about the smashed Haig Club bottle, so I took precautions and shredded one among lady shed freaks fluffiest bath towels. After feeding the all pendant wiring through the wheel and into the disc which retained the arms within the old lamp I joined and soldered them. Then I finished wiring it to the ceiling fitting and secured the wires to the spokes with plastic tie wraps and it had been able to hang!!
Step 6: The End!!
