Porcelain Light Fixture

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Note: This project is very complex with an enormous amount of equipment needed: welding equipment, sandblasting machine, kiln. No measurements were provided for the size of the clay tiles or the metal frame.

Steps:

Porcelain Tiles

1. Wedge and cut the clay. Feed the clay through a slab roller and let dry.

2. Cut out five rectangular tiles using a pre-made rectangular "cookie cutter" tool and let air dry to a bone-dry state, about seven days.

3. Sand and water-wipe the edges, then pencil in lines from the stencil.

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4. Brush lacquer onto the border edges and the crossbars of the panes. Drizzle on a design within each pane of each rectangle using lacquer from a squeeze bottle and let dry.

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5. Spray the clay rectangles with a mixture of 50/50 vinegar and water solution. Wipe with a wet sponge as this will etch the clay where there is no lacquer. When dry, repeat this step two more times.

6. Bisque fire tiles in kiln for 12 hours.

7. Sand off the lacquer residue with sandpaper. Glaze the tiles with green glaze and a paint sprayer. Wear eye protection and a respirator mask while glazing. Glaze fire the tiles.

8. Sand blast the tiles using a sandblasting machine.

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Metal Frame

1. Measure and cut the steel, then wipe clean with lacquer thinner. Grind the steel ends and the surface.

2. Weld the frame together and drill holes for hanging.

3. Weld metal supports for the tile onto the frame. Grind weld and clean with lacquer thinner.

4. Mix and apply bondo onto the metal frame.

5. Sand the metal frame and wipe clean with lacquer thinner.

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6. Spray with a primer, then with an automotive coating and let dry. Sand lightly.

7. Spray desired paint color onto frame.

8. Mount lighting brackets and insert light.

9. Set the rubber-mounting brackets.

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