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When I retired, the first thing W.L.M. asked me to make was a lighthouse, to replace a $70, overpriced, scrapwood, anyone can make it, lighthouse we bought during a vacation, to cover our wellhead.. Basically, I copied the dimensions of the old one because it covered the well just fine.. It sits on a base of concrete and Petosky stones.. (Michigan's state stone)..
Now our Daughter-in-law wants one like it.. So I'm in the process of making hers.. The sides are underlayment that I gave a 22.5 deg. bevel to with the RT, and the inner braces are 5/8 ply, cut out with a 6 deg edge angle.. The templates for the inner braces were pretty simple to make..
The solar light on the first one is from a LH I found at WalMart.. I only bought it for the light, and the base sits outside under the birdfeeder, with no top.. I intend on making a plant stand out of it.. The new LH will have a solar light I found at HD.. They were 10 for $35.. One of them sits next to the in-progress LH..
Now our Daughter-in-law wants one like it.. So I'm in the process of making hers.. The sides are underlayment that I gave a 22.5 deg. bevel to with the RT, and the inner braces are 5/8 ply, cut out with a 6 deg edge angle.. The templates for the inner braces were pretty simple to make..
The solar light on the first one is from a LH I found at WalMart.. I only bought it for the light, and the base sits outside under the birdfeeder, with no top.. I intend on making a plant stand out of it.. The new LH will have a solar light I found at HD.. They were 10 for $35.. One of them sits next to the in-progress LH..
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