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Cool Idea for Solar Post Caps
Want A Cool Idea For Solar Post Caps
If you are like my family the more things you can do yourself the better! It just makes us feel like we have accomplished more. So with that said…
Want a great project that will make you feel quite handy? You can make your own path lights using solar post caps!
Get yourself a solar post cap that will fit a 4x4 cedar post. Take an 8ft long 4x4 cedar post and cut it into 2 ft lengths. Next, get a 3 1/2 inch floor flange from the plumbing section in your local hardware store. In that same section, find a threaded pipe about 10 to 12 inches tall that will screw into your floor flange. These 2 pieces are going to be the "spike" that holds up your path light.
Next, take 4 wood screws and attach the flange to the bottom of one of the 2 ft sections of 4x4.
Next, screw in the 12" pipe for your spike. Then just hammer or push the post into the ground wherever you want to put the path light.
And finally, add your solar post cap. You can stain and seal the wood for a really elegant and lasting look, or you can paint it to any color you need.
Now don't you feel crafty? You get to buy cool things at the hardware store. You get to use rugged power tools. And you get to impress your friends and neighbors with your craftsmanship. And you get a really unique looking path light with NO WIRING!
So, here's what's inside a basic solar light:
Light source, such as LED lamp, that lasts approximately 10,000 hours
Rechargeable NiCad batteries that provide about 8 hours of light
Photocell, or built-in solar panel, that charges the batteries during daylight hours
Light sensor that detects when to turn the lamp on and off
Most hardware stores carry a decent selection of solar lights, but you can also spend hours online searching through the many selections available.
Steve Hodes Jr is the owner of Moonlight Decks LLC. Moonlight Decks specializes in deck lighting with its patented Hammered Post Cap. I have both solar and low voltage versions of my post caps. I also have caps to fit many different sizes of posts from 3.5" square up to 6" square You can find my caps on my website - http://www.MoonlightDecks.com Or you can reach me at info@MoonlightDecks.com
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