Lady Bug tealight holder
by Daniel Lim
Shaping and Assembly
Repeat Steps 2 and file all around until the desired shape is achieved.
2a) Round top corner with a half-round file.
1) Split the ‘wing’ using the scroll saw.
2b) Round bottom corner with a half-round file.
Repeat Steps 3-5 until no scratches is visible along all the edge.
3) File all around the edge with a half-round file.
4) Inspect for rough scratches and repeat filing until visible scratches are ‘almost’ invisible. 5) Use a Wet & Dry Paper to ‘sand’ all around the edges. Inspect and make sure no visible scratches remain.
7) Round edges all around with the same Glass Paper (Sand Paper).
6) Use a Glass Paper (Sand Paper) to ‘sand’ all around the edges and the surface. Inspect and make sure no visible scratches and pencil mark remain.
8) Remove the adhesive protective paper from the acrylic and do a dry fit on the wood part.
If the overall or certain parts look odd, re-shape and re-sand affected areas. Then dry-fit again. Repeat the process until you are happy with the overall shape and form.
A Philips Screwdriver
A Bradawl
2 x Round Head Screws (3mm in diameter)
These are the tools and stuffs you need to assemble your LadyBug Tea Light Holder.
9) Place your ‘wings’ on the body and position exactly where you want it to stay. 10) Use a bradawl, gently ‘poke’ a little hole on the wood through the hole you drilled on the acrylic wing. Make sure you poke right in the middle of the hole. Do the same thing for the other hole.
11a) Next, remove the acrylic wings. You should see two holes on the wood. Use the same bradawl again, this time press a little harder to make the hole large enough for the round head screw to it nicely on top of it.
11b ) Do the same for the other hole.
12) Put the wings back on and position the screws in the holes.
13) Proceed to screw the screws in but not too tightly yet.
The tip of the screwdriver should fit snugly in the Philip slot of the screw.
Always make sure the screwdriver is the right size for the screw head. Otherwise you might damage both the screwdriver or the screw.
14) This is the second round of your dry fit. Inspect the overall shape again. Reshape as necessary. NOTE: To reshape or rework your project, make sure you disassemble the wings and the body and work on them separately.
Put a tea-light in to make sure it does what it is originally designed to do. Looks good.
I find the head looks extremely odd here. So I will re-shape the head.
I reshaped the head, made some minor improvements and modifications to make it look better and more convincingly as a Lady Bug.