tin can outside lights

[strik9]

I make these from gallon size tin cans.   Pretty basic tin bending and capable of keeping a light bulb out of the rain well enough.

[strik9]

They should be painted because in short time they get a bit rustic.  This has two years on the wall.

[J.A.F.E.]

They do put the rust in rustic.

But very clever and a great use of something that was otherwise useless.

[strik9]

The boss is always watching costs and won't pass me paint.  So I care ss much as he does. 

    These are the long term test models and I do not predict great results in endurance.  No matter as if they go a good five yeats before rusting to dust it takes a half hour to rebuild each.   

   If you bother to try making these take a bit of caulk and smear it over the screws on the bulb base as insulation.    Avoid shorts if insects and debris gets between the tin and the screws.