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Chantal M.
Chantal M. · Gilbert, Arizona, US · 16 projects
wow, that is pretty cool. great job!
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Kat Benninger
Kat Benninger · Buffalo, New York, US · 8 projects
Holly, my mom doesn't mind at all. She thought it was a bit odd when I asked for them, but once she saw it she loved it.

Amanda, thanks! I had a lot of fun making it Happy

I'd like to thank every one for their comments, and for favoriting my lamp Happy Many thanks to Cat and COAK
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Kasey Kasket
Kasey Kasket · Ormond Beach, Florida, US · 25 projects
Now I know what to do with all of my old x rays!
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mew
mew · Division No. 18, Unorganized, Saskatchewan, CA · 2 projects
my soccer coach's brother had one of those!
I only know this because I ASSUME it was their brothers room. haha.
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mew
mew · Division No. 18, Unorganized, Saskatchewan, CA · 2 projects
my soccer coach's brother had one of those!
I only know this because I ASSUME it was their brothers room. haha.
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Perelin18
Perelin18 · Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, DE · 12 projects
Great! Why not simply use overhead transparencies (copies or google-pictures)?
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Jet H.
Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects
great. i have plenty of x-ray pictures from my old cats. so they have in the future a bright place!
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Coreeoreeo
Coreeoreeo · San Antonio, Texas, US · 1 project
this is mind numbingly awesome. i've had so many mri's in the last two years i could make like four of these bad boys.
this is creative as hell. good job
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Kat Benninger
Kat Benninger · Buffalo, New York, US · 8 projects
Sue, I'd love to see your lamp! FYI, you might want to use a sturdier container for the base. The weight of the frames and glass turned out to be too much for the oatmeal canister I used. Maybe a plastic coffee container, or an older metal coffee can.
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Sue D.
Sue D. · Newcastle upon Tyne, England, GB
Ooh, i have some lovely gory x-rays of my broken heelbone. The operation shows a clamp with 2 big screws being inserted into my ankle. Your lamp has inspired me into a project!
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Kat Benninger
Kat Benninger · Buffalo, New York, US · 8 projects
Karrahboo, I like that idea to use vellum! It's sturdy, yet lightweight!
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Karrahboo
Karrahboo · Virginia Beach, Virginia, US · 4 projects
You could even print images you like on vellum paper so it would be a little opaque like the x-ray images. I really want to try this! Oh GEEEZ, now I need to go get myself some frames....
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Steph
Steph
Sooo cool! I love it!
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Candice C.
Candice C. · Wylie, Texas, US · 49 projects
Absofruitly they do! I printed images on some and stuck them in clear Christmas ornament balls. They're really easy to print on - don't hafta do anything special besides tell your printer you're printing on a transparency. Ya might wanna reverse your image when ya print it out so the smooth side is facing out from the lamp and the image won't get scratched off or anything, though. As far as the heat from the lamp... maybe you could do a small sample and put it in the lamp for a while and see how it does. If nothing else you could use one of those bulbs that don't put off as much heat? but I think as long as it's far enough away from the heat it should be alright. A tubular shade would be cool...
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Kat Benninger
Kat Benninger · Buffalo, New York, US · 8 projects
Candice C. - I had thought about that. I've never printed on transparencies at home. Any special techniques for that? Do they make transparency paper for inkjets?
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Candice C.
Candice C. · Wylie, Texas, US · 49 projects
If ya don't want to use or are afraid to use the real scans, maybe your could just print the image onto a transparency sheet - heck, you could print anything on one and completely change the look of the lamp
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Cat Morley
Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects
That is one fantastic lamp!
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Kat Benninger
Kat Benninger · Buffalo, New York, US · 8 projects
K@ti - You probably could use copies, and you would want them to be somewhat transparent so that some light would show through the image.

Some copiers let you make transparencies, so you could totally do it that way and just use any image you like!
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katie
katie · 5 projects
could you use photocopies? or do they have to be transparent?
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Grace M.
Grace M. · Roma, Queensland, AU
SO cool
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Carli
Carli · Wales, Wales, GB · 2 projects
Oh good! Whew, then that's definately a really cool idea Happy
Way to recycle too!
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Kat Benninger
Kat Benninger · Buffalo, New York, US · 8 projects
Carli - The doctors told my mom that they didn't need the MRI images anymore, so she gave them to me. But I agree with you - if they cost that much, I never would have made this lamp!
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Carli
Carli · Wales, Wales, GB · 2 projects
that looks very cool, but with mri's being so expensive (mine cost £500, my dads going for some tomorrow that will cost him £900!) that would be the most expensive lamp I have ever (and probably will ever) own!!!!

No way am I cutting my mri's up.. they cost too much! Happy
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Kirsten B.
Kirsten B. · Las Vegas, Nevada, US · 40 projects
Thats awsome! I'd never think of doing that.
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Kat Benninger
Kat Benninger · Buffalo, New York, US · 8 projects
Holly - she was tickled that I was making this out of her images! That's why she let me have them Happy
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Holly B.
Holly B. · Dorset, England, GB · 28 projects
Looks cool, but does your Mom mind?!?
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LikePebbles
LikePebbles · San Mateo, California, US · 2 projects
i love it!
Very Nifty
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LikePebbles
LikePebbles · San Mateo, California, US · 2 projects
i love it!
Very Nifty
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