Piston Lamp

Our first project was to make an angle-poise desk lamp from a piston which had been removed from a Lycoming 0-360 engine due to oil leaking past the piston rings.

The piston was first bead blasted to remove the dirt and oil deposits and was then chrome plated.  The lamp is mounted on a Zebrano base which was turned on the wood lathe to fit the inner wall of the piston.  The item is finished with a stainless steel plaque which was CNC machined with the registration and serial number of the aircraft.

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