How To Make Your Own Ceramic Outlet Covers

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How to make your own ceramic outlet covers.

In this video we learn how to make a ceramic slab plate. One of the biggest downsides to having so many gadgets is that you never seem to have enough outlets to power them all. What i did was to use thick ceramic floor tile which is what is commonly used in diy body armor. Cut slits to help remove the surrounding clay.

This instructable will teach you how to apply cool images of your choice to your electrical switchplates. Today i am going to show you how to make a plate or platter. Three quarter inch thick ceramic plates over level iiia soft body armor is considered effective for level iii armor against rifles. You can choose whatever colors you need to match your décor or whatever colors you want to create a contrast.

Recently we saw one that we really l. Make your own custom switch plates. First roll out the ceramic. A cnc is just the machine to make a bunch of identical pieces so we ve provided the.

So you ve got a set of plates bowls and cups that you love but it s even better to make your own in a process we call pottery finding a cute set at the store is nice but being able to put your own twist on. Learn how to create your own ceramic plates and platters with this free ceramics video series. Tap files and the crv files as a free download. Most of us have a power strip or two to solve this problem but instructables user dlewisa wanted something a little nicer looking so he built this diy desktop power outlet.

Repeat this on the other side. Part 1 of 8 how to make ceramic plates and platters. See how you can make your own designer wall plates and light switch covers in less than 5 minutes. Ceramic plates and platters are simple projects that anyone can master.

Most wall plates and light switch covers lack personality and flair. For the housing dlewisa put together a small wooden box using a nail gun and wood glue. And usually we buy them from stores or ebay. After this place the clay on butcher or newspaper and smooth it out with a plastic card.

Making an outlet cover from a specific wood species that matches your base trim or floor can take an unsightly afterthought the standard plastic cover and transform it to a nice looking accent. Spray paint works well when painting switch plates and you have so many choices of colors you could even opt for a chalkboard look and create your own little messages on your switch plates. How to make pottery. How to make plates and platters as part of the expert series by geobeats.

My wife and i like to have cool switch plates in our house.