MEDIEVAL SHACKLES/CHANDELIER

How to make Medieval style shackles



for tools you will need:

1. 
   welder(or other means of fushion)
   
2. 
   grinder
   
3. 
   cut disc's
   
4. 
   flapper disc's
   
5. 
   pliers
   
6. 
   wire brush
   
7. 
   clamp
   
8. 
   a vice is always handy too
   

For materiel you will need

1. 
   section of 4" tubing
   
2. 
   two 1" hinges 
   
3. 
   two latches
   
4. 
   chain
   

Take the pipe and cut a 1" ring out 

using the grinder and flapper disc shine it up

Cut a single line into the ring,  keep it in the vice as is.

move on to next step

using the other piece of the pipe, a hammer and a clamp bend the hinge to the shape of the pipe

Tac Weld in the holes. 

Using the flapper disc grind your tac welds away smooth. 

Time to tac weld the latch onto the shackle the same way we did the hinge. 



add ball

a ball and chain

give it to your ball and chain

whatever you'd like



and little pad locks and your set

The big pair I made years and years ago. They are not with us anymore.

I used three shackles to replace the little poles that keep my light shade on. To do this I had to weld little hooks on the opposite side of the shackle then the chain. Then connecting through shade. Turn on the lights and you have medieval shackle chandelier .