Lamp shade hardware

Wheeerrrreee do you live? Someone near you will have them in their store, or be able to get them.

You need a wheel and a cap, probably a riser, but for the life of me I can not think of one lamp shade, actual Tiffany pattern or not, that would fit on a floor lamp with a 4" opening. How about posting a link to a picture, not the actual picture, so we can see what you are trying to do. Bet Howard can help here...

maybe the person made the shade with a vase cap on it and he's looking for a way to attach the shade to a floor lamp and doesn't have the floor lamp hardware?

If he were in Atlanta, I'd send him to Dixie Lighting, where they have absolutely every possible piece of lamp hardware. He might even find what he wants in Home Depot. I sorta think the "tiffany" shade is complete, the attachment hardware to a commercial lamp stand is what is needed/

You need a wheel and a cap, probably a riser, but for the life of me I can not think of one lamp shade, actual Tiffany pattern or not, that would fit on a floor lamp with a 4" opening. How about posting a link to a picture, not the actual picture, so we can see what you are trying to do. Bet Howard can help here... ============================================= TRICKY........... one bulb socket? or multiple sockets? how does it turn off and on? switch at the socket? OVERALL SIZE OF SHADE AND WEIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!

are you going to mount it upside down (small end toward the floor)? or conventional mounting with the large open end down?

If it conventional mount.....easy to do as Java said..... if you use a cap, wheel and ring, ring needs to be soldered into opening (level) ring sits on wheel which has a 1/8 NPT thread that should fit onto bulb fixture if multiple bulbs in base...... If single bulb, you need to take base apart and put in a saddle and harp arrangement and adapt the screw on top of the harp to take the 1/8 nipple. Here weight may be a problem.

All the hardware is available and "cheap"...but try to find it!!!!!!!!!!!! I probably HAVE anything and everything you need for this project before this gets way too deep, supply me with a photo or more accurate information.

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Having a devil of of time with the URL. The picture can be seen here.

the link to digital photos. Picture is at bottom of page. The shade will be mounted large opening down.

Best is just a direct link to the photo itself:

Easiest way to "do" links is to go where you want in your browser, and just copy'n'paste the location.

Thanks for the tip Steve! I forgot about case sensitivity.

OK, Here is a tip, I am assuming you do glass work, if not, find someone that does.

Need a ring of some sort around the opening, bend a stiff wire, 12 gauge copper is fine, solder it at the edge of the glass thickness to give something for everything to grip to without pulling foil away from the glass. After that is soldered in, you can safely solder a cap to that ring and it will all hold together. The only reson I don't suggest just soldering in a ring, and using a wheel and cap, is the cost of those items. Considerably more, but an alternative.

Once you have the cap on, you have your choice of floor bases at your nearest, or favorite, stained glass retailer.

easy way

solder a slightly about ( need to measure the diameter at the bottom of the small dark brown pieces) larger cap INSIDE THE SHADE AS CLOSE TO THE TOP AS POSSIBLE...USING the bottom row solder line of the small brown pieces. NEXT If you can SOLDER a cap that is slightly larger than the 4" top opening to the shade using the vertical solder seams You have effectively made a "cap sandwich" that will NEVER SLIP or fail due to gravity.

H

Thanks Howard

Thanks to all who replied. I think I now have the information I need to get the job done.

MrB