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Posted by glassman on September 5, 2007, 11:08 pm
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> Thanks, JK and Javahut. I have been giving the support a lot of
> thought, and the idea of just the cap soldered to the top of thin
> copper tape with adhesive holding it onto a few small glass pieces is
> scary, even if they are reinforced with a fat coating of solder. I am
> going to be inclined to reinforce as much as I can without impacting
> the aesthetics. I would probably go with the ring/wheel/cap Olympia
> setup except the combo for a 4 inch set is over $50. At least on my
> first few lamps I'm not going to be concerned with matching originals,
> so that's just a little heavy on the cost.
>
> I am going to go with your suggestions. A wire ring soldered in the
> center and maybe the second lower cap sound like a sturdy but low
> dollar solution. I also like the idea of soldering a thin wire around
> the skirt.
>
> Thanks again, Michael
>
I've made not hundreds but thousands of lamps. All had one cap on top
soldered into all the meeting leadlines. Haven't had one come back in over
30 years. But..................... I fix about 1 lamp a week that was made
overseas where the cap popped off. The most common reasons are: the cap
was tacked in only a few places and the customer used a 200 watt bulb. By
all means do what you like, overkill is a good thing when you don't need to
make money on it.
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JK Sinrod
www.SinrodStudios.com
www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com
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