Timeline for How to repair this broken lamp harp?
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| Mar 7, 2021 at 20:16 | comment | added | jay613 | I accepted this answer because it provides good solutions for various practical situations. I in fact went with solution #3 here. I fully disassembled the lamp, it turns out that what looks like the lamp socket holder in my picture is just a decorative harp base. The actual socket is inside it. It was not as easy as just replacing the upper half of a standard harp, but replacing the base shown with a standard harp base and standard harp was simple and looks great. | |
| Mar 7, 2021 at 20:13 | vote | accept | jay613 | ||
| Feb 22, 2021 at 18:38 | comment | added | jay613 | This is an excellent answer. If I follow it strictly, it would probably go something like this: I have a very nice lampshade that I like on a terrible cheap base. The socket is also welded on. The easiest and most sensible solution would be to buy a whole new lamp with a better nicer base, throw away the new shade and get on with life. However this being DIY I want an excuse to learn something new and I'm drawn to the several suggestions that I learn to braze. I might try brazing it, or maybe a variation of your #4, clamp something to the harp and braze the screw to the clamp. | |
| Feb 22, 2021 at 3:24 | history | answered | Michael Karas♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |