wall sconces, how to

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lauren
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wall sconces, how to

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i want to try my hand at wall sconces - this is the sort of mold i'd be looking for, no?
http://www.cdvkiln.com/cgi-bin/shopper. ... y=MLD-8725

once i have the slumped piece, how do i make that into a lamp? what do i need to mount it to the wall? get the light in there? thankss...

this is much along the lines of what i wanted to do http://www.warmglass.com/gallery/GalStrubing1.htm

peace
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lauren wrote:i want to try my hand at wall sconces - this is the sort of mold i'd be looking for, no?
http://www.cdvkiln.com/cgi-bin/shopper. ... y=MLD-8725

once i have the slumped piece, how do i make that into a lamp? what do i need to mount it to the wall? get the light in there? thankss...

this is much along the lines of what i wanted to do http://www.warmglass.com/gallery/GalStrubing1.htm

peace
- l
You're in NY, you can get anything. Go to an architectural hardware supply house and check out sconce hardware. Try Ikea, they have UL listed inexpensive fittings. Seems like a natural for a company that sold sconce molds to sell the fittings, hmmm. Brock
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lauren
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yessir.



i hadn't thought of ikea. good call.
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Or try Grand Brass Lamp Parts. They used to be on Grand in Chinatown... but I think they moved to Brooklyn.

http://www.grandbrass.com/

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Brock
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Brock wrote:
lauren wrote:i want to try my hand at wall sconces - this is the sort of mold i'd be looking for, no?
http://www.cdvkiln.com/cgi-bin/shopper. ... y=MLD-8725

once i have the slumped piece, how do i make that into a lamp? what do i need to mount it to the wall? get the light in there? thankss...

this is much along the lines of what i wanted to do http://www.warmglass.com/gallery/GalStrubing1.htm

peace
- l
You're in NY, you can get anything. Go to an architectural hardware supply house and check out sconce hardware. Try Ikea, they have UL listed inexpensive fittings. Seems like a natural for a company that sold sconce molds to sell the fittings, hmmm. Brock
And whaddya know, they do! http://www.bullseyeconnection.com/getsm ... #getalight
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Lauren:
Bullseye makes sconce hardware for two of their molds. The half-cylindar one (8725) is pricey... 95.25. It has only one bulb and holds glass at a maximum height of 10". It can't be modified for greater length unless you do some welding (the top and bottom clips are made of brushed stainless steel). Please keep in touch. I'd like to know where to find a longer holder, for two lights placed vertically.
Nikki in MD where we're expecting an ice and freezing rainstorm.
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