How To Repair A Stain Glass Lamp Shade?

How-To: Repair a Separated Tiffany-Style Lampshade

My aunt, Kai Colombo, is a stained glass artist and owner of Shards Glass Studio in Peabody MA. A prospective customer brought in a smashed European Tiffany-Way lamp and inquired almost having it restored. When the cost was quoted, she idea it wasn't worth information technology to fix, then simply left information technology at at that place at the studio.

Little past footling Kai and her staff worked on the lampshade and completed the restoration. Kai gave the lamp to my wife and I equally a wedding present and we've treasured it always since.

Unfortunately, in the last couple of months the shade began to separate from its cap due to the sheer weight of the shade itself. Nosotros love the lamp and so much that I decided to take things into my ain hands and restore information technology myself. Earlier undertaking a project similar this yourself, Kai advises that if this were a truthful antiquarian Tiffany lamp, doing this would devalue it, so maker beware!

Materials

Lamp undersocket (I found ane on ebay for $20)
Hacksaw
Contumely tubing
JB Weld
DevCon two Ton Epoxy
Q-Tips
C-Clamp
Hammer
Migrate Pin

Directions

Pace 1: Re-insert whatever dislodged glass pieces and carefully bend the glass on the lampshade dorsum into identify.

Step 2: Use JB Weld to fill in the gaps and cracks on the underside of the lampshade. You can be liberal in this since it will be subconscious once the lamp is put dorsum together.

Step 3: Wait 24 hours for the epoxy to set. Then measure out the distance between the base of the lampshade's shaft and the bottom of the undersocket. This is the length you'll want to cutting the brass tubing to.

Step 4: Slip the contumely tubing and the undersocket over the shaft, then put the lampshade on top. Now the shade will exist supported by the sides rather than the top, hopefully preventing further failure.

See the total tutorial at Make: Projects.

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By Michael Colombo

In improver to being an online editor for Make Magazine, Michael Colombo works in fabrication, electronics, sound pattern, music production and performance (Yes. All that.) In the past he has also been a childrens' educator and entertainer, and holds a Masters degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunication Program.

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