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Creative Hobbies Make A Lamp Or Repair Kit With Essential Hardware And Matching Cord (Gold) Review

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Description of Creative Hobbies Make A Lamp Or Repair Kit With Essential Hardware And Matching Cord (Gold)

Create beautiful lamps from scratch using this DIY lamp kit. Great for repairing or rewiring old lamps. Includes push through socket, matching cord, and all essential parts. Threaded nipple is 1/8 IP and 1" long. Comes with wiring instructions. Includes 8 foot 18G SPT-1 cord, matching socket, nipple, washer, and two hex nuts

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Very useful repair kit.

I used a similar lamp repair kit many years ago. This and your instructions made the installation easy. The only problem I had was that the wires needed further stripping and I didn't have a wire stripper. I was successful. The restored lamp stood in my wife's house when she was growing up. She was very happy with the results and quite impressed with my "expertise".

Pros
  • Elegant design
Cons
  • Long delivery time

For those looking for a vintage look, one piece switch body and cap, this would be ideal for you. I would recommend it if those are your requirements. However, I was hoping to use the included cap that fits over the switch body so I can connect my original body to an antique lamp. The diameter of the included cap was slightly smaller than the diameter of the original switch body. I can still use the screw that came with the kit.

Pros
  • High marks for grip and durability from testers
Cons
  • Not as thick as other options

I used this kit to rewire a lamp my mum owned when she had one child was. It didn't have proper instructions so it wasn't clear unless you knew what to do. I'm a teacher so I took it to our shop at school after watching a few videos online to make sure I was doing it right. It should have only taken me a few seconds to assemble it. But now that I've finished it, it works perfectly. However, it would be nice if there were real instructions that a person without a magnifying glass could read, and

Pros
  • Great for me
Cons
  • No instructions