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My aunt, Kai Colombo, is a stained glass creative person and possessor of Shards Glass Studio in Peabody MA. A prospective client brought in a smashed European Tiffany-Fashion lamp and inquired about having it restored. When the cost was quoted, she idea it wasn't worth it to fix, so merely left it at in that location at the studio.

Little by fiddling Kai and her staff worked on the lampshade and completed the restoration. Kai gave the lamp to my married woman and I as a nuptials present and we've treasured it always since.

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

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Materials

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

Directions

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Step one: Re-insert any dislodged glass pieces and advisedly bend the drinking glass on the lampshade back into place.
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Step 2: Use JB Weld to fill in the gaps and cracks on the underside of the lampshade. Y'all tin can be liberal in this since it will be hidden once the lamp is put back together.
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Step 3: Look 24 hours for the epoxy to set. So measure out the distance betwixt the base of operations of the lampshade's shaft and the lesser of the undersocket. This is the length y'all'll want to cut the brass tubing to.
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Step 4: Slip the contumely tubing and the undersocket over the shaft, and so put the lampshade on top. Now the shade will exist supported by the sides rather than the top, hopefully preventing further failure.
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See the full tutorial at Make: Projects.

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Past Michael Colombo

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

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