What's it called? Electric light socket thing

[NickP]

I'm looking for a light socket with a multi-size fitting to go into a 35mm aperture. Can't recall what such a gadget might be called. Have googled sans success. Ordinary BC light socket with a plastic extrusion beneath that can be pushed into an aperture and the plastic extrusion deforms to the correct size/shape. SWMBO has acquired this oddball porcelain thing and wants to turn it into a lamp. I would turn it but I recently knackered the motor on my (woodturning) lathe. This project of course takes priority over all else. Hope that makes some sense Thanks nick.

[Owain]

Bottle lamp adapter

try what's left of the electrical section in Woolies.

Owain

[Chip]

On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 21:05:10 +0100,it is alleged that "NickP" spake thusly in uk.d-i-y:

The only similar thing I recall seeing is a table lamp adapter to turn empty winebottles etc into lamps. Usually sold as a kit called 'bottle adapter lamp kit'. Not sure of the correct name of this device.

[mike ring]

"NickP" wrote in news: [e-mail]:

*Do* try not to break it

mike

[Andy Dingley]

Hmmm.... tricky

Ah yes! A Rawlbolt. Do it up good and tight.

[PC Paul]

No.. that would scratch the interior surface.

Far better to bandsaw it in half, do the wiring inside, fill it with resin and stick the bits back together.

HTH

[Rob Morley]

Could try a homebrew shop for a suitably sized bung, and use one of those light fittings that screws onto a threaded metal tube. Or you could probably turn a piece of wood using a drill to rotate it and an angle grinder with a coarse sanding disk to shape it after you'd roughed it out with a saw.