A floor lamp I use along side my bed has had the weight materal (cement?) in its base break up amd fall out. Now the lamp won't stamd straight anymore - leans against the wall. Is there anything I can put in the lamp base so it will stand properly again? Or do I have to buy a new lamp?
Any guesses why the weighting material failed? I didn't do anything to the lanp, not even move it around.
TIA
We can't see how it went in there or how it came out. How about some portland cement mix?
Plumbers lead. Fishing weights. et alia.
Probably just years of drying out and expansion and contraction.
It is is one or two pieces you could put it back with the urethane adhesive in a caulking gun cartridge.
Scott suggested lead or fishing weights, Same glue would hold them in place too. If deep enough, a brick could work
Good idea from Scott or additionally you can make another cement mold or add iron weights, ankle weight, wrist weights or anything heavy which you can enclosed with a bottom.
Buy a bag of quick drying sakcrete. Turn the lamp upside down and after knocking out any remaining original ballast, pour a new weight and let it cure for 20
Quick setting sakcrete
Weights people use when weight lifting? Shotgun shell pellets or bbs? Would making the lamp base bigger be practical?
You could even put Houdini in there and see if he can escape.
Clare beat me to it but I was going to suggest quikrete, quick concrete. You'd have to buy a 10 poung bag for maybe $16 and you'd have to keep the rest dry or it will harden. Maybe a neighbor has a cup or two.
Not everyone has these laying around (I do), but a microphone stand base comes to mind.
WTF? Where do you shop?
and you'd have to keep
Are you some kinda asshole?
Or you could use a rim off the old car parked out back.
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