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<p>[QUOTE="John Quinn, post: 3795241, member: 18899"]Hello all,</p><p>First, allow me to express my gratitude to everyone that responded.</p><p>Here was my final solution.</p><p>I took 3 twist knob 4" candle sockets (the keyless socked hickey was too narrow) and set them to "on" and filed off the stems. I located 3 on/off pull chain switches</p><p>that would fit inside the hickeys and the offset would line up with the chain holes in the candle bases on the lamp. After some filing to improve adhesion, glued them to one side of the hickey with JB Weld, and the threaded mount on the switch rests neatly against the base over the hole.. The pull chains line up EXACTLY and the lamp will function like the day it was made. All modifications are hidden by the candle covers when assembled. WHEW! I can't make a photo small enough to show.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you all again for the photos and suggestions that inspired this idea.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p>John Quinn[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Quinn, post: 3795241, member: 18899"]Hello all, First, allow me to express my gratitude to everyone that responded. Here was my final solution. I took 3 twist knob 4" candle sockets (the keyless socked hickey was too narrow) and set them to "on" and filed off the stems. I located 3 on/off pull chain switches that would fit inside the hickeys and the offset would line up with the chain holes in the candle bases on the lamp. After some filing to improve adhesion, glued them to one side of the hickey with JB Weld, and the threaded mount on the switch rests neatly against the base over the hole.. The pull chains line up EXACTLY and the lamp will function like the day it was made. All modifications are hidden by the candle covers when assembled. WHEW! I can't make a photo small enough to show. Thank you all again for the photos and suggestions that inspired this idea. Regards, John Quinn[/QUOTE]
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