DYI Lampshade Repair

Grab a coffee, and what me do the DYI repair jobs for which you tend to procrastinate. Warning: I won't give you your 4 minutes back.

[@Appoloimperial]

The best way to do this repair is to drill a hole with a 1/16th bit through both parts of the metal where the spot weld was. Then use a tiny nut and bolt to join the two pieces together. Worked for me anyway. Wary of the solder trick, and gluing may not work long term as there is quite a bit of springiness there.

[@janefarquharson9394]

I don't have welding kit so got a washer with hole same size and super glued them together with prongs in middle jobs a gooden 😉

[@TheGriz403]

Thanks for the idea. Fixed mine too.

[@mduroix177]

or just use gorilla glue and forget the length sanding and soldering. but good effort.

[@melhall84]

I tried gorilla glue no good!

[@valeriec5301]

what ate those little tools call and where to buy them. Like burning or metal the tiny metal wire and the sanding tool. thanks

[@valeriec5301]

my lamp shade metal crown is broken need to glue them back to the shade but I need tools

[@jenniferconnelly4217]

Hi, Michael. I've called three lampshade places in Atlanta to fix my shade the way you're fixing yours, and all three of them told me that the shade will get ruined from the heat. Yours seems fine, no?

[@starskyt3008]

can i ask you which solder did you use? as the solder i am using does not seem to work!

[@steventrosiek2623]

Electronic solder

[@tosvus]

what kind of solder do you use?

[@nickavilez3515]

Happy wife happy life 😂

[@latiti0108]

I don't have any tools for this who can repair it for me?

[@jamesmcinnis208]

It's spelled "solder" but pronounced "sodder."

[@dazmatic]

It's spelled "solder" but pronounced "sol der". "Sodder" is an american slackjaw thing and completely wrong.