[Shop-talk] Lamp nipple with wire holes?

[Jim Franklin]

Interestingly, a 1/8 and 1/4 hickey were $2, but the 3/8 was $17. I'm pretty sure I need the 3/8, but just saw this on Amazon, which strikes a memory dealing with IPS thread size weirdness:

Question:
Is this item 3/8 IPS?
Answer:
No. It is threaded 1/8IP x 1/8IP, which is 3/8" by 3/8".

jim

> On Sep 18, 2022, at 9:01 PM, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I only glanced at the site the other day, but I'm thinking I could
> build some nice lamps for the shop out of parts on this site.
> 
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 11:07 AM Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:
>> 
>> That;s a great site (I have a lamp problem like people have drug or chocolate problems). The thing I'm looking for is called a hickey. While I'm looking for the cast style, I've seen the stamped version more:
>> 
>> https://grandbrass.com/3-8ips-x-3-8ips-stamped-hickey/
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> jim
>> 
>> On Sep 17, 2022, at 7:52 PM, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Maybe in this category?  https://grandbrass.com/bodies/
>> 
>> Lots more on that site that might be useful
>> 
>> On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 5:37 PM Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I'm rebuilding a desk lamp where the top shade has broken off. The way the lamp is constructed, it has regular lamp nipple bringing the wires up to a 2-bulb "winged" socket unit, and another piece of lamp nipple to sandwich the shade and finial setup. It looks like those two nipples were connected by a coupler that had two holes in it for the wires to exit, and that is what broke. It wasn't a solid coupler that someone had drilled through; it was definitely cast with two...stanchions? connecting the solid threaded parts. Picture a hexagonal castle tower with 2 windows across from each other.  I've looked online for a picture to see what it's called and I'm coming up with nothing.
>> 
>> Any ideas on a name for this thing so I can find a replacement? The lamp is worth about $5 so if I had a shop I would just drill holes in a coupler, but that amount of effort in my current setup isn't worth it.
>> 
>> thanks,
>> jim
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