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I've liked the Mason jar /Kilner Jar lamp shades a while & they are extremely easy to make, especially after I saw one at £50 & the jars are £2-£4! It simply needs a Lamp adaptor lid switched for the inside removable disc of the 2 part preserving jar lid. So these pics show what I'm on about. My question is, is this type of lampshade safe? As a preserves jar it is pretty much air tight so could bulbs overheat? Is there a certain type of bulb to avoid for this type of use given there's so Many different types of bulbs today?! Shape wise I think candle bulb best but here because I want to do this safely with guidance from those who know
Many thanks
[ElectriciansForums.net] Can Mason Jar lamp shades overheat?

[ElectriciansForums.net] Can Mason Jar lamp shades overheat?
 
And negligible heat from the LED filament style lamp like the one above. Good suggestion above with the holes in the lid to equalise any pressure caused by any heat (again, negligible).
Good result though. Remember the weight, good fixings so weight not on flex.
 
The lamp pictured is a tungsten filament, capable of producing a good amount of heat. I have not yet found an LED decorative filament lamp that produces the same orange light colour even when dimmed.
 
Andy78 said:
The lamp pictured is a tungsten filament, capable of producing a good amount of heat. I have not yet found an LED decorative filament lamp that produces the same orange light colour even when dimmed.
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I got some LED one's from YESSS a few months ago that where the same kind of orange and style as the tungsten filament pictured above
 
Thanks very much for that. I'll grab a sample and place it next to a tungsten lamp and see which one the customer prefers.

Can you recall the price of them. They don't pop up on the Yesss website.
 
telectrix said:
+ 1 for LED. if drilling holes in the top, make sure they're big enough to allow flies in. give it some character. :mad:
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Did an EICR the other day at a bed and breakfast and the shower light was rather dull so took the clip off the down lighter and it was full of little wasps - wouldn't let any light through, found it funny so a pleasure to remedy! Would like to think that the person in that room would have noticed on return.
 

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