Old Fashioned round light switches

Pete999

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Asking for help in locating wooden blocks, the type that were used to mount old fashioned round lighting switches. I know how to fit them, and the switches that go with them, just having difficulty in locating a supply of the blocks, they were about 3 inches square, with an OG type finish to the sides, does anyone, or has anyone any idea as to where I can get about 4 of them, may be a case of getting a woodworker to make them from scratch, grateful for any help.:sweat:
 
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Used to have loads of new ones which I dumped, never know when you need them eh. There is also a company called Switchtowood which sells them complete with switch for £27.90
 
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Can still ask that bloke, think he just sliced the head off a meerkat by mistake?

Incidentally, what is the fascination of having model meerkats in ya garden. There's a house round the corner with two friggin stone ones in the front garden. Better than a Ford Escort on blocks, but even so?
 
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Pete999 said:
Asking for help in locating wooden blocks, the type that were used to mount old fashioned round lighting switches. I know how to fit them, and the switches that go with them, just having difficulty in locating a supply of the blocks, they were about 3 inches square, with an OG type finish to the sides, does anyone, or has anyone any idea as to where I can get about 4 of them, may be a case of getting a woodworker to make them from scratch, grateful for any help.:sweat:
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Sure you could give it a bash with spare time you have ;)
I do have one of those switches though. an old porcelin pendant, too. I don't know why just seem to find old equipment and tools fascinating.
Simple and dangerous; straight to the point lol
 
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Those old Crabtree switches would probably last forever, nice solid clunk to them and very well made. My brothers old house had a [redundant] 2 switch arrangement with fluted brass covers and a horizontal bar linking them together on a wooden pattress - this had been left in the corner of the living room at the mains position - probably the original main switch ?
 
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