Hi all,
I have a large copper vase that I intend to turn into a table lamp. The vase has a narrow neck so my plan is to glue or fix a brass lampholder to the neck of the bottle using lamp bungs that are available for this purpose.
I will then drill a hole through the back of the vase and feed the cable through, fitting a cord grip to the hole. I will cut a hole in the base of the vase big enough to reach inside to make the necessary connections.
My question is, do I need to be concerned about earthing of the vase? My method of fixing the lampholder to the vase will probably involve fixing it to the inside of a short length of conduit glued inside the neck of the vase, and therefore the lampholder won't be in direct contact with the vase.
Nonetheless I feel like I should be earthing the vase to make sure - is that right?
If so, the only way I can think of doing it is to drill another hole through the back of the vase and fit a bolt through the vase body, taking an extra earth flex from the lampholder to fix to the inside of the bolt. Is this the best way?
Thanks,
I have a large copper vase that I intend to turn into a table lamp. The vase has a narrow neck so my plan is to glue or fix a brass lampholder to the neck of the bottle using lamp bungs that are available for this purpose.
I will then drill a hole through the back of the vase and feed the cable through, fitting a cord grip to the hole. I will cut a hole in the base of the vase big enough to reach inside to make the necessary connections.
My question is, do I need to be concerned about earthing of the vase? My method of fixing the lampholder to the vase will probably involve fixing it to the inside of a short length of conduit glued inside the neck of the vase, and therefore the lampholder won't be in direct contact with the vase.
Nonetheless I feel like I should be earthing the vase to make sure - is that right?
If so, the only way I can think of doing it is to drill another hole through the back of the vase and fit a bolt through the vase body, taking an extra earth flex from the lampholder to fix to the inside of the bolt. Is this the best way?
Thanks,