How to take loop out of ceiling light

[SmoothCriminal]

Total noob here so it may be I've posted this on the wrong section. I'd appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction.

I have two hanging ceiling lights in the living room. Unfortunately they are too low and (unfortunately) I am a tall guy which means I bang my head against them sometimes.

If I take the middle loop out:

I don't bang my head anymore.

The problem is that if I do that I can't connect the other two pieces.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Smooth

 

[sparkwright]

The only way to do this reasonably well is to remove that middle chain link, and replace with a much smaller link.

Anything else will be a lot of bother.

Why not get a different, shorter fitting, which may give you a bit more space to pass underneath. Like standing on tiptoe, or jumping, for instance.

 

[SmoothCriminal]

The only way to do this reasonably well is to remove that middle chain link, and replace with a much smaller link.

Anything else will be a lot of bother.

Why not get a different, shorter fitting, which may give you a bit more space to pass underneath. Like standing on tiptoe, or jumping, for instance.

I live in a rented flat, would need to get permission from landlord, etc

Unfortunately even a really small link will mean I will still bang my head against it.. What I do right now is turn the middle link vertically, but my head still makes contact with the fitting (it's down to like a quarter of an inch)

I think it would be best if the lower link went through the upper one, that would give me enough space so I won't have to walk hunched...

 

[bernardgreen]

You could tie the two rings together with something like silver wire ( OK tinned copper wire ) and leave the link loose. I would look a bit untidy but it would save your head.

 

[sparkwright]

How about removing the glass shade?

 

[SmoothCriminal]

How about removing the glass shade?

Glass shade?

Btw this how the lights looks like with the middle link turned vertically...

 

[sparkwright]

Ah.

Not quite how I imagined.

 

[l60mcm]

We had the same problem at my parents house I just used a strong cable tie to join the two links its been that way for years now with out issue and Noone has ever noticed it. You could even leave the extra link attached incase you ever wanted to reverse the process.

 

[SmoothCriminal]

We had the same problem at my parents house I just used a strong cable tie to join the two links its been that way for years now with out issue and Noone has ever noticed it. You could even leave the extra link attached incase you ever wanted to reverse the process.

Cheers mate. What sort of cable would you recommend? Obviously it would need to be quite strong and I would have to tie one link next to the other, I think this would give me maximum space.

 

[EFLImpudence]

 

[l60mcm]

You could try something like this http://bit.ly/V17PnS if you wanted you could use two. Worst case you still have the original link in place

 

[SmoothCriminal]

Thank you kindly for the responses chaps, I will give this a go!

 

[securespark]

Think you can even get silver ones.

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/4004...ixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0

 

[SmoothCriminal]

Thanks very much guys this worked like a charm! No more stooping!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Aren't cable ties going to look rather... naff?

What about removing the middle link, and running a bolt with a couple of large washers on through it like this:



Stainless steel, or nickel plated for appearance, ditto a cap headed screw and a cap nut. The latter would also mean you could tighten it up to the bolt, but still have some play in the assembly, and the light could still move about if anybody did knock it.