Creative Hobbies® Make-A-Lamp Kit #ML3-12S Complete Lamp Parts Kit with Instructions

This item was the perfect thing needed to complete my lamp project!! Easy to use with detailed instructions!

This kit was great in replacing the socket/switch on an old loved lamp. Fit, easy to replace and works perfectly.

Everything I needed to change my lamp from European outlet to American! Instructions weren’t the easiest to follow but in the end I figured it out and it wasn’t too hard…just my first time!

Overall, I think the kit is decent, and wouldn't mind getting another if needed in the future.I bought this to make a lamp out of a log from a friend's property. I turned it on my lathe, profiled the lamp base as I thought would be good, and I bought a 2 ft long 3/8" bit to drill the hole on the lathe through the live center.Installing the kit took just a bit of time, as I didn't need to use all the pieces, and the instructions weren't great. I was able to put the pieces together and figure out what I needed out of the pieces given.The metal is pretty thin, and didn't inspire much confidence in me, but as long as the lamp isn't subjected to large forces, I hope it should be fine for the long term.

easy and reliable

I bought two of these lamp repair kits, one to repair an old pink ceramic lamp that I've had since I was a child, and another to repair a wood and ceramic and glass torchiere lamp that I curb-shopped. In both cases it worked like a charm. It comes with a simple instruction insert for with a diagram and parts list. Assembly is more or less self explanatory with the included diagram. For me the hardest part was doing the underwriter's knot. I had to look up additional references online, and then I could do it. I used pretty much all the parts for the pink ceramic lamp, but I had to adapt the kit slightly to repair the torchiere lamp, because it doesn't use the harp that comes with the kit, but instead uses a milk-white glass lampshade which points upward. I managed this fairly easily by simply leaving out the parts that didn't work with my lamp.Best of all, these kits were very inexpensive; I think both kits together cost around $25. Really a great deal for two lamps that I needed to light up a very dark bedroom.

Simple and perfect for a rewire of my side table lamp.

Easy to use, good value and worked just right for a lamp I was building. Thanks for a great product.