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/diy/ - Do It Yourself

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How the hell do I unscrew this?

>> No.1832699

>>1832693
this'll be good

>> No.1832707

That's a dark as fuck picture, but I assume it's similar to the ones I had.

That bottom nipple should unthread allowing the whole glass bowl to drop down.

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1832713

>>1832699
wait wait let me make popcorn

>> No.1832763

>>1832693
Are you in the US? If so the glass is threaded backwards, you've got to spin the bowl clockwise to loosen it

>> No.1832786

>>1832693
1: learn how to use the light balance on your phone's camera
2: >>1832707 This. I had several of these at one place I lived, and they're all disassembled by that little piece at the bottom.

>> No.1832804

>>1832693
>>1832707
>>1832786
The nipple is the piece of pipe that round thing is threaded on to. The round thing is called a ferrule. Unscrew the ferrule and the globe (glass) will come down. Don't drop it.

You learned the names of lamp parts today anons. Say them back now.
Nipple
Ferrule
Globe

>> No.1832825

>>1832804
Yes but how do you get a good grip, seems it's on there pretty tight. do I just loosen it with my hands

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1832845

>>1832804
>mfw the NEC calls it a nipple too

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1832851

>>1832825
what do you think you use, a special nipple wrench?

>> No.1832855

>>1832763
>>1832786

I tried to rotate the glass, didn't really seem like anything was happeneing

>> No.1832857

>>1832855
Try to pry it off, can you wedge anything between the glass and the base?

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1832874

>>1832825
By not having soft, ineffectual girl hands. It's just a piece of plastic catching like 3 threads. Use pliers if you must. Hold the globe with your other hand while you fuck with it or else you'll probably break it off and drop the globe.

>>1832845
The nipple is the threaded pipe bit, just like in plumbing. The misnomer comes from the fact that the globe with the ferrule on it looks like a boobie. But the nipple is the pipe piece.

>>1832851
It's called a ferrule. But special nipple wrenches are a real thing, if you wanted to know.

>>1832857
This is low quality shitposting.

>> No.1832912

>>1832855
You don't rotate the glass, you turn the metal bit at the end.

>>1832786
I'm gonna call it all random stuff now just to make you mad.

>> No.1832974

I think I would need that nipple wrench, if only it was a real titty I wouldn't have that problem

Thanks guu

>> No.1833024

>>1832693
OP here, I drank as much onions as I could but can't seem to get this apart. can one of you manly men help me?

>> No.1833026

>>1833024
HA if you type onions you get onions

>> No.1833028

>>1833026
typing 50yl3nt gets you onions.

>> No.1833077

>>1832845

Why wouldn't you call it a nipple? The entire light fixture looks like a tit, and that is the nipple!

>> No.1833083

Hard mode it doing it over a huge staircase with no nipple, and its jammed

>> No.1833185

>>1833083
Are we on a fully extended extension ladder? If not then easy.

>> No.1833193

>>1832825
grab it like a man and unscrew it. it's only holding up 2 lbs of glass, it's not torqued on there with a wrench or anything.

>> No.1833239

>>1832693
Hold the glass, and rotate the room CCW

>> No.1833304

>>1833185
>Is it an extension ladder
yes and you will need to build your own platform. And don't blame me if you shatter a hip because I said you should hire someone

>> No.1833331

>>1833304
But I am the someone who was hired to do it and I do have a platform.

>> No.1833348

>>1833331
so you accepted a job u dont know how to do?

>> No.1833378

>>1832693
Looks like that fake glass some companies use. It looks and feels exactly like real glass but it's actually plastic. You'll have to squeeze the sides really hard so it deforms enough the tabs on the sides can slide out of their sockets. Might need a large clamp to do this.

>> No.1833383

>>1833304
>remove window nearby
>take 125ft jlg ultraboom
>boom through window to stairs
>use second boom to go up to light

>> No.1833389

>>1833193
>Selling my house
>Deal goes through
>Unscrew all my ferrules and fill them with super glue
>replace

>> No.1833391

>>1833304
>Attic crawlspace access is at top of basement stairwell
>there is two inches on either side of the stairwell I place the ladder feet on
>limb up to unfuck some drywall around the access
>Ladder goes because not enough purchase and I'm wobbling around like a retard with drywall
>Narrow enough stairwell so I just extend my members like spiderman and catch myself
>Somehow shitty ladder is all fuck now

Good times.

>> No.1833392

theres a /v/(i think)screencap of someone doing this floating around

>> No.1833436

>>1833389
The previous owners of my place had unscrewed some of the lights in several fixtures the night before possession. It's a harmless prank so I had a good chuckle.

The bathroom water damage they successfully hid from me, not so much.