"Sam S." wrote in message
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First, thanks to all about my question drilling through carpet. Since I
could only try one idea, I cut a small x in the carpet first, and
proceeded to drill. It worked out fine.

Now for another stupid question.

I was cleaning my lights in the eat in kitchen. It's one of these fixtures
that has 3 bulbs, with 3 glass globes around the bulbs. As I removed the
bulbs to clean, a screw fell out from the socket. I shut the power off to
the lights, and put the screw back in. I noticed the screw was brass, I
believe it was anyways. The other 2 sockets were loose, so I tightened up
the one. And, uh oh, the third one didn't have a screw in it. The only
screws I have around the house, are whatever a typical metal screw is made
of. I found one that was a standard machine screw, size #6, 32 teeth per
inch, 3/8" long. It's the right size, but, will this conduct the heat
differently than a brass screw? Must I use brass? Do you think there could
be a danger by using a metal other than brass? I could just leave the
screw out, but the socket kind of dangles inside the globe.

Odds are the other screws are brass plated steel. And even if they aren't,
so what...