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I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills.
The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.
The window is metal.
The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro.
I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole in
the metal sill.
The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than 1/8" )
I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area.
Whats your idea ???????

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On Nov 29, 1:14 pm, "desgnr" wrote:
I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills.
The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.
The window is metal.
The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro.
I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole in
the metal sill.
The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than 1/8" )
I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area.
Whats your idea ???????

I remember my parents putting those little electric candles in our
windows when I was a kid... they had these little sheetmetal brackets
that were basically "Z" shaped (with the vertical part of the "Z"
actually perfectly vertical) with a hole in one end of the "Z" to hold
the candle, you'd slide it over the candle and then shut the window on
it, then it'd stay there. Sounds a little less destructive than
epoxy...

nate

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desgnr wrote:
I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window
sills. The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.
The window is metal.
The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro.
I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a
hole in the metal sill.
The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than
1/8" ) I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area.
Whats your idea ???????

Shoot the freakin' cat, or forget the stupid candelabras.

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Dave Bug: Did you take your meds today???????
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desgnr wrote:
I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window
sills. The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.
The window is metal.
The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro.
I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a
hole in the metal sill.
The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than
1/8" ) I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area.
Whats your idea ???????

Shoot the freakin' cat, or forget the stupid candelabras.

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"N8N" wrote in message
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On Nov 29, 1:14 pm, "desgnr" wrote:
I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills.
The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.
The window is metal.
The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro.
I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole
in
the metal sill.
The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than
1/8" )
I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area.
Whats your idea ???????

I remember my parents putting those little electric candles in our
windows when I was a kid... they had these little sheetmetal brackets
that were basically "Z" shaped (with the vertical part of the "Z"
actually perfectly vertical) with a hole in one end of the "Z" to hold
the candle, you'd slide it over the candle and then shut the window on
it, then it'd stay there. Sounds a little less destructive than
epoxy...


I recently saw in one of the catalogs of useful stuff that we get (don't
recall which one) suction cups that have a loop to hold the candle to
the window. So, they're out there -- maybe you can find with a little
searching.

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On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:14:59 +0000, desgnr wrote:

I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills.
The problem is our cat knocks them over. I'm looking for a way to secure
them. The window is metal.
The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro. I
really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole in
the metal sill.
The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than
1/8" ) I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area. Whats
your idea ???????

epoxy the cat

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desgnr wrote:
I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window
sills. The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.
The window is metal.
The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro.
I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a
hole in the metal sill.
The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than
1/8" ) I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area.
Whats your idea ???????

Fill the base with Plaster of Paris to add weight. It's only eight nights.

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desgnr wrote:

I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills.
The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.
The window is metal.
The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro.
I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole in
the metal sill.
The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than 1/8" )
I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area.
Whats your idea ???????




I would not light them until you cure the cat problem, as an upset light
might be a fire hazard. You should be able to plug the base - with a
dowel or a cork - to fasten the light to some sort of base. Not seeing
your windowsill limits one to suggest a fix. Why is the base so
narrow? Seems something is missing or they were intended to have a
candleholder??????

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On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:18:39 -0600, "HeyBub" wrote:

desgnr wrote:
I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window
sills. The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.
The window is metal.
The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro.
I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a
hole in the metal sill.
The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than
1/8" ) I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area.
Whats your idea ???????

Fill the base with Plaster of Paris to add weight. It's only eight nights.


That's even a fix for next year - if the cat lives. I was thinking
Velcro (lamp or cat:)

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When i said the base was 1/8", i meant the actual base is 2" in diameter &
hollow so the metal part around the circonference is 1/8" thick.
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"desgnr" wrote in message
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I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills.
The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.
The window is metal.
The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro.
I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole
in
the metal sill.
The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than
1/8" )
I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area.
Whats your idea ???????

Base is only 1/8"? That seems awful thin - about the size of a candle
you'd put on a birthday cake, not the kind you'd put on a window sill.

Regardless, I had problems with ours (more like 1.5" base) and I used
those 3M removable hooks and some fine wire. I put a hook on two sides of
the base, then use the wire around the base and hooks to keep the light in
place.

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Sorry, your cat insists on it's right to sit on the window sill and look out
the window. He/she is pushing the lamps off the sill because they are in its
way. Cats get bored and need to entertain themselves by looking out the
window for birds, squirrels or other activity. Unless you can find a way to
permanently mount the lamps or physically clamp them to the window, your cat
is just going to push harder to get them out its way.

"desgnr" wrote in message
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I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills.
The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.
The window is metal.
The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro.
I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole in
the metal sill.
The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than
1/8" )
I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area.
Whats your idea ???????

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EXT wrote:

Sorry, your cat insists on it's right to sit on the window sill and look out
the window. He/she is pushing the lamps off the sill because they are in its
way. Cats get bored and need to entertain themselves by looking out the
window for birds, squirrels or other activity. Unless you can find a way to
permanently mount the lamps or physically clamp them to the window, your cat
is just going to push harder to get them out its way.



When I met my hubby, his cat thought that he owned the kitchen counters
and dining room table. No way do I eat or prepare food where the kitty
has trod. He got trained in a hurry. Fortunately, he was a very sweet
kitty and didn't like being scolded. I had never expected to miss a
cat, but Kitty (his name from former owner) was a sweety, very well
behaved. If the cats are left to use one window, they might be trainable
and leave the others alone, although the lights might be a fascinating
toy. A glob of florist clay under each candle might hold them to the
sill - don't know whether the stuff reacts with metal, but some sort of
clay or putty should hold pretty well.

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I like the plaster of paris idea.
Do you think the adhesive side of velcro will stick to the plaster ???????

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EXT wrote:

Sorry, your cat insists on it's right to sit on the window sill and look
out the window. He/she is pushing the lamps off the sill because they are
in its way. Cats get bored and need to entertain themselves by looking out
the window for birds, squirrels or other activity. Unless you can find a
way to permanently mount the lamps or physically clamp them to the window,
your cat is just going to push harder to get them out its way.


When I met my hubby, his cat thought that he owned the kitchen counters
and dining room table. No way do I eat or prepare food where the kitty
has trod. He got trained in a hurry. Fortunately, he was a very sweet
kitty and didn't like being scolded. I had never expected to miss a cat,
but Kitty (his name from former owner) was a sweety, very well behaved. If
the cats are left to use one window, they might be trainable and leave the
others alone, although the lights might be a fascinating toy. A glob of
florist clay under each candle might hold them to the sill - don't know
whether the stuff reacts with metal, but some sort of clay or putty should
hold pretty well.

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On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:14:59 GMT, "desgnr" wrote:

I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills.
The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.

You need something like these:
http://www.lillianvernon.com/catalog....jsp?pdId=7458

I have something similar, but it is a soft clear plastic strap. One
end has loops which goes over the candle body, the other end has a
suction cup for the window.

Tip...I replace the bulbs that come with those lamps with clear 4-watt
nightlight bulbs. Less wattage, they run cooler and last longer.

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Where are they.
The address you posted is for a bracket that sticks to the window
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On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:14:59 GMT, "desgnr" wrote:

I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills.
The problem is our cat knocks them over.
I'm looking for a way to secure them.

You need something like these:
http://www.lillianvernon.com/catalog....jsp?pdId=7458

I have something similar, but it is a soft clear plastic strap. One
end has loops which goes over the candle body, the other end has a
suction cup for the window.

Tip...I replace the bulbs that come with those lamps with clear 4-watt
nightlight bulbs. Less wattage, they run cooler and last longer.

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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:47:00 GMT, "desgnr" wrote:

Where are they.
The address you posted is for a bracket that sticks to the window

Correct. The link was only to show an example of what's out there.

Try googling some or all of these words:
christmas electric candle window bracket strap holder

That's what I did. I didn't go thru every link looking for an exact
match to what I have. That's your mission :)

The strappy things I have came from a local department store long ago.
If you browse the christmas sections you'll probably find something
similar. Walmart, Target, Kmart, etc.

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desgnr wrote:

I like the plaster of paris idea.
Do you think the adhesive side of velcro will stick to the plaster ???????


Plaster won't stick to metal sill. I did a Google search on ' "electric
candle" support suction ' and got lots of hits, among them:

http://cgi.ebay.com/8-NEW-ELECTRIC-C...mZ300170152102

http://www.improvementscatalog.com/h...e-holders.html

http://doitbest.com/Battery+Operated...sku-901545.dib

http://home-and-garden.become.com/la...-window-candle

I rather like the putty idea, but would probably go for duct tape
myself. Wad up a ball of d.t. for the cats to play with, sticky side
out :o)

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EXT wrote:



Sorry, your cat insists on it's right to sit on the window sill and look
out the window. He/she is pushing the lamps off the sill because they are
in its way. Cats get bored and need to entertain themselves by looking out
the window for birds, squirrels or other activity. Unless you can find a
way to permanently mount the lamps or physically clamp them to the window,
your cat is just going to push harder to get them out its way.



When I met my hubby, his cat thought that he owned the kitchen counters
and dining room table. No way do I eat or prepare food where the kitty
has trod. He got trained in a hurry. Fortunately, he was a very sweet
kitty and didn't like being scolded. I had never expected to miss a cat,
but Kitty (his name from former owner) was a sweety, very well behaved. If
the cats are left to use one window, they might be trainable and leave the
others alone, although the lights might be a fascinating toy. A glob of
florist clay under each candle might hold them to the sill - don't know
whether the stuff reacts with metal, but some sort of clay or putty should
hold pretty well.