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(again?) screw into light socket: male--SWIVEL--female (for pointable floodlight)
I asked something similar a year or two ago; am trying
again in case new products exist for this. For either a floodlight-in-ceiling-"can" OR pointing-down lightbulb socket in exhaust fan and light assembly that sits four or five feed above the gas burners on a kitchen stove -- in either one of those I'd like to be able to unscrew the bulb or flood-light, replacing it with a screw-in thingie (best name I can think of) that then has a swivel (gymbal?) from which sticks out a light-bulb socket, into which I can screw in either the bulb or flood-light, and point it to wherever (nearby) I want more light. See, when the kitchen was redone (I won't tell you how much THAT cost!), there's a place that's *perfect* for standing next to and reading newspapers on. Except that the ceiling floodlights (in "cans" built into the ceiling, with floodlight (or lightbulb, for cheap) shoots light-beam straight (vertically) down. And not one of them is over the paper-reading spot. What I'd like to do is having that screw-in swiveling thing (yes, will extend out of can to below the ceiling -- UGLY! UGLY! UGLY! GET THAT THING OUT OF HERE! *PLEASE* PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS!) and I could screw into that, and POINT it so I can read the paper. (The "UGLY!" problem. I could sneak into the kitchen, unscrew the inside-the-can flood-light, screw in my male--swivel--female--extra-flood-already-screwed-in -- you get the idea. Quickly removalable.) So, any such swivel-things? HD doesn't have them, and google, with my probably stupid search strings, found nothing. And I tried an electric-supply place; they too had never heard of such a thing. (Maybe wrong electric supply place?) Any such products? Any suggestions? THANKS! David |
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(again?) screw into light socket: male--SWIVEL--female (for pointable floodlight)
David Combs wrote:
I asked something similar a year or two ago; am trying again in case new products exist for this. For either a floodlight-in-ceiling-"can" OR pointing-down lightbulb socket in exhaust fan and light assembly that sits four or five feed above the gas burners on a kitchen stove -- in either one of those I'd like to be able to unscrew the bulb or flood-light, replacing it with a screw-in thingie (best name I can think of) that then has a swivel (gymbal?) from which sticks out a light-bulb socket, into which I can screw in either the bulb or flood-light, and point it to wherever (nearby) I want more light. Get an "eyeball" can. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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(again?) screw into light socket: male--SWIVEL--female (for pointable floodlight)
I asked something similar a year or two ago; am trying
again in case new products exist for this. For either a floodlight-in-ceiling-"can" OR pointing-down lightbulb socket in exhaust fan and light assembly that sits four or five feed above the gas burners on a kitchen stove -- in either one of those I'd like to be able to unscrew the bulb or flood-light, replacing it with a screw-in thingie (best name I can think of) that then has a swivel (gymbal?) from which sticks out a light-bulb socket, into which I can screw in either the bulb or flood-light, and point it to wherever (nearby) I want more light. See, when the kitchen was redone (I won't tell you how much THAT cost!), there's a place that's *perfect* for standing next to and reading newspapers on. Except that the ceiling floodlights (in "cans" built into the ceiling, with floodlight (or lightbulb, for cheap) shoots light-beam straight (vertically) down. And not one of them is over the paper-reading spot. What I'd like to do is having that screw-in swiveling thing (yes, will extend out of can to below the ceiling -- UGLY! UGLY! UGLY! GET THAT THING OUT OF HERE! *PLEASE* PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS!) and I could screw into that, and POINT it so I can read the paper. (The "UGLY!" problem. I could sneak into the kitchen, unscrew the inside-the-can flood-light, screw in my male--swivel--female--extra-flood-already-screwed-in -- you get the idea. Quickly removalable.) So, any such swivel-things? HD doesn't have them, and google, with my probably stupid search strings, found nothing. And I tried an electric-supply place; they too had never heard of such a thing. (Maybe wrong electric supply place?) Any such products? Any suggestions? *You need a swivel light socket adaptor. Try a lighting store. I recall at least one recessed light manufacturer offering them at one time. Here's a link: http://images.search.yahoo.com/image...mb=XCHxdSrutiG |
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(again?) screw into light socket: male--SWIVEL--female (forpointable floodlight)
On May 25, 2:01*am, (David Combs) wrote:
I asked something similar a year or two ago; am trying again in case new products exist for this. For either a floodlight-in-ceiling-"can" OR pointing-down lightbulb socket in exhaust fan and light assembly that sits four or five feed above the gas burners on a kitchen stove -- in either one of those I'd like to be able to unscrew the bulb or flood-light, replacing it with a screw-in thingie (best name I can think of) that then has a swivel (gymbal?) from which sticks out a light-bulb socket, into which I can screw in either the bulb or flood-light, and point it to wherever (nearby) I want more light. See, when the kitchen was redone (I won't tell you how much THAT cost!), there's a place that's *perfect* for standing next to and reading newspapers on. Except that the ceiling floodlights (in "cans" built into the ceiling, with floodlight (or lightbulb, for cheap) shoots light-beam straight (vertically) down. And not one of them is over the paper-reading spot. What I'd like to do is having that screw-in swiveling thing (yes, will extend out of can to below the ceiling -- UGLY! *UGLY! UGLY! *GET THAT THING OUT OF HERE! **PLEASE* PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS!) and I could screw into that, and POINT it so I can read the paper. (The "UGLY!" problem. *I could sneak into the kitchen, unscrew the inside-the-can flood-light, screw in my male--swivel--female--extra-flood-already-screwed-in -- you get the idea. *Quickly removalable.) So, any such swivel-things? *HD doesn't have them, and google, with my probably stupid search strings, found nothing. And I tried an electric-supply place; they too had never heard of such a thing. * (Maybe wrong electric supply place?) Any such products? Any suggestions? THANKS! David "a screw-in thingie (best name I can think of)" A screw-in "device". Instead of installing a device that you admit will be ugly, why not just add another can or 2 (to help even things out) with a different switch perhaps, to light this "perfect" area? |
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(again?) screw into light socket: male--SWIVEL--female (forpointable floodlight)
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DerbyDad03 wrote: On May 25, 2:01*am, (David Combs) wrote: .... Thanks for the ideas! All three are good. I'll go see what I can find (and ask an electrician for a price for an extra can and switch -- no sense having 4 cans turned on when one will do just fine, as long as it's pointing at the right place!). Thanks much! David |
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