Small lamp shades: bottom diameter/width of 6- to 9-inches. Medium lamp shades: bottom diameter/width of 10- to 11-inches. Large lamp shades: bottom diameter/width of 13- to 15-inches. Extra large lamp shades: bottom diameter/width of 16-inches or greater.
How do you measure a hurricane lamp shade?
Hurricane glass shades are commonly used on chandeliers and wall sconces. Measure the holder or cup will measure inside edge to inside edge. The glass itself is called a 1 5/8" fitter. Look under the 1 5/8" FITTER, CHANDELIER GLASS or HURRICANE categories for this style.
What is a lampshade fitter?
The fitter is the portion of the shade holder through which the glass lampshade actually passes and makes physical contact with the lamp. Shade holders come in different fitter sizes and so do glass lampshades.
How do I know what size lampshade to buy?
The shade should be twice as wide as the lamp base, and one third of the total height of the lamp. So for a 6-inch lamp base, the shade should be at least 12 inches wide. And if the total height of the lamp (including the bulb and harp) is 24 inches, the shade should be 8 inches tall.
What is a neckless fitter?
A Neckless Style Glass Fitter is meant to hang a Glass Ball Shade with No-Neck. The neckless holder has an Inside plate and an Outside cover. A mechanism must be used to allow the cover to slide away(unclamp the ball shade) and allow the Ball Shade to be lifted and tilted and removed to facilitate bulb replacement.Jan 6, 2017
How do you measure a light cover?
- Top denotes the diameter (or width, if measuring a square lamp shade) of the top of the lamp shade.
- Bottom denotes the diameter (or width) of the bottom of the lamp shade.
- The slant is the length of the side of the lamp shade.
How do you measure for replacement light globes?
To get the correct size, stick the tape measure down the opening at the bottom of the globe. This will give you a correct length. Next, measure across the top of the opening to determine the width of your opening. After that, you will want to determine what type of opening you have.
What is a fitter on a lamp shade?
The fitter is the outer diameter of the lip which is inserted into the fixture's shade holder. This will measure a little less than the fitter size so it can fit into the shade holder of the same measurement.
What are the two different types of lamp shade fittings?
There are three basic types of lamp shade fittings: spider fittings, uno fittings, and clip-on fittings: Spider Fittings: Spider fittings are the most common type of fitting for table and floor lamps and are used with harps.
What is a washer top lamp shade?
Washer top rings have the washer attachment and go on the top of your lampshade. Washer tops are used on lamps with harp attachments. These are new, galvanized, 11 or 12 gauge steel wire rings with brass center wires (spider wires) and washers.