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I have an old chandelier with a striped light socket. The light socket has crumbled away leaving no way of threading a lightbulb into it. The light sockets are made of a ceramic or clay type with threads molded into it.
Is there a metal socket insert that I could use?
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I have an old chandelier with a striped light socket. The light socket has crumbled away leaving no way of threading a lightbulb into it. The light sockets are made of a ceramic or clay type with threads molded into it.
Is there a metal socket insert that I could use?