I have an Italian-made ceramic lamp: Campagnolo Arteluce. It appears to considered an antique and was hand-painted. The wiring shorted out and needs to be replaced. The power cord from the plug goes up through a threaded shaft that runs from the base of the lamp, through a ceramic stand (6 1/2 inched long) up to a narrow ceramic shade (7 1/2 inches wide) that hangs down around the shaft. There is a metal plate near the top of the threaded shaft that supports the ceramic shade. The power cord comes out of the shaft and enters a splitter (I don't think I can reuse the splitter) anchored to the plate, with power cords emerging to connect to two sockets. The connecters on the sockets were corroded and need to be replaced. The sockets and the candelabra-flame bulbs in the sockets pointed down from the bottom of the plate. There is not enough room between the metal plate and the ceramic shade to install a common, vertical socket. How do I take the single power cord, split it up to service two sockets? And what kind of sockets should I use on this application?

Hi All, I have a house that was built in the 1940’s and has drywall throughout. I installed a 6” recessed light in the bathroom a few weeks ago. I ended up drilling some holes and using a fine tooth saw blade to cut the hole. I noticed while cutting slowly a couple times the blade caused the paint to chip in spots around the edge. Think cause there are so many coats on it over the years luckily the trim covered it. Now I want to add a half dozen 4” ones in the kitchen. I am going to purchase a 4” recessed lighting hole saw for this. Am wondering if the hole saw could still cause this issue and any recommendations on how to keep it from happening. Thx