.:HSTuners::

GT40FIED · 03-30-2005, 04:23 PM

Ok...usually I'm pretty handy around the house, but this one has me stumped. When I got back from break, I noticed a lightbulb in my bathroom burned out. simple enough. When I went to change it, however, the glass broke cleanly off of the threaded metal part. What the fuck? Now I know people will tell you to use a potato to remove a broken bulb...but what if there's no glass for the potato to grip? It's just the metal piece. I tried using a pair of plyers but the thing won't budge and I'm afraid of ripping the whole fixture off the wall (it's not on there real solid). Ideas?

ShEaNy · 03-30-2005, 04:31 PM

u might wanna take that whole fixture off to get a better grasp at it (if u can)...other wise i was going to say use a potato...

CD5Passion · 03-30-2005, 04:50 PM

haha um blowtorch?

mylittlecivic · 03-30-2005, 05:11 PM

just hit it with a bat

JDMFantasy2k · 03-30-2005, 06:38 PM

get pliers that open reversed (or normal ones but reversed would be easier). And try spreading them open and slowly twisting, if that doesn't work, try superglue and a rod/stick of some sort.

CD5Passion · 03-30-2005, 07:11 PM

superglue sounds like an awesome idea actualy haha good thinking Will

*pdiggitydogg* · 03-30-2005, 07:12 PM

^Yeah, snap ring pliers should work pretty well.
I might also try some epoxy (the playdoh kind) on a dowel or something stuffed inside the bulb end.

Hope you turned the power off to that room. Getting shocked by that amount of power isnt really that painful...just makes you feel dumb.

GT40FIED · 03-30-2005, 07:42 PM

The problem is that even with pliers I couldn't get it to budge. It's almost like the thing is rusted in there or something. I'll probably just end up calling my landlord. I don't want to get into shit if I break the fixture off of the wall. Bah...let him fuck with it.

JDMFantasy2k · 03-30-2005, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gosei_Passion
superglue sounds like an awesome idea actualy haha good thinking Will

haven't had 4 years of tech ed for nothing

yeah actually, a dowel was what i was thinking of, i was just having a brain fart. Otherwise, dremel it. You can seriously do anything with a dremel.

*pdiggitydogg* · 03-30-2005, 09:23 PM

Pff if youve got a landlord make him work to fix it. Not your problem

*ChrisCantSkate* · 03-31-2005, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pdiggitydogg
Getting shocked by that amount of power isnt really that painful...just makes you feel dumb.

i wish i didnt have memorys of that

GT40FIED · 03-31-2005, 06:47 PM

I'd rather not have any more electricity going through me at the moment. Especially after the last time I got shocked by a coil. 120V is nothing compared to 60,000V.

03-30-2005, 04:23 PM	#1
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	Home repair help Ok...usually I'm pretty handy around the house, but this one has me stumped. When I got back from break, I noticed a lightbulb in my bathroom burned out. simple enough. When I went to change it, however, the glass broke cleanly off of the threaded metal part. What the fuck? Now I know people will tell you to use a potato to remove a broken bulb...but what if there's no glass for the potato to grip? It's just the metal piece. I tried using a pair of plyers but the thing won't budge and I'm afraid of ripping the whole fixture off the wall (it's not on there real solid). Ideas? __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

03-30-2005, 04:50 PM	#3
CD5Passion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Santa Barbara, California Age: 38 Posts: 5,446	haha um blowtorch? __________________

03-30-2005, 06:38 PM	#5
JDMFantasy2k Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: northeastern connecticut Age: 37 Posts: 1,765	get pliers that open reversed (or normal ones but reversed would be easier). And try spreading them open and slowly twisting, if that doesn't work, try superglue and a rod/stick of some sort. __________________

03-30-2005, 07:11 PM	#6
CD5Passion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Santa Barbara, California Age: 38 Posts: 5,446	superglue sounds like an awesome idea actualy haha good thinking Will __________________

03-30-2005, 07:42 PM	#8
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	The problem is that even with pliers I couldn't get it to budge. It's almost like the thing is rusted in there or something. I'll probably just end up calling my landlord. I don't want to get into shit if I break the fixture off of the wall. Bah...let him fuck with it. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

03-30-2005, 04:31 PM	#2
ShEaNy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB Age: 40 Posts: 3,821	u might wanna take that whole fixture off to get a better grasp at it (if u can)...other wise i was going to say use a potato...

03-30-2005, 07:12 PM	#7
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	^Yeah, snap ring pliers should work pretty well. I might also try some epoxy (the playdoh kind) on a dowel or something stuffed inside the bulb end. Hope you turned the power off to that room. Getting shocked by that amount of power isnt really that painful...just makes you feel dumb.

03-30-2005, 09:23 PM	#10
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	Pff if youve got a landlord make him work to fix it. Not your problem

03-31-2005, 06:47 PM	#12
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	I'd rather not have any more electricity going through me at the moment. Especially after the last time I got shocked by a coil. 120V is nothing compared to 60,000V. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

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