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Candles on window sill
I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills.
The problem is our cat knocks them over. I'm looking for a way to secure them. The window is metal. The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro. I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole in the metal sill. The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than 1/8" ) I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area. Whats your idea ??????? |
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desgnr wrote:
I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills. The problem is our cat knocks them over. I'm looking for a way to secure them. The window is metal. The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro. I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole in the metal sill. The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than 1/8" ) I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area. Whats your idea ??????? Cat repellent. |
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"Noon Cat Nick" wrote in message news:4LX3j.225097$Fc.218434@attbi_s21... desgnr wrote: I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills. The problem is our cat knocks them over. I'm looking for a way to secure them. The window is metal. The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro. I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole in the metal sill. The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than 1/8" ) I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area. Whats your idea ??????? Cat repellent. Oh, yes, this is brilliant. You want to have a battle of wills with your cat about sitting in the window. |
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cybercat wrote:
"Noon Cat Nick" wrote in message news:4LX3j.225097$Fc.218434@attbi_s21... desgnr wrote: I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills. The problem is our cat knocks them over. I'm looking for a way to secure them. The window is metal. The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro. I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole in the metal sill. The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than 1/8" ) I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area. Whats your idea ??????? Cat repellent. Oh, yes, this is brilliant. You want to have a battle of wills with your cat about sitting in the window. No. That's why I recommended cat repellent. |
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"Noon Cat Nick" wrote Oh, yes, this is brilliant. You want to have a battle of wills with your cat about sitting in the window. No. That's why I recommended cat repellent. Have you had experience with this? |
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cybercat wrote:
"Noon Cat Nick" wrote Oh, yes, this is brilliant. You want to have a battle of wills with your cat about sitting in the window. No. That's why I recommended cat repellent. Have you had experience with this? Yes, actually. My cats used to get on the sill and knock off the bibelots I'd placed on there. I used a citrus-scented repellent; one jump on the sill and they jumped back off in a few seconds and never went back. However, I felt bad about it later, so I removed the trinkets, scrubbed the scent off the sill, and picked up the cats and placed them on there so that they knew they were welcome to be up there again. Regarding the original poster, if they just want the candles up there during the winter holidays season, that's not so very long to have the sills be a cat-free zone. |
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Candles on window sill
Use what museum use - it's like a clay but doesn't ruin item, paint
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"desgnr" wrote in message news:hDX3j.6$Uy.3@trndny07... I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills. The problem is our cat knocks them over. I'm looking for a way to secure them. The window is metal. The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro. I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole in the metal sill. The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than 1/8" ) I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area. Whats your idea ??????? I would not want to epoxy -- not unless you want something that is *permanent* and will damage the sill. However, I have seen a number of references to "museum putty." That is a substance that is designed to hold collectibles and even glassware in place but is easily removed without causing any damage. If you type "museum putty" in a search engine, you will probably receive a number of hits. Here is a link to one source: http://www.aftosa.com/hld1.html MaryL |
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On Nov 30, 5:25 pm, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER
wrote: "desgnr" wrote in messagenews:hDX3j.6$Uy.3@trndny07... I bought candelabras with single clear bulbs to put on the window sills. The problem is our cat knocks them over. I'm looking for a way to secure them. The window is metal. The base of the light is tapered & hollow so i can't use velcro. I really don't want to drill a hole thru the base & have to make a hole in the metal sill. The part of the base that sits on the sill is very narrow ( less than 1/8" ) I was wondering if epoxy would hold on such a little area. Whats your idea ??????? I would not want to epoxy -- not unless you want something that is *permanent* and will damage the sill. However, I have seen a number of references to "museum putty." That is a substance that is designed to hold collectibles and even glassware in place but is easily removed without causing any damage. If you type "museum putty" in a search engine, you will probably receive a number of hits. Here is a link to one source:http://www.aftosa.com/hld1.html MaryL That's what I was referring too - just couldn't remember a brand name.... |
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