Q: I have a floor lamp that is at least 50 years old. The last time I turned it on, or at least when I last tried to turn it on, the pull chain broke off. Is this something I can repair myself or ...

Well, at least I didn’t burn the house down or set fire to my wife or anything bad like that. It all started with this lamp we have in our rec room that sits beside my wife’s chair, and she uses it to ...

Free local workshops on repairing lamps and pruning roses highlight this week’s event offerings. In our throwaway culture, it’s often more cost-effective to replace than to repair a broken item. But ...

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