light fixture wire

[SY3]

Im helping out a customer.

She has a new kitchen and wants some light put in but can't find anything. She has a angled ceilings and wants to have a old farming pulley with two lights hanging from it. The question I have is what kind of fixture wire can or should I use? She doesn't want chain or I would have it done already. Here is a picture what she's looking for.

 

[GoldDigger]

I have seen cloth covered wire/cable used by lighting manufacturers for pendant light fixtures. But I am not sure I have seen it for sale seperately.

 

[mjf]

Some hemp rope would look good.

 

[GoldDigger]

Some hemp rope would look good.

I was not aware that hemp rope was available in two conductor plus ground.

 

[mjf]

I was not aware that hemp rope was available in two conductor plus ground.

Hahaha....I guess I focused in on "she doesn't want chain or I would have done that already"

 

[PetrosA]

http://www.antiquelampsupply.com/product/1914?gclid=CL-kyr-GhcECFehj7AodQhIAqw

http://vintagewireandsupply.com/twisted-cloth-covered-wire/

http://www.sundialwire.com/clothcoveredwire.aspx#category

Hmph. Young whippersnappers can't find anything on their own

 

[cadpoint]

What PetrosA said, but all I could think was use his material and macrame knots...

 

[mjf]

trying to see if any of those products are suitable for hanging lamps without additional support.

first link states not UL listed.

2nd link really gives no info.

3rd link does say suitable for pendants, but not UL recognized.

 

[GoldDigger]

Check this out (halfway down) for UL listed SVT with decorative fabric cover.
http://www.grandbrass.com/catalog.cfm?category=Wire&subcategory=On the Roll or Loose

 

[SY3]

Yeah the 3 links are great but no grounder and I know they are not UL listed. SVT can support 5 pounds I did run across that....i'll figure it out just will take some time. Thanks

 

[PetrosA]

Those wire cages are either screwed onto keyed lamp sockets with threads ( like these ) which usually don't have grounding means or onto phenolic sockets. What are you going to ground?