New to the group

Started by John in Collecting. Last reply by Keith 9 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Not  new to lava lamps. I remember them from when I was a kid and though I never had one I always wanted one and now I'm decorating my house with a 70s theme I'd like to find a lamp (Or perhaps a few) lamps manufactured from 1970-1980. How does one accurately determine the age of a lamp that is not dated? Is there an easy and accurate way to determine dates of manufacture? I will need to limit my choices to those $100 or less.Continue

First year china lamp

Started by Keith in Collecting. Last reply by Keith 11 hours ago. 4 Replies 0 Likes

So I found this lamp at Goodwill for $7.00.  I could tell it was a china made globe but decided to take a chance.  Turns out it was produced on May 21, 2003.  It's got that china cloudy look that never goes awaybut when flowing it doesn't look bad, as a matter of fact from across the room it looks kind of good, it reminds me of deep ocean water18 years old and still enjoyable.That being said, if I had bought this new back then I would have been royally pissed at the quality changeContinue

Ways to make a lava lamp less light?

Started by Dee Pocha in Problems & Questions. Last reply by Claude J 12 hours ago. 5 Replies 0 Likes

I know it seems counterintuitive, but I have a lamp with white wax and clear fluid that I would like to light from the back with RGB LED lights instead. The lightbulb inside is pretty bright, but I need it to warm the globe to make the lava flow. If I were to add the RGB lighting behind it, the existing light coming from the lamp would cancel out the coloured lighting. Is there any way to make my existing bulb dimmer while still having it function properly as a warmer?Continue

Trying to crack the original formula- why was kerosene used?

Started by Ant Bee in General Goo. Last reply by Tevfik Dogruman 19 hours ago. 131 Replies 4 Likes

In my quest to figure out exactly what the original formula is, one thing I haven't figured out is why they used Kerosene in the mixture.  It seems like it was a very small part of the mixture, something like 7% by volume.But what was the point?  Did it act as a preservative, or enhance the flow, or help to bind everything together?Speculations?Continue

Fantasia fiber optic sprays UPDATED!!

Started by Robert Israel in Buy/Sell/Trade Zone. Last reply by Jonas Clark-Elliott on Thursday. 4 Replies 0 Likes

I've spoke with a fantasia designer/ artist who worked for them and im trying to see if he could make some sprays. He wants to see how big the market for it would be first, i don't blame him as its a lot of work and would be a risk. I wish there was a poll function on here. What type of spray would you want and how many?UPDATE!!! PLEASE LIST HOW MANY FANTASIA LAMPS IN YOUR COLLECTION. JUST A TOTAL NUMBER IS FINE.Continue

Tags: spray, optic, fiber, Fantasia

Mathmos Astro - sticking wax?

Started by lampfancy in Problems & Questions. Last reply by BR4X on Wednesday. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I touched on this in another thread, but with that now ‘buried’ thought it might be worth starting a separate thread for this issue.

 I recently swapped the master-fluid between two Astro bottles a blue/ pink and violet/ turquoise, so now have a violet/pink and blue/ turquoise - since the swap though both bottles now seem to have flow issues, namely that wax tends to stick around the sides of the bottle particularly towards the bottom, creating a sort of ‘tide line’ around the base and…Continue

Loft find!

Started by Darren in Collecting. Last reply by andy ross on Wednesday. 7 Replies 0 Likes

Hi Everyone, im new here and to be totally honest I’m only here because i found one of these in my loft.does anyone know much about it? im based in the UKmany thanks DarrenContinue

Fluidium heat guard

Started by Steven Russell in Buy/Sell/Trade Zone. Last reply by Steven Russell on Wednesday. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Does anyone have a spare fluidium heat guard they could sell me?ThanksSteveContinue

Tags: guard, heat, Fluidium

Lava lamp overheating chart

Started by Cate Smith in Collecting. Last reply by bob y on Wednesday. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I’ve seen so picture charts with the different flows and if it’s to hot or cold  but the just right and the slightly too warm look the same to me in the pictures so I can never tell if/ when I should turn on my dimmers. What should I be looking for specifically and how much do I dim the lamps because sometimes I will turn the dimmer on and it stops flowing like it got to cold Continue

70's Lava Lamp - Lava stops flowing

Started by A in Problems & Questions. Last reply by Cate Smith on Tuesday. 7 Replies 0 Likes

Hello,I recently found 70's Lava lamp at a thrift store, one with red lava and in beautiful condition. I was thrilled because this lamp is a lot nicer looking than my other 70's lamp with green lava that I found at an estate sale many months ago. The green lamp was cloudy when I got it but has cleared up with regular use, the lava is just faded, full of bubbles, and doesn't flow as nice as others, but it still works okay and I have enjoyed using it.After plugging in my new lamp I was amazed at…Continue