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

Started by Ant Bee in General Goo. Last reply by Autumn 1 hour ago. 121 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

Fluidium heat guard

Started by Steven Russell in Buy/Sell/Trade Zone. Last reply by squibn 1 hour ago. 5 Replies 0 Likes

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

Tags: guard, heat, Fluidium

Telstar rewiring help needed please!

Started by Lizzie in Problems & Questions. Last reply by MichaelN77 3 hours ago. 12 Replies 0 Likes

Hi everyone!I searched for instructions on how to rewire my Mathmos Telstar and though I found Astro rewiring help, no such luck for my lamp.I moved to Califormia from England a few years ago and have been faffing around and procrastinating when it comes to certain things -one of these things is sorting out my lamp so I can actually use it again!Could someone give me some advice please? Or better yet, link me to a step by step tutorial?!Thank you in advance!LizzieContinue

Tags: Lamp, Lava, Telstar, Mathmos

Loft find!

Started by Darren in Collecting. Last reply by Darren 9 hours ago. 5 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

LED + Heat lamp

Started by Michael Williams in Problems & Questions. Last reply by Claude J 11 hours ago. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Hi guys. Not sure how active this site is anymore but i would like to investigate the possibilities for upgrading my Mathmos Lunar with fresh water and wax as the old water is faded and the wax looks a little strange. First off, where will i find the stuff to replace the wax and water in the bottle? second. I have been playing with the idea of putting in white wax and clear water and the instead of a normal bulb, the install an LED ring + a heating lamp that don´t emits any light but only heat…Continue

Ways to make a lava lamp less light?

Started by Dee Pocha in Problems & Questions. Last reply by Keith 12 hours ago. 1 Reply 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

FOR SALE: A pair of Crestworth Rockets

Started by MileHigh in Buy/Sell/Trade Zone. Last reply by MileHigh yesterday. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I am selling two Crestworth Rocket lamps for $600 plus shipping costs.They are both in very nice conditon and come with 2 extra bottles and two extra bulbs.It should be noted that all 4 bottles are refills and one of the bottles is actually a Fantasia bottle however it's the same size as a Jet bottle so it fits in the Rocket base fine.…Continue

Fluid swap? (Mathmos Astro)

Started by lampfancy in Problems & Questions. Last reply by lampfancy yesterday. 22 Replies 0 Likes

Hello - Just a bit of an appeal for information for anyone who has experience of lamp bottle ‘transplants’ (particularly Mathmos)Have never been much of a 'tamperer', but having recently received a couple of fairly disappointing Astro bottles, I thought I might attempt to salvage the situation a bit by looking at them as potential ‘candidates’ for a fluid swap
 
In theory this should be straightforward enough, but having never attempted attempted it before am a bit nervous about it, just…Continue

Does my crestworth mk4 have good flow?

Started by Michael Strong in Problems & Questions. Last reply by Michael Strong yesterday. 2 Replies 0 Likes

This was the lamp I posted the other day. The bulb it came with wasn't heating enough to get it to flow so i bought a new one at the store. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peBeOKfn2xAI keep comparing to my mathmos that I think has a good flow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBnT3JDpJxwShould I fix it or is it fine as is? I enjoy the constant motion and blob variety of my mathmos…Continue

cleaning MSR filter for drinking

Started by Michael Strong in Off Topic. Last reply by Lamp Addict on Sunday. 5 Replies 0 Likes

So I bought an MSR filter a while back to filter out my lamps. It wasn't working for me. It kept on getting clogged, and I was filtering Grande, so you can imagine how annoying it was to stop and have to clean it out every 500ml. So recently I purchased a Büchner funnel filtration kit to do my filtering for my other lamps. I want to clean out the MSR, so I can use it when I go hiking. So does anyone know how to clean it out to get it back to water consumption use? Would it be advisable to even…Continue