Benzylalcohol lamp turns cloudy - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T23:53:43Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/benzylalcohol-lamp-turns-cloudy?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A438181&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI haven't made a lamp from sc…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2013-02-11:1566398:Comment:4381812013-02-11T21:40:22.777ZTim Gillhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/TimGill
<p>I haven't made a lamp from scratch before but i have redone lamps usually china lamps and Mathmos lamps that have not flowed or to improve the flow.</p>
<p>I have made a fue gookit lamps and that's the furthest i have gone to make my own lamp from scratch.</p>
<p>Wax wize generaly the wax used is usually artificial made and oil (i.e. hydrocarbon based) based.</p>
<p>Also as I understand it your using the benzealchol as a substitute for Perc (to brake down the wax), I think perc would be…</p>
<p>I haven't made a lamp from scratch before but i have redone lamps usually china lamps and Mathmos lamps that have not flowed or to improve the flow.</p>
<p>I have made a fue gookit lamps and that's the furthest i have gone to make my own lamp from scratch.</p>
<p>Wax wize generaly the wax used is usually artificial made and oil (i.e. hydrocarbon based) based.</p>
<p>Also as I understand it your using the benzealchol as a substitute for Perc (to brake down the wax), I think perc would be better to use as this has been used before and i think it doesn't dissolve glycol.</p> Just checked but glycol compl…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2013-02-11:1566398:Comment:4381802013-02-11T21:01:08.982ZDimitrihttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/dimitrischellings
<p>Just checked but glycol completely dissolves in benzylalcohol.</p>
<p>Just checked but glycol completely dissolves in benzylalcohol.</p> He Tim,
Thanks very much for…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2013-02-11:1566398:Comment:4383902013-02-11T20:28:44.606ZDimitrihttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/dimitrischellings
<p>He Tim,</p>
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<p>Thanks very much for the reply. Good suggestions. I do now indeed use the brine solution instead of the lower solution. Works slightly better but I have not been able to get it fully clear. But indeed it does getting better when warmed up. But I want to add more salt to get the densities closer but know this will cause the fluids to become permanently milky.</p>
<p>I like the glycol solution but have used glycerine before which cause the benzylalcohol and water to…</p>
<p>He Tim,</p>
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<p>Thanks very much for the reply. Good suggestions. I do now indeed use the brine solution instead of the lower solution. Works slightly better but I have not been able to get it fully clear. But indeed it does getting better when warmed up. But I want to add more salt to get the densities closer but know this will cause the fluids to become permanently milky.</p>
<p>I like the glycol solution but have used glycerine before which cause the benzylalcohol and water to dissolve in each other.</p>
<p>What lave do you use ? Also benzylalcohol ?</p>
<p>I have bought the glass as vase from Amazon. The top and bottom I made of ducting fittings which I sprayed black. I just added a lamp with dimmer. The vase was 20cm and if you then buy female ducting fittings it fits perfectly.</p>
<p>Curious on your lava.</p>
<p>Cheers, Dimitri.</p> Salt can turn the water cloud…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2013-02-11:1566398:Comment:4380772013-02-11T13:30:25.867ZTim Gillhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/TimGill
<p>Salt can turn the water cloudy but it depends on what salt you are using - pure salt such as picking / canning salt or epson salts can work ok. I have redone and aggusted lamps with salt and it does cloud the lamp while cool but i have found that it goes when the lamp heats up as the salts desolve. </p>
<p>People on hear have had better luck though with salts by creating a max saturation brine and then adding a bit of this at a time to the lamp instead of using a lower saturation and using a…</p>
<p>Salt can turn the water cloudy but it depends on what salt you are using - pure salt such as picking / canning salt or epson salts can work ok. I have redone and aggusted lamps with salt and it does cloud the lamp while cool but i have found that it goes when the lamp heats up as the salts desolve. </p>
<p>People on hear have had better luck though with salts by creating a max saturation brine and then adding a bit of this at a time to the lamp instead of using a lower saturation and using a lot of it</p>
<p>Personally with my lamps I am going with glycol as this is easier to work with and wont cloud the water - this is something to try instead of salt or other things etc.</p>
<p>Also how did you make the lamp and get the globe - was the globe custom made or was a bottle of something.</p>