What is a "GOOD" Flow? - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T15:57:56Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708832&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=notypical mathmos flow Johnny…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-04-04:1566398:Comment:7089632020-04-04T21:32:35.069ZFernando Nicoterahttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/FernandoNicotera
<p>typical mathmos flow<br/> <br/> <cite>Johnny said:</cite></p>
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<p>typical mathmos flow<br/> <br/> <cite>Johnny said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?page=2&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A709116&x=1#1566398Comment709116"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>this is what id call a good flow</p>
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</blockquote> this is what id call a good f…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-04-04:1566398:Comment:7091162020-04-04T21:24:27.994ZJohnnyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Johnny518
<p>this is what id call a good flow</p>
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<p>this is what id call a good flow</p>
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it depends what bottle…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-04-03:1566398:Comment:7089452020-04-03T16:23:36.914ZJohnnyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Johnny518
<p>Adara,</p>
<p>it depends what bottle your using and i normaly add about a 10mm in height in a Astro bottle when could, mix it in then run and see how it performs, its trial and error<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Adara said:</cite></p>
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<p>Adara,</p>
<p>it depends what bottle your using and i normaly add about a 10mm in height in a Astro bottle when could, mix it in then run and see how it performs, its trial and error<br/> <br/> <cite>Adara said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?page=2&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708846&x=1#1566398Comment708846"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hi Johnny - Can I ask do you have any of their new bottles or just ones from the 90s. Can I ask how much distilled water you use and how much you take out. Thanks.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A709104&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment709104"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>i think i noticed the change when they started doing the different colour bases and you had to order certain bottles for them, ive found since refilling original crestworth early mathmos bottles that topping up the master fluid with distilled water actuly helps alot, slows the movement down a tad and makes the flow much better, prior to that i started using the halogen type bulbs looked like a standard bulb shape, these ran slighty cooler than a stand 40watt which again slowed the movement down.</p>
<p>at the moment ive had a lantern on for 5 hours and no sign off the wax breaking up into small blobs and a jet with 40watt bulb still flowing fine with long stretchy blobs, so id say deffo the top of with distilled water helps the flow. So either mathmos have changed the density of the fluid or its down to the new type bulbs being used<br/> <br/> <cite>Adara said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?x=1&id=1566398%3ATopic%3A708585&page=1#1566398Comment708792"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Johnny - Have you had any luck with Mathmos, explaining why they changed the flow on their bottles. I contacted them and they are saying to me that they are using the same formula as always but I think you are right. Mine are just producing blobs. The worst one is Neo.<br/> <br/> <cite>Johnny said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708832&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment708832"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>the flow craven walker wanted and did was the long stretchy flows not just blobs, ive found now that mathmos's have gone to the blobs and not stretchy longs shapes, im guessing there adjusted the combination for faster warm up process, when i refill a original crestworth bottle theres never enough fluid from the new mathmos bottles so top up with distilled water doing this slows the flow down and gives a more better movement as in not just blobs but big stretchy shapes :-)</p>
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</blockquote> Hi Johnny - Can I ask do you…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-04-02:1566398:Comment:7088462020-04-02T22:26:58.931ZAdarahttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Adara
<p>Hi Johnny - Can I ask do you have any of their new bottles or just ones from the 90s. Can I ask how much distilled water you use and how much you take out. Thanks.</p>
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Johnny said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A709104&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment709104"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>i think i noticed the change when they started doing the different colour bases and…</p>
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<p>Hi Johnny - Can I ask do you have any of their new bottles or just ones from the 90s. Can I ask how much distilled water you use and how much you take out. Thanks.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Johnny said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A709104&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment709104"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>i think i noticed the change when they started doing the different colour bases and you had to order certain bottles for them, ive found since refilling original crestworth early mathmos bottles that topping up the master fluid with distilled water actuly helps alot, slows the movement down a tad and makes the flow much better, prior to that i started using the halogen type bulbs looked like a standard bulb shape, these ran slighty cooler than a stand 40watt which again slowed the movement down.</p>
<p>at the moment ive had a lantern on for 5 hours and no sign off the wax breaking up into small blobs and a jet with 40watt bulb still flowing fine with long stretchy blobs, so id say deffo the top of with distilled water helps the flow. So either mathmos have changed the density of the fluid or its down to the new type bulbs being used<br/> <br/> <cite>Adara said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?x=1&id=1566398%3ATopic%3A708585&page=1#1566398Comment708792"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Johnny - Have you had any luck with Mathmos, explaining why they changed the flow on their bottles. I contacted them and they are saying to me that they are using the same formula as always but I think you are right. Mine are just producing blobs. The worst one is Neo.<br/> <br/> <cite>Johnny said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708832&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment708832"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>the flow craven walker wanted and did was the long stretchy flows not just blobs, ive found now that mathmos's have gone to the blobs and not stretchy longs shapes, im guessing there adjusted the combination for faster warm up process, when i refill a original crestworth bottle theres never enough fluid from the new mathmos bottles so top up with distilled water doing this slows the flow down and gives a more better movement as in not just blobs but big stretchy shapes :-)</p>
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</blockquote> i think i noticed the change…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-04-02:1566398:Comment:7091042020-04-02T21:46:51.102ZJohnnyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Johnny518
<p>i think i noticed the change when they started doing the different colour bases and you had to order certain bottles for them, ive found since refilling original crestworth early mathmos bottles that topping up the master fluid with distilled water actuly helps alot, slows the movement down a tad and makes the flow much better, prior to that i started using the halogen type bulbs looked like a standard bulb shape, these ran slighty cooler than a stand 40watt which again slowed the movement…</p>
<p>i think i noticed the change when they started doing the different colour bases and you had to order certain bottles for them, ive found since refilling original crestworth early mathmos bottles that topping up the master fluid with distilled water actuly helps alot, slows the movement down a tad and makes the flow much better, prior to that i started using the halogen type bulbs looked like a standard bulb shape, these ran slighty cooler than a stand 40watt which again slowed the movement down.</p>
<p>at the moment ive had a lantern on for 5 hours and no sign off the wax breaking up into small blobs and a jet with 40watt bulb still flowing fine with long stretchy blobs, so id say deffo the top of with distilled water helps the flow. So either mathmos have changed the density of the fluid or its down to the new type bulbs being used<br/> <br/> <cite>Adara said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?x=1&id=1566398%3ATopic%3A708585&page=1#1566398Comment708792"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Johnny - Have you had any luck with Mathmos, explaining why they changed the flow on their bottles. I contacted them and they are saying to me that they are using the same formula as always but I think you are right. Mine are just producing blobs. The worst one is Neo.<br/> <br/> <cite>Johnny said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708832&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment708832"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>the flow craven walker wanted and did was the long stretchy flows not just blobs, ive found now that mathmos's have gone to the blobs and not stretchy longs shapes, im guessing there adjusted the combination for faster warm up process, when i refill a original crestworth bottle theres never enough fluid from the new mathmos bottles so top up with distilled water doing this slows the flow down and gives a more better movement as in not just blobs but big stretchy shapes :-)</p>
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</blockquote> The goo kit comes with a bott…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-04-02:1566398:Comment:7088382020-04-02T00:09:55.919ZMinionshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Minions
<p>The goo kit comes with a bottle of Surf</p>
<p>The goo kit comes with a bottle of Surf</p> I had a whole page of instruc…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-04-01:1566398:Comment:7090022020-04-01T23:34:09.112ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p>I had a whole page of instructions in response to your questions and the website lost it when i went to post it</p>
<p>Email me at lavalabcreations@gmail.com and i will send attachments and a laundry list of informative info</p>
<p>I had a whole page of instructions in response to your questions and the website lost it when i went to post it</p>
<p>Email me at lavalabcreations@gmail.com and i will send attachments and a laundry list of informative info</p> What about wax and liquid? Al…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-04-01:1566398:Comment:7090952020-04-01T23:27:38.832ZFernando Nicoterahttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/FernandoNicotera
<p>What about wax and liquid? Also how big is a mathmos astro baby compared to lava lite's?</p>
<p>What about wax and liquid? Also how big is a mathmos astro baby compared to lava lite's?</p> see attached for SURF amounts…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2020-04-01:1566398:Comment:7089402020-04-01T22:52:14.767ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p>see attached for SURF amounts</p>
<p><br></br> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2016016513?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2016016513?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <br></br> <cite>Fernando Nicotera said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708837&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment708837"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Is there a tutorial or something to learn how to refill bottles…</p>
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<p>see attached for SURF amounts</p>
<p><br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2016016513?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2016016513?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br/> <cite>Fernando Nicotera said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708837&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment708837"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Is there a tutorial or something to learn how to refill bottles without ruining the flow? Sorry I'm new to the forum<br/> <br/> <cite>Claude J said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708836&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment708836"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Goo Kit and SURF are tow different things</p>
<p>SURF (oir Surfactant ) is a chemical that will break surface tension,'</p>
<p>It is also used to coat the bottle prior to adding goo (any goo) so It doesn't stick</p>
<p><br/> Too much SURF and you will get balls/blobs</p>
<p>Too little and its just one long snake</p>
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<p>Will that result in the balls, or will that result in flow more like yours (the metallic goo one)? I have some from a goo kit I can add, I assume that is similar to the surf you are referring to.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow#1566398Comment709000"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>That can be resolved with a 1/2 teaspoon of SURF to help it break the tension<br/> <br/> <cite>Minions said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708997&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment708997"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I have some midnight Aristocrats...</p>
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<p>Is there a tutorial or something to learn how to refill bottles without ruining the flow? Sorry I'm new to the forum<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Claude J said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708836&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment708836"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Goo Kit and SURF are tow different things</p>
<p>SURF (oir Surfactant ) is a chemical that will break surface tension,'</p>
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<p>Is there a tutorial or something to learn how to refill bottles without ruining the flow? Sorry I'm new to the forum<br/> <br/> <cite>Claude J said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708836&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment708836"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Goo Kit and SURF are tow different things</p>
<p>SURF (oir Surfactant ) is a chemical that will break surface tension,'</p>
<p>It is also used to coat the bottle prior to adding goo (any goo) so It doesn't stick</p>
<p><br/> Too much SURF and you will get balls/blobs</p>
<p>Too little and its just one long snake</p>
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<p>Will that result in the balls, or will that result in flow more like yours (the metallic goo one)? I have some from a goo kit I can add, I assume that is similar to the surf you are referring to.</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Claude J said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow#1566398Comment709000"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>That can be resolved with a 1/2 teaspoon of SURF to help it break the tension<br/> <br/> <cite>Minions said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-good-flow?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A708997&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment708997"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I have some midnight Aristocrats...</p>
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