Homemade "Casper" goo!
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After having bought a defective lava lamp (the story of which is amply detailed in the problems subforum), I decided to try the homebrew approach to Lava Lamp appreciation...I'd keep the globe, base…Continue

Tags: lamp., lava, homemade, Casper

Started this discussion. Last reply by MIKE BEAGEN Apr 10, 2011.

12V halogen retrofit

For now, I have a reasonable supply of R39 30W reflector bulbs to keep my 3 (working) lava lamps happy, although they come at a premium and are hard to find.I tried to look for possible alternatives,…Continue

Started Mar 12, 2010

Substitutes for Perc?
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I am interested in learning to make my own ooze, and figured out that the only "right" way is to mix wax with perc in order to obtain a mixture that's denser than water. The other way would be to…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by TOMMYRAY CHANNELS Dec 19, 2013.

Problem with "new" Lava Lamp
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Hi everybody, I'm going to start posting here with a problem: I recently started collecting Lava lamps and I got a "Magma Lamp" with an unusual golden/brown wax and aqua blue liquid, which however…Continue

Tags: ruined, clogged, wax, encrusted

Started this discussion. Last reply by MagicLamp Mar 12, 2010.