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Nick Stefanisko
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Dimensions
Started this discussion. Last reply by Claude J Apr 17. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I've seen a couple requests for dimensions. While I'm not sure what good it will do, except maybe in making new bases or caps or maybe a crochet lava cozy I went ahead an measured my two larger…Continue
Tags: dimensions
Silicone Bottle Caps???
Started this discussion. Last reply by Claude J Apr 11. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Now that I've had success restoring a lamp, I've got a couple of others I want to "fix" as well. But they have bottle caps and the last lamp I fixed that had a bottle cap didn't survive re-sealing.…Continue
Renew! Renew!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Claude J May 3. 28 Replies 0 Likes
OK sci-fi-folks, we all know that Carousel never works, no one ever Renews. Once your palm crystal starts blinking, it's game over. My 30 year old Aristocrat stopped moving. The wax just kind of…Continue
Tags: restore, aristocrat, success
Picked up a couple of dime bags today from Wally
Started this discussion. Last reply by Claude J Apr 2. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Big surprise today, well yesterday actually, I was getting itchy- I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM! I CAN STOP ANY TIME I WANT, MOM! I was googling lava lamps and an ad showed up for Target. Well I thought for…Continue
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"Skill? It was just dumb luck and a fair amount of blunder."
Claude J replied to Nick Stefanisko's discussion Renew! Renew!"I have some Light purple/dark blue, red and a crapload of other colors if you need any.
Yellow is already allocated"
"I'm kind of wishing I had gotten the full size goo kit, I only have enough goo for one more refresh of a lamp this size. I still want to do something with one of my 11in lamps."
Claude J replied to Nick Stefanisko's discussion Renew! Renew!"I wouldn't touch it, it looks great and that is difficult to reproduce
anybody can do red but the right shade of Cranberry takes some skill
good idea on the dimmer"
"I'm wondering what would happen if I added white? Would it make it opaque and lighten it or just make it opaque? And can I use hobby store candle wax dye or do I need MT's special formula?
While the color is not what I had in mind, I…"
Claude J replied to Nick Stefanisko's discussion Renew! Renew!"you could have just used a tad too much MT blue and got a deep dark purple
I have quarts of premixed light and dark purple if you ever need any"
"Got my goo kit in yesterday, and rebuilt my Aristocrat today. I decided to make it clear liquid with purple wax. I ordered Red and Blue dies and figured I'd just mix Red and Blue to make Purple. Well, it is purple, but it is more of a…"
Profile Information
- Something Interesting About Me:
- I have a private email server
- Where I Live:
- California
- My First Lava Lamp was:
- a blue/white/gold Century I got when I went away to college in 1990
- My Collection Includes this many Lava Lamps:
- Three
- My Favorite Lava Lamp is:
- purple/orange/silver
It looks more red/orange when it is running, like a sunset at sea.
- Relationship Status:
- It's Complicated
- One of My Favorite Websites:
- http://nick.stefanisko.net
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