Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate

I want to create my own lava lamp, I have yet to find any glass housing to my likings but was going to suggest a solid wooden base with heat strip wrapped around center insided leaving at least a 1cm air space between strip and glass to prevent cracking. Also I would be able to use some Colour adjusting LED lights that are pretty crisp and for nothing :)
Can anybody poke holes in my plan?
I would need to find out where I can get some good quality wax from so if anybody has any suggestions preferably within the uk it would be greatly appreciated!
Oh and I was going to say I could always coat the outside of the wooden base with something like fibreglass if I wanted a different effect, Or I could look into making a base using wood for a mold.. that sounds best.
constructive criticisms please? :D

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I also considered a double glazed glass project, approx 1cm wide so the wax would be squashed and create patterns.. might not work but thought I'd throw the idea out there
I'm curious on where you can find heat strips that will get a globe hot enough to make flow?
you could use an alcohol bottle, and as for the wax you need special wax because it's density is less than water so it just will float.

@Dr.WHAT?! average temp is approx 51ºC, I've never used heat cables before but i didn't think there would have been much of a performance gap from mats. even if that doesn't work I could always go for heat tape. http://www.briskheat.com/p-289-hstat-silicone-rubber-heating-tape-w...

depends how much I want to invest into this project because thats priced approx $140

 

 

@I_Eat_Spam I could yeah, I saw in the gallery the Absolut lamp which was pretty damn fine, I was thinking of using a large old fashioned jar and using some stone effect spray paint on the base :)

Only digging up info for different methods and styles I could use. I'm suprised this isn't a bigger market..
Depending on expense of the treated wax I could consider making a few custom ones, saw a large one going for £2000!

Rob you are in the UK and the shipping might be expensive but a goo kit always gets the job done. You just add water and the wax flows in it fine. http://www.gookits.com/
Wicked! Let us know how it goes. This stuff will do wonders with UV gookits.

RobWar said:

@Dr.WHAT?! average temp is approx 51ºC, I've never used heat cables before but i didn't think there would have been much of a performance gap from mats. even if that doesn't work I could always go for heat tape. http://www.briskheat.com/p-289-hstat-silicone-rubber-heating-tape-w...

depends how much I want to invest into this project because thats priced approx $140

 

 

@I_Eat_Spam I could yeah, I saw in the gallery the Absolut lamp which was pretty damn fine, I was thinking of using a large old fashioned jar and using some stone effect spray paint on the base :)

Only digging up info for different methods and styles I could use. I'm suprised this isn't a bigger market..
Depending on expense of the treated wax I could consider making a few custom ones, saw a large one going for £2000!

Looks awesome from the site, gonna be late for work but have bookmarked it for when i get back :)

I Eat Spam said:
Rob you are in the UK and the shipping might be expensive but a goo kit always gets the job done. You just add water and the wax flows in it fine. http://www.gookits.com/

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