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Replacement Screw Cap plans for 60-70's lamp upload Hello all, first time here. I have an old lamp that was my grandma's and I'm a little sentimental about it. It must be early 70's minimum… Started by Duane K	69	Mar 17, 2023 Reply by Loren
Bubble Elimination So I’ve been on a quest to figure out why master fluid bubbles form in wax. It’s been a long road but thanks to some other posts here on OG… Started by Jsmooth	6	Mar 17, 2023 Reply by Arne
Overheated or too dense?? Hello all I have a 52 oz LL globe that overheats literally within an hour of starting to flow. The wax gathers up at the top, primarily in… Started by KS	4	Mar 12, 2023 Reply by Claude J
Suitable 230V bulb for a Grande? I managed to import a Grande from Amazon US that thankfully arrived intact today (even though it was in its torn up box, with no outer prot… Started by Daniël Oosterhuis	4	Feb 19, 2023 Reply by bob
Transparent wax problem. I have a problem with my grande lamp. I changed the fluid because I wanted a different color. I replaced the fluid with pure distilled wate… Started by Mark Golebiowski	7	Feb 19, 2023 Reply by Claude J
Stardust fluid Looked everywhere on OG and I can't see where the fluid in the old Stardust (in the consort bottles) has been identified. Anyone know or ha… Started by Tiny Bubbles	2	Feb 6, 2023 Reply by Tiny Bubbles
Triton X-100 vs. kit surfactant Gookits include a bottle of generic surfactant. I have a bottle of Triton X-100. Is this the same thing as in the Gookit? Am wondering… Started by J Monroe	3	Jan 31, 2023 Reply by Claude J
Advice: Should I replace my goo? Hi....I recently bought a Hot Rocks lamp, blue with yellow goo. I have a persistent problem where about 1/3 of the goo stays at the top,… Started by Jim K	3	Jan 29, 2023 Reply by Claude J
Question regarding Basic Retro lamp formula with Perc. Hello. A question to anyone who can shed some light on this. I have been trying to make my first lamp using the Basic Retro lamp formula.… Started by Paul	11	Jan 28, 2023 Reply by bob
Glitter lamp to lava lamp conversion Broke the globe top on a new Schilling metallic blue lamp the other day trying to reinstall the cap. The master fluid was terribly cloudy… Started by J Monroe	3	Jan 21, 2023 Reply by J Monroe