GIANT SPACE SHUTTLE LAVA LAMP NOW COMPLETED! AND A COUPLE OF ROCKETS... - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T10:33:13Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/giant-space-shuttle-lava-lamp-now-completed-and-a-couple-of?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks for all the kind words…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-06-24:1566398:Comment:8620812022-06-24T09:29:02.238ZCAPTAIN SKYWALKERhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/CAPTAINSKYWALKER
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thanks for all the kind words guys.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I've added a couple of pictures to better show the detail around the bulb cover area (where the plaque is.)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My original idea was to simply have a C shaped infil between the bulb cover and outer fuselage (I had to make the bulb cover recessed in slightly to allow clearance for the rivets on the hinges...)…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thanks for all the kind words guys.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I've added a couple of pictures to better show the detail around the bulb cover area (where the plaque is.)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My original idea was to simply have a C shaped infil between the bulb cover and outer fuselage (I had to make the bulb cover recessed in slightly to allow clearance for the rivets on the hinges...)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I made some bent tabs for the infil piece to sit on and decided that I quite liked the 'jet turbine' effect, rather than having a plain C piece.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So I spent a day making layers of 'turbine' blades!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(And yes, before someone points it out, I am aware that there are no jet turbines on a Space Shuttle!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I just liked the visual appearance of it!)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In the above picture you can see the space between the bulb cover and the outer fuselage at the rear of the shuttle (sorry, Orbiter...) and might just be able to make out the 'turbine' blade effect.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Below is a closer image looking down the lamp when it's upright.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The lamp has an internal aluminium heat shield 'cone' to direct more of the bulb's light and heat towards the base of the bottle (to speed up its warming time) and also a flexible 'heat resistant mat' (a soldering mat) to prevent heat leaking outwards (but the bulb cover still gets quite warm, about the same temperature as a central heating radiator on full blast - not too hot to touch, but you wouldn't want to hold on too long!)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Believe it or not, the rest of the lamp is barely warm at all!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Even the base of the lamp (below the bulb cover) is only slightly warmer than room temp.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I made cut outs in the heat mat, so some light spills into the base, so the 'turbine blades' are lit internally from below.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Its a nice effect in a dark room, but can hardly be seen otherwise (I may have another go to let more light shine out.)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10592451879?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10592451879?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></span></p> I'm diggin the orbitor, Lets…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-06-23:1566398:Comment:8620772022-06-23T19:27:10.132ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p>I'm diggin the orbitor, <br/>Lets talk</p>
<p>I'm diggin the orbitor, <br/>Lets talk</p> That looks freakin awsome!!!tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-06-21:1566398:Comment:8621692022-06-21T20:38:29.610ZArnehttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/kalel
<p>That looks freakin awsome!!!</p>
<p>That looks freakin awsome!!!</p> way cool, excellent work!tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-06-21:1566398:Comment:8620612022-06-21T13:07:57.079Ztimhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/tim547
<p>way cool, excellent work!</p>
<p>way cool, excellent work!</p>