Help Needed with Crestworth Galaxy Perspex Base pleaseeee - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T02:18:49Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/help-needed-with-crestworth?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A197596&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSorry about the late reply, T…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-05-30:1566398:Comment:2462342011-05-30T22:56:45.924ZJames Manleyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/james338
Sorry about the late reply, Thank you very much Spencer! I am having one made out of chrome this week, I also dismantled my galaxy today and gave it a well needed service, which included lots of oil on the motors a bit of plastic polish on the base, and a hair dryer to the fibres to get rid of bits lol originally the fan made a noise like a car starting so i disconnected it to stop it. so i finally bought some all round oil and it worked a treat! now its as quiet as a baby :) I will post some…
Sorry about the late reply, Thank you very much Spencer! I am having one made out of chrome this week, I also dismantled my galaxy today and gave it a well needed service, which included lots of oil on the motors a bit of plastic polish on the base, and a hair dryer to the fibres to get rid of bits lol originally the fan made a noise like a car starting so i disconnected it to stop it. so i finally bought some all round oil and it worked a treat! now its as quiet as a baby :) I will post some pics of it once my friend finishes the base. Thanks again<br />
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James Hey james
Just to clarify a…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-03-07:1566398:Comment:1990962011-03-07T21:29:52.567ZSpencer Wiltonhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SpencerWilton
<p>Hey james</p>
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<p>Just to clarify as my drawing is soooo bad.</p>
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<p>Width across top of both pieces is 14.5 cms</p>
<p>Depth at deepest point of curves which lamp sits in is 1.8 cms</p>
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<p>Length of top to thinnest point of base is 7cms (width across middle 5 cms)</p>
<p>Length from middle to widest point of base is 14 cms</p>
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<p>Base is 5.5cms on each side the raises up 4 mm's for 25 cms on both pieces before dropping down for 5.5cms…</p>
<p>Hey james</p>
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<p>Just to clarify as my drawing is soooo bad.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Width across top of both pieces is 14.5 cms</p>
<p>Depth at deepest point of curves which lamp sits in is 1.8 cms</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Length of top to thinnest point of base is 7cms (width across middle 5 cms)</p>
<p>Length from middle to widest point of base is 14 cms</p>
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<p>Base is 5.5cms on each side the raises up 4 mm's for 25 cms on both pieces before dropping down for 5.5cms again</p>
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<p>To put them together one groove is 6.6 cms lonf and 5 mm wide -- the other is 7.1 cms long and 5 mm wide. i cant rember which wa y around they go. it's probably logical but I will check for you. Hope this helps!</p>
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<p>Spencer</p>
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<p>(PS the edges are all curved and the top 'dish' has black dots on to hold Galaxy in place on the stand)</p>
<p> </p> Hey Jamestag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-03-07:1566398:Comment:1984892011-03-07T21:20:49.334ZSpencer Wiltonhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SpencerWilton
Hey James<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127002967?profile=original"><img width="640" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127002967?profile=original" class="align-full"/></a>
Hey James<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127002967?profile=original"><img width="640" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127002967?profile=original" class="align-full"/></a> No probs james will sort it f…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-03-01:1566398:Comment:1974432011-03-01T22:20:06.575ZSpencer Wiltonhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SpencerWilton
<p>No probs james will sort it for u at the weekend and pop it on here 4 u :)</p>
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<p>Have put pics of mine with stand on my page.</p>
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<p>Take care, Spence</p>
<p>No probs james will sort it for u at the weekend and pop it on here 4 u :)</p>
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<p>Have put pics of mine with stand on my page.</p>
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<p>Take care, Spence</p> Thanks Spencer, That would be…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-03-01:1566398:Comment:1975962011-03-01T21:43:07.015ZJames Manleyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/james338
<p>Thanks Spencer, That would be amazing if you could!! all i need is a template with measurements if you could do that please, thanks James</p>
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<cite>Spencer Wilton said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/help-needed-with-crestworth#1566398Comment197508"><div><p>Hey , if u still need this I'll measure mine at the weekend when I'm back at my Mum's house and post the details for you</p>
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<p>Cheers</p>
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<p>Spence</p>
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<p>Thanks Spencer, That would be amazing if you could!! all i need is a template with measurements if you could do that please, thanks James</p>
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<cite>Spencer Wilton said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/help-needed-with-crestworth#1566398Comment197508"><div><p>Hey , if u still need this I'll measure mine at the weekend when I'm back at my Mum's house and post the details for you</p>
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<p>Cheers</p>
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<p>Spence</p>
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</blockquote> Hey , if u still need this I'…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-03-01:1566398:Comment:1975082011-03-01T21:37:56.801ZSpencer Wiltonhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SpencerWilton
<p>Hey , if u still need this I'll measure mine at the weekend when I'm back at my Mum's house and post the details for you</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Spence</p>
<p>Hey , if u still need this I'll measure mine at the weekend when I'm back at my Mum's house and post the details for you</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Cheers</p>
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<p>Spence</p> here are some pics i finally…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-01-16:1566398:Comment:1856842011-01-16T21:38:30.982ZJames Manleyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/james338
here are some pics i finally got around to taking, not the best quality as they are from my phone but i will post high res ones soon as my camera is charged :)
here are some pics i finally got around to taking, not the best quality as they are from my phone but i will post high res ones soon as my camera is charged :) anyone??? please?tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-01-16:1566398:Comment:1856422011-01-16T20:51:16.053ZJames Manleyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/james338
anyone??? please?
anyone??? please? Thanks Jonas, I hope I can ge…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2010-12-26:1566398:Comment:1811642010-12-26T16:12:42.365ZJames Manleyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/james338
Thanks Jonas, I hope I can get a template! as I want to make a clear one and a copper one also, I have a friend that works with lazer cutting that could do it for me. thanks dude :D p.s will post pics of the galaxy soon as i get home. cheers<br></br>
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<cite>Jonas Clark-Elliott said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/crestworth-galaxy-perspex-base#1566398Comment181153"><div><p>I don't have one, so I can't help with dimensions, but I hope someone here who does will…</p>
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Thanks Jonas, I hope I can get a template! as I want to make a clear one and a copper one also, I have a friend that works with lazer cutting that could do it for me. thanks dude :D p.s will post pics of the galaxy soon as i get home. cheers<br/>
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<cite>Jonas Clark-Elliott said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/crestworth-galaxy-perspex-base#1566398Comment181153"><div><p>I don't have one, so I can't help with dimensions, but I hope someone here who does will make you a template, so I'm bumping this thread.</p>
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<p>The Perspex sheets (Plexiglas is the most common US equivalent, but I've always loved the Perspex name) fit together, two of them nesting in a way: each has a slot, one halfway up from the bottom, the other halfway down from the top, and they fit neatly together. Once you have a template and dimensions for both sheets, you can take these to a shop that makes signs, which will probably have the equipment for precision cutting. Most neon sign shops in the US use Plexiglas sheets as backs for neon window signs.</p>
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<p>A product that in the US is called Lexan is even stronger than Plexi/Perspex, and you might consider it, too. Case in point: When I worked at a neon sign shop, we used Plexiglass hollow tubes as supports for signs, to keep them hanging without bumping into the window glass. If you were to smack a length of this tube on a hard surface, it would crack; one more smack and it'd shatter. One of my friends builds things out of Lexan sheet and tube, and to demonstrate its strength he let another friend (who was very angry about something) vent his stress by pounding the concrete driveway with a Lexan tube, about the same thickness and diameter we used at the sign shop. After five minutes of rough hammering on the concrete (he was VERY angry) he'd managed to put a number of little dents into the tube's surface, and had powdered some concrete!</p>
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</blockquote> I don't have one, so I can't…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2010-12-26:1566398:Comment:1811532010-12-26T12:21:44.606ZJonas Clark-Elliotthttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JonasClarkElliott
<p>I don't have one, so I can't help with dimensions, but I hope someone here who does will make you a template, so I'm bumping this thread.</p>
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<p>The Perspex sheets (Plexiglas is the most common US equivalent, but I've always loved the Perspex name) fit together, two of them nesting in a way: each has a slot, one halfway up from the bottom, the other halfway down from the top, and they fit neatly together. Once you have a template and dimensions for both sheets, you can take these to…</p>
<p>I don't have one, so I can't help with dimensions, but I hope someone here who does will make you a template, so I'm bumping this thread.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Perspex sheets (Plexiglas is the most common US equivalent, but I've always loved the Perspex name) fit together, two of them nesting in a way: each has a slot, one halfway up from the bottom, the other halfway down from the top, and they fit neatly together. Once you have a template and dimensions for both sheets, you can take these to a shop that makes signs, which will probably have the equipment for precision cutting. Most neon sign shops in the US use Plexiglas sheets as backs for neon window signs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>A product that in the US is called Lexan is even stronger than Plexi/Perspex, and you might consider it, too. Case in point: When I worked at a neon sign shop, we used Plexiglass hollow tubes as supports for signs, to keep them hanging without bumping into the window glass. If you were to smack a length of this tube on a hard surface, it would crack; one more smack and it'd shatter. One of my friends builds things out of Lexan sheet and tube, and to demonstrate its strength he let another friend (who was very angry about something) vent his stress by pounding the concrete driveway with a Lexan tube, about the same thickness and diameter we used at the sign shop. After five minutes of rough hammering on the concrete (he was VERY angry) he'd managed to put a number of little dents into the tube's surface, and had powdered some concrete!</p>