New to Oozing with my Grandma's Lamp - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T15:23:53Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/new-to-oozing-with-my-grandma-s-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A682254&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLol, we ALL knew about that d…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-10-09:1566398:Comment:6827232018-10-09T15:30:16.372ZKelly Flaskerudhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Kelly
<p>Lol, we ALL knew about that danged rabbit hole! </p>
<p>Lol, we ALL knew about that danged rabbit hole! </p> Some of mine from the 70's ha…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-09-29:1566398:Comment:6822582018-09-29T00:35:00.161ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
<p>Some of mine from the 70's have the original bulb, which is a 30 watt flood<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:</cite></p>
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<p>Some of mine from the 70's have the original bulb, which is a 30 watt flood<br/> <br/> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/new-to-oozing-with-my-grandma-s-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A682254&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment682492"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>What kind of light bulb you using? If it is a clear bulb you could swap out to frosted bulb, which is thought to be not as hot as a clear bulb. If you choose not to go that route you could always put an inline dimmer and control light/heat output that way. Just a thought, let us know.</p>
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</blockquote> What kind of light bulb you u…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-09-28:1566398:Comment:6824922018-09-28T21:33:23.488ZMr MaGoohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MrMaGoo
<p>What kind of light bulb you using? If it is a clear bulb you could swap out to frosted bulb, which is thought to be not as hot as a clear bulb. If you choose not to go that route you could always put an inline dimmer and control light/heat output that way. Just a thought, let us know.</p>
<p>What kind of light bulb you using? If it is a clear bulb you could swap out to frosted bulb, which is thought to be not as hot as a clear bulb. If you choose not to go that route you could always put an inline dimmer and control light/heat output that way. Just a thought, let us know.</p> Yeah the wax in mine was real…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-09-28:1566398:Comment:6822572018-09-28T19:44:45.142ZChristopher Cowanhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SimianHacker
<p>Yeah the wax in mine was really really thin which is why I decided to replace the contents with a new kit. I also got a dimmer for the plug so it will be easier to adjust the amount of heat.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Dustin Eytcheson said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/new-to-oozing-with-my-grandma-s-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A682254&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment682254"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>i have a screw top globe too that…</p>
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<p>Yeah the wax in mine was really really thin which is why I decided to replace the contents with a new kit. I also got a dimmer for the plug so it will be easier to adjust the amount of heat.<br/> <br/> <cite>Dustin Eytcheson said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/new-to-oozing-with-my-grandma-s-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A682254&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment682254"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>i have a screw top globe too that i also got from my grandmother. its in good working order, although i think the wax is getting thin, doesnt take long for it to get close to overheating.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127103839?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127103839?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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</blockquote> i have a screw top globe too…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-09-28:1566398:Comment:6822542018-09-28T18:55:22.587ZDustin Eytchesonhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/DustinEytcheson
<p>i have a screw top globe too that i also got from my grandmother. its in good working order, although i think the wax is getting thin, doesnt take long for it to get close to overheating.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127103839?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127103839?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>i have a screw top globe too that i also got from my grandmother. its in good working order, although i think the wax is getting thin, doesnt take long for it to get close to overheating.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127103839?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127103839?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> Highliter pen ink or inkjet r…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-09-25:1566398:Comment:6822302018-09-25T02:32:05.667ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
<p>Highliter pen ink or inkjet refill ink gives better results than food coloring. Food coloring doesn't seem to last long term, although some have had good results with it. Here is information on using highliter ink:</p>
<p><a href="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/adding-color-to-globe-fluid" target="_blank">http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/adding-color-to-globe-fluid</a><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Christopher Cowan said:…</cite></p>
<p>Highliter pen ink or inkjet refill ink gives better results than food coloring. Food coloring doesn't seem to last long term, although some have had good results with it. Here is information on using highliter ink:</p>
<p><a href="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/adding-color-to-globe-fluid" target="_blank">http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/adding-color-to-globe-fluid</a><br/> <br/> <cite>Christopher Cowan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/new-to-oozing-with-my-grandma-s-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A682137&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment682337"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>This is such a rabbit hole for sure, I really want a spaceship lamp and a wizard hat after surfing ebay. I ended up dumping and cleaning out the contents this weekend, it's all ready for the some new lava from Magma Tower. I think I'm going to try and reproduce the yellow wax in blue liquid so it looks like the original, reminds me I need to order some Neon McCormicks dye on Amazon (they didn't have any at the store). The old wax had a bunch of chunks of white separated wax so i'm pretty sure it was wasted.</p>
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</blockquote> This is such a rabbit hole fo…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-09-24:1566398:Comment:6823372018-09-24T23:53:39.836ZChristopher Cowanhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/SimianHacker
<p>This is such a rabbit hole for sure, I really want a spaceship lamp and a wizard hat after surfing ebay. I ended up dumping and cleaning out the contents this weekend, it's all ready for the some new lava from Magma Tower. I think I'm going to try and reproduce the yellow wax in blue liquid so it looks like the original, reminds me I need to order some Neon McCormicks dye on Amazon (they didn't have any at the store). The old wax had a bunch of chunks of white separated wax so i'm pretty…</p>
<p>This is such a rabbit hole for sure, I really want a spaceship lamp and a wizard hat after surfing ebay. I ended up dumping and cleaning out the contents this weekend, it's all ready for the some new lava from Magma Tower. I think I'm going to try and reproduce the yellow wax in blue liquid so it looks like the original, reminds me I need to order some Neon McCormicks dye on Amazon (they didn't have any at the store). The old wax had a bunch of chunks of white separated wax so i'm pretty sure it was wasted.</p> Tell your wife the new ones a…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-09-24:1566398:Comment:6821372018-09-24T23:36:34.978ZMr MaGoohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MrMaGoo
<p>Tell your wife the new ones are pieces of crap and they are not match to the quality of this lamp. Just my humble opinion. Take it or leave it. Hope you get the old lamp going, will be worth the effort for sure. Enjoy!</p>
<p>Tell your wife the new ones are pieces of crap and they are not match to the quality of this lamp. Just my humble opinion. Take it or leave it. Hope you get the old lamp going, will be worth the effort for sure. Enjoy!</p> I would restore it. The wax i…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-09-24:1566398:Comment:6824072018-09-24T18:31:55.161Zfog riderhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/fogrider
<p>I would restore it. The wax is floating to the top, which indicates to me that the density of the liquid is too high.</p>
<p>The old wax may have lost its adhesion to the coil. Try pouring off the liquid, saving the liquid in a separate jar, melting the wax by immersing the globe in hot water, with the lid off. Melt the wax back onto the coil, let it cool down, refill the globe with the original liquid, and see how it works. </p>
<p>If that fails, pour off some of the liquid and save it in a…</p>
<p>I would restore it. The wax is floating to the top, which indicates to me that the density of the liquid is too high.</p>
<p>The old wax may have lost its adhesion to the coil. Try pouring off the liquid, saving the liquid in a separate jar, melting the wax by immersing the globe in hot water, with the lid off. Melt the wax back onto the coil, let it cool down, refill the globe with the original liquid, and see how it works. </p>
<p>If that fails, pour off some of the liquid and save it in a jar.</p>
<p>Add some distilled water to the globe. </p>
<p>Fire it up and see how it works. </p>
<p>It takes time, but you should be able to restore this old Aristocrat.</p> I was also thinking, that wax…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-09-21:1566398:Comment:6822142018-09-21T21:38:25.267ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
<p>I was also thinking, that wax and water look "off" somehow, like maybe something was added at some point. Normally I would say to try and save the original wax but because of how it looks and because of the way the wax is sticking to the side of the globe I go along with a complete replacement of contents.</p>
<p>Another thing, is there a date stamped on the felt bottom? It might not be visible anymore but that is one place they were stamped. </p>
<p>I was also thinking, that wax and water look "off" somehow, like maybe something was added at some point. Normally I would say to try and save the original wax but because of how it looks and because of the way the wax is sticking to the side of the globe I go along with a complete replacement of contents.</p>
<p>Another thing, is there a date stamped on the felt bottom? It might not be visible anymore but that is one place they were stamped. </p>