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Comment by Deb on June 8, 2012 at 2:51pm

Thanks for the good advice Jonas.:)

Comment by Jonas Clark-Elliott on June 8, 2012 at 5:19am

The intense heat is one of two issues I have with incandescent blacklights; the other is that they put off a pitiful amount of UV light! Put in an incandescent one and, yeah, that plastic ring might start oozing if you don't remove it. My advice: put a compact fluorescent blacklight bulb in it. Hardware stores (big ones) stock 'em. The CFL ones just pump out the UV. I love hidden sources for blacklights, and I think you should totally do that. Those also work well in track lighting. Stick a decal on it with a CFL one in there and you'll have no trouble.

Comment by Deb on June 6, 2012 at 12:52pm

Do you think this base would overheat if I put a black light bulb in it? It's metal and the plastic ring at the top is removable. I may just do that and set it under a black light poster if it will project the light enough to get full effect. Also would like to put a Pink Floyd decal on it but again... would the heat just melt it off??  hmmmm

Comment by Jonas Clark-Elliott on June 5, 2012 at 3:10pm

Yeah, just 'cuz it wasn't made for a lamp doesn't mean you can't make it into a lamp, though if I were doing it, I'd find a way to put a lot more weight in the bottom.

Comment by Deb on June 4, 2012 at 12:41pm

Why does that not surprise me Dr Dr?  Maybe if I try real hard I can make it on the Google list too.  :)

Comment by Dr. WHAT?! on June 3, 2012 at 4:38pm

lol I used these for the globes for 2 of my custom lamps.

Comment by Deb on June 3, 2012 at 4:32pm

ahh thanks Jonas! Thought about using it for a glass head or absolute vodka bottle.

Comment by Jonas Clark-Elliott on June 3, 2012 at 4:11pm

Floor lamp. Put it behind a potted plant for some nice patterns on the wall and ceiling. Put it behind a sofa and wash the wall with indirect light.