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bob replied to Cate Smith's discussion Lava lamp overheating chart

"Hi , hope your doing well . For me I use the chart , then for. My lamp when it gets to hot or close to it I will lower it slightly . You sorta have to test each nite to what works best for you . U don’t want all the lava at the top or bottom…"

Apr 13, 2021

Cate Smith posted a discussion

Lava lamp overheating chart

I’ve seen so picture charts with the different flows and if it’s to hot or cold but the just right and the slightly too warm look the same to me in the pictures so I can never tell if/ when I should turn on my dimmers. What should I be looking for specifically and how much do I dim the lamps because sometimes I will turn the dimmer on and it stops flowing like it got to cold See More

Apr 13, 2021

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Cate Smith replied to A's discussion 70's Lava Lamp - Lava stops flowing

"I don’t get the difference between the getting to warm and the just right the seem pretty much the same to me "

Apr 13, 2021

Cate Smith commented on Cate Smith's blog post re-doing my lamp set up part 2

"kelly im building it myself and yea like you said but I was thinking of having a hinged front that would pull down to access the power strip but i kinda like the open bottom idea better"

Mar 23, 2021

Kelly Flaskerud commented on Cate Smith's blog post re-doing my lamp set up part 2

"So you’d end up with a shelf that looks like a free floating fireplace mantle but with an open bottom. The top of the shelf will have divets cut so you can drop the electrical cord through between the wall and the back of the…"

Mar 23, 2021

Kelly Flaskerud commented on Cate Smith's blog post re-doing my lamp set up part 2

"Hi Cate, are you going to make the shelves or buy ready-made? If you make them (or have someone make them for you), you could install a trim piece on the front to hide the electrical. That’s what we are considering too. "

Mar 23, 2021

bob commented on Cate Smith's blog post re-doing my lamp set up part 2

Mar 22, 2021

bob commented on Cate Smith's blog post re-doing my lamp set up part 2

"Hi , hope school is doing well, school 1st then lava ! . Spot 2 will be great . Yes you can do floating shelf’s you just need to anchor it in the wall when you screw you into the wall , they make a few tools that do this at the hardware…"

Mar 22, 2021

Cate Smith posted a blog post

re-doing my lamp set up part 2

first off sorry its been so long since my last blog post all my teachers have decided to drown me in work. I've decided that i'm going to go with spot 2 but I'm keeping the owl painting. thanks for your guys' suggestions. Also originally I wanted to do floating shelfs but im not sure if it will be strong enough to support the weight of the lamps. the shelf is going to be about 10 ft long im not sure how deep i want it but i definitely plan on getting a grande at some point it wouldnt…See More

Mar 22, 2021

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Cate Smith posted a discussion

quick question

has anyone had wax cool under their coil before. mine has like a tinny ball of wax under it so the coil isnt actualy touch the bottom of the globe. not sure that matter thoughSee More

Mar 17, 2021

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Cate Smith replied to Cate Smith's discussion stuck wax

"i ran it for a bit and its all good now i think it was just a bit to cold in my room for it earlier"

Mar 15, 2021