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Replacement Screw Cap plans for 60-70's lamp upload
Started this discussion. Last reply by Claude J Mar 21. 62 Replies 8 Likes
Hello all, first time here.I have an old lamp that was my grandma's and I'm a little sentimental about it. It must be early 70's minimum because I remember it as a child. I'm sure you all can…Continue
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"You were with support at the beginning @Claude J It's great to see you found a good original color also. I'm not around often, but I'll be around again!"
"i bought a couple of them"
"That's great! When I did this I thought it might help a couple other people. Occasionally I get an email from ShapeWays, Yipeee...you sold one! It makes me smile, and I just checked the total. It's 50 caps since…"
"suggested paint (center one)
Use a dull clear coat after it's painted and it will replicate the original color"
"Duane thank you for your contribution to the community. I have added your work to our Lava Library.
https://oozinggoo.ning.com/page/replace-bottle-cap"
"My first post just to say I'm grateful for this thread. I'm not a collector so may not have a lot to contribute, apart from some extra O rings from this project. The Shapeways cap got my Starlight flowing again, but as you may know,…"
"Awesome, glad to hear. I've become more involved in 3D printing and I hadn't even thought of someone trying a light and resin system. I'd love to see the result. I recently was lucky enough to print this cap on a…"
"Duane K,
Just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU for the screw cap .stl file. J printed a cap using a liquid UV resin printer. Works great!!!
I’m still working on the finish to try to match the base. I’ll post some pics upon…"
"I've bought and used this cap from shapeways;
cap
They have worked well for me."
"How do you remove the outer caps from the vintage (1970s/80s) Century size bottle? I need to try and repair a cloudy bottle on a Copper Coach lamp but the outer cap will not budge. I am afraid that it will crack if I force it. …"
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- Something Interesting About Me:
- I measure stuff
- Where I Live:
- Michigan
- My First Lava Lamp was:
- A sentimental piece from grandma
- My Collection Includes this many Lava Lamps:
- 1
- My Favorite Lava Lamp is:
- my only one
- Relationship Status:
- Married
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- At 9:19pm on January 19, 2017,
Modulo '70 said…
- Lava greetings to you. Good luck also in your classic lava lamp refurb. The Century was the very first American lava lamp!
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