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Need help rewiring an Excalibur for the US!
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Claude J Mar 19, 2023.

Running a German lamp on US current...
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I finally got my short Excalibur from Marcel! I actually got it a while ago, but I'm having trouble getting it to run. It just doesn't seem to be getting hot enough. Does anyone here have any advice…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Kempton Oct 17, 2016.

I just bought this... (@_@)
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I can't believe it!It has been a dream of mine for the last 6 years to own this…Continue

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Started this discussion. Last reply by Loren Sep 22, 2016.

WANT TO BUY: midnights, elec-tricks, centuries, GIANT...?
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Hi all!I have been a member here for a long time, but I very seldom had the money to truly pursue my lava goals. Well, lately I have found myself in a much better position to try and find some lava…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Loren Jan 8, 2016.

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Apr 1, 2023

Loren replied to Loren's discussion Official Order Thread!

"Just to let people know, rather than trying to sell/mod these few remaining lamps that I have, I've decided to save them back to refurb lamps that I've already sold, whenever possible.Unfortunately I no longer have access to MT goo, so I…"

Mar 22, 2023

Claude J replied to Loren's discussion Need help rewiring an Excalibur for the US!

"its that easy"

Mar 19, 2023

Loren replied to Loren's discussion Need help rewiring an Excalibur for the US!

"Okay so... just replace the power cord and socket, and put a 60w, 120v reflector bulb in, correct?Thank you again!"

Mar 19, 2023

Claude J replied to Loren's discussion Need help rewiring an Excalibur for the US!

"Just change the socket and you will be okI have them on my website lavalabcreatons.com"

Mar 19, 2023

Loren replied to Loren's discussion Need help rewiring an Excalibur for the US!

"Hey, thank you for the response! That could be why I'm only getting about half the heat required to make lava flow. :(The good news is that what I thought was a weird socket housing in one piece was actually a socket at the bottom of another…"

Mar 19, 2023

Claude J replied to Loren's discussion Need help rewiring an Excalibur for the US!

"I'd replace the socket and make sure the bulb is 120V220V will run at half temp on 120vEU sockets are generally E14 while USA sockets are E17 or E12"

Mar 19, 2023

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Loren replied to Duane K's discussion Replacement Screw Cap plans for 60-70's lamp upload

"Here is the cap, printed on an elegoo Mars II resin printer.:) :) :)THANK YOU so much for not only hosting this file for people who lack a 3D printer, but also providing the STL file for those who have one!! It is so amazing to have this file... we…"

Mar 17, 2023

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Need help rewiring an Excalibur for the US!

I bought this from Marcel several years ago, and I've never been able to A) find another globe (glitter) or B) get this lamp to flow on US wiring, even using an adapter. I'm fairly sure I could get some glitter flowing - maybe not flowing very quickly, but I think I could get some motion out of it. It has a 60watt reflector bulb, just like a regular US…See More

Mar 17, 2023

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Loren replied to Jsmooth's discussion Bubble Elimination

"In my experience the #1 way to prevent bubbles in your lava is to ensure that your coil (or mesh) is completely bonded with the lava - no surface area open to the liquid. This is what lets the liquid in, and makes the bubbles.I sometimes have to…"

Mar 17, 2023

Loren replied to Claude J's discussion A Special Thanks

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Something Interesting About Me:: I'm an artist. :)

Where I Live:: Georgia

My First Lava Lamp was:: A $10 job from WalMart with yellow wax and blue water.

My Collection Includes this many Lava Lamps:: 6

My Favorite Lava Lamp is:: Right now it's an "electric" lamp from the 90's with a metallic orange base, clear liquid, and orange wax. Hopefully soon my favorite one will be the one I custom make. :)

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A Glitter Odyssey: Pt. V, The Home Stretch

Whew! this post has been a loooooooooooong time coming.

Well, as many of you know, I've been working on making custom punched glitter, ever since I first saw that WaMu lamp and bought it on ebay...the one with the house-shaped glitter flakes. That lamp infected me with an idea!

It's taken me a lot of time, effort, and money, but I'm finally close to being able to take custom cut glitter orders...but with a disclaimer.

So ok, first things first...

After trying all…

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Posted on June 4, 2013 at 1:30pm — 11 Comments

A Glitter in Time

I know it's been forever, but it's been a long journey for me. I finally found a glitter that works in the lamps I sell, found out what it's made of, found out how thick it is, found out where to buy some, and now I'm waiting to hear back from a ton of wholesale distributors. At first all I could find were manufacturers with minimum order requirements of 1-10 tons, but I finally found the distributors. Hopefully soon I can order some, but in the meantime I've ordered 12 different colors of…

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Posted on May 6, 2013 at 7:17pm — 17 Comments

EUREKA!!

On a hunch, I decided to try and spray some stripper onto an UNpainted lamp. I just couldn't figure out why in the world only the inside of the cap anodised! I knew why the base didn't, and that's because I didn't connect the power correctly, but the cap? My friend who is helping me said something about aluminum being pre-anodised sometimes in order to seal it to keep it from oxidizing...but how did they anodise it without getting ALL of it? There must be something sprayed on…

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Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:30pm — 6 Comments

Misadventures in Modding Pt. III

Sigh...

Throughout this entire venture, there have definitely been ups and downs. Here lately though, it seems like there have been way more downs than ups! First I hear that the mail ruined Bridget's lamp. :( She did all she could to try and salvage it, but it just got worse. I'm in the process of fixing that for her, but in the meantime I was trying to anodise, and finishing up Drew's third lamp. First off, it would NOT stop raining long enough for me to paint! I FINALLY got a brief…

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Posted on September 18, 2012 at 10:30pm — 5 Comments

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At 8:06am on November 19, 2016, Jack Edwards said…: Hi i hear you can put specific shapes in a lava lamp - for christmas i want to get my girlfriend a lava lamp with Obama and Llamas and one iguana, so it can be a wheres the iguana obama llama lava lamp. Simple right? How would i go about doing this?

At 10:28pm on May 4, 2016, Joey "Dirtypawz" said…: I just collect at this point havent sold any ! But i will let ya know if i ever change my mind !