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I'm new to lava collecting - so before I start opening and tinkering with my lamps, I'm trying to gather as much knowledge as I can from all you veteran Gooheads! Here are my novice questions for…Continue

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Something Interesting About Me:: Just a lady who digs Lava lamps - loved them since I was a kid in the 1960's but never got around to owning one of my own till now. I'm in the process of collecting info and materials to make my own (or a decent experimental attempt).

My First Lava Lamp was:: My "first lava love" was not my own. It was a Century model, blue & green or blue & yellow I think. It belonged to our next door neighbors, and it sat on their TV set. This was in the late 1960's. I looked forward to babysitting the neighbor's kids so I could sit and watch that darned thing (and the kids) all night long!

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I see so many used lava lamps for sale at thrift stores, e-bay, ect - but they are always missing the top caps! Is there any source for buying just the top pieces that I don't know about? Anyone out …

I see so many used lava lamps for sale at thrift stores, e-bay, ect - but they are always missing the top caps! Is there any source for buying just the top pieces that I don't know about? Anyone out there in Lavaland who has any top pieces for sale or trade or whatever? And also, I have a lava lamp globe in which the lava has separated into two different components. One part of it floats on top of the water, One part always stays on the bottom. When the stuff is cold, both parts are solid. When… Continue

Posted on June 10, 2010 at 4:18pm — 1 Comment

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At 7:11pm on January 25, 2010, Modulo '70 said…: Hi Trish and a warm welcome to the lava lamp collectors community which connects lava lamp fans worldwide. Whether you just got your first lamp or are truly addicted to lava, Oozing Goo is for you! What can you do here? At Oozing Goo, you can: - Learn all about lava from all the GooHeads in the Forum which is the heart of the site. - Check out all the amazing lava lamps of the world and add your own Photos. - Post your own Videos or embed your favorites from youtube. - Blog or be blogged! There are over 70 blog posts on Oozing Goo. Have a good read, or write your own. - And just hang out and connect with great people. - Chat live! right now! The Chat Bar is on the bottom of every page, just click one of the arrows to chat! To get started, please upload a photo or avatar for yourself (if you haven’t already.) Whether it's of you, your dog (or cat), or your favorite lava lamp it doesn't matter, but it helps people remember you. You can also personalize Your Page with pictures, links, RSS feeds, colors and more here. Thanks to everyone inviting their friends, we now have well nearly 1900 members and we're growing by 10 new members a day. Invite yours too! If you need any help, let me know.
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At 11:01am on January 25, 2010, LavaMeister said…: Hi Trish:

Good to see you on the Goo. I'm like you in that I wish to try my hand at making my own lamp. What little I know is this. Goo Kits are available to simply refill the globes with lava and add distilled water from www.gookits.com. Playing with goo can get dangerous considering the heat, pressure and glass. Be careful! There is a 'Goo Kit Conversion' group here as well. I just became a member of it. Maybe there will be a lot of tips there as time goes on. Have a great day out there!