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tim replied to Adrian's discussion Coloring wax - Dye or pigment?
"They might work. The only way to know for sure is by buying a sample and trying it out."
Jul 5, 2023
tim replied to Todd's discussion Building a 4' Tower Lamp - advice welcome
"That looks amazing!"
Mar 26, 2023
tim replied to Todd's discussion Building a 4' Tower Lamp - advice welcome
"looking good!"
Mar 23, 2023
tim and Todd are now friends
Feb 27, 2023
tim replied to Todd's discussion Building a 4' Tower Lamp - advice welcome
"That is a lot of money! Hoping it works out this time"
Feb 26, 2023
tim replied to Mattgyver92's discussion The Titan Floor Lamp
"Looks really cool, you always have the most creative lava lamp concepts! My vote would be for red liquid with yellow wax because the red liquid would make it look orangeish and the color would shift as it moves through the globe."
Feb 26, 2023
tim replied to Todd's discussion Building a 4' Tower Lamp - advice welcome
"Probably nothing. If the water does manage to cause a short circuit it would just trip a circuit breaker (or GFI outlet). In either case unless your house was wired by an idiot, the power should shut off quickly enough to avoid any damage."
Jan 9, 2023
tim replied to Todd's discussion Building a 4' Tower Lamp - advice welcome
"That's a very cool and ambitious project and it looks like you are making good progress on it! The quality and condition of the glass are going to make all the difference in terms of how well it will respond to the change in…"
Jan 3, 2023
tim replied to Mattgyver92's discussion Circulating Hot Water to Heat a Lava Lamp...?
"I feel like the idea would definitely work. My concern would be the safety of the whole thing. Hot water would heat the globe significantly faster and hotter than a lightbulb. There would have to be some sort of temperature regulation mechanism to…"
Jan 1, 2023
tim replied to LarryLover's discussion DEFLATED LAVA LAMP - I NEED HELP
"cut a square out around where the valve would go on the thing you want to repair, and then find an old pool float or air mattress or something (actually the big box stores probably have pool floats on clearance right now) and cut a bigger square out…"
Sep 6, 2022
tim replied to Mattgyver92's discussion Help with my recipe/balance?
"it's very precise and in my opinion a lot of luck. i've attempted probably like 10 lamps at this point and have only gotten good flow out of two of them. i will say one trick is to mix a wax that is going to be too heavy. you can always…"
Aug 6, 2022
tim replied to CAPTAIN SKYWALKER's discussion Update on new range of six Lunar sized rockets lamps... Nearing completion
"they look fantastic!"
Jul 27, 2022
tim replied to Ant Bee's discussion Trying to crack the original formula- why was kerosene used?
"nice lamp!"
Jul 12, 2022
tim replied to CAPTAIN SKYWALKER's discussion GIANT SPACE SHUTTLE LAVA LAMP NOW COMPLETED! AND A COUPLE OF ROCKETS...
"way cool, excellent work!"
Jun 21, 2022
tim replied to JAMES BENINI's discussion Need to rebuild my lamp
"everyone here will advise against using salt and dish soap these days, the main reasons being salt will corrode and dish soap contains other ingredients that may have unintended consequences. the ingredients people advise using in place of salt and…"
Jun 14, 2022
tim replied to Mattgyver92's discussion It's hip to be square - DIY Square block lava lamp build
"That's a smart idea and would be a very fancy setup, although i'm not sure if i would be interested in building something similar as I don't run my lamps when I am not home at all out of fears that my shoddy wiring/construction will…"
Jun 9, 2022

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Something Interesting About Me:
i can hold my breath for ten minutes!
Where I Live:
united states
My First Lava Lamp was:
some boring cheapo chinese one
My Collection Includes this many Lava Lamps:
4

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