"The lava in the yellow - green/blue astro bottle is not the same as the turquoise in the current violet/turquoise bottles."
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Lunar/iO bottle measurement
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Hello, can anyone tell me the height from the bottom of a lunar cap (where the bottle starts curving in towards the cap) and up to the top of the cap? Like in the photo :)I got my hands on a Lunar…Continue
Replace liquid in Mathmos Fireflow - Same formula?
Started this discussion. Last reply by jonny p Apr 8. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hello, is the formula in Fireflow the same as in Astro? I'd like to replace the liquid in a Fireflow with clear liquid from an Astro bottle. Has anyone tried swapping?Continue
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Looking for SLES in European Union
Started this discussion. Last reply by Arne Jan 17. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Is there anyone in EU with a little SLES they would sell me? It could be sent as a letter to Denmark. Looking for enough to do a 2,5 liter bottle and maybe some Astrobaby sized bottles.Continue
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Bottles for DIY lamps - will they break?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Arne Dec 30, 2021. 7 Replies 1 Like
I am considering some different glass cylinders as bottles for DIY lamps. Question is if they will break due to heat differences in the glass. First of all a 9*40 cm vase like on the picture. I…Continue
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Lunar/iO bottle measurement
Hello, can anyone tell me the height from the bottom of a lunar cap (where the bottle starts curving in towards the cap) and up to the top of the cap? Like in the photo :)I got my hands on a Lunar bottle and will make another cylindrical custom lamp with it.See More
"Hi should work fine I have took fireflow and put it into astro baby before work great"
Replace liquid in Mathmos Fireflow - Same formula?
Hello, is the formula in Fireflow the same as in Astro? I'd like to replace the liquid in a Fireflow with clear liquid from an Astro bottle. Has anyone tried swapping?See More
"I am interested, Arne. Please accept the friend request so we can arrange :)"
"I'm in germany and got it at a local pharmacy. If you cant get it in denmark I can send you some."
Looking for SLES in European Union
Is there anyone in EU with a little SLES they would sell me? It could be sent as a letter to Denmark. Looking for enough to do a 2,5 liter bottle and maybe some Astrobaby sized bottles.See More
"Voss bottles do work, I made several of em and nothing broke, exploded or cracked so far.
Of course pyrex glass is the safer way but Lunar bottles arent so special either, it's just a huge whiskey bottle...same for the smaller version…"
"i think you will have good luck with pretty much anything so long as you are heating it relatively slowly and the glass is of a decent quality and doesn't have any defects. i have only had a bottle break on me once and it was because there was…"
"Bodum make those glass coffee jugs that sit on hot plates all day, yes?
Can't see why not, but I certainly wouldn't leave them unattended (insurance companies are not adventurous...)
At that size you shouldn't need much heat, either -…"
"I found several borosilicate cylindrical glass containers! :) I bought a 2,5 liter storage bottle from Bodum and will try to fill it with water and put a lamp under it. Plan is to fill it with mathmos lava and fluid and have a custom base (a black…"
"As Steffen says, unless you're using an LED bulb you're looking for trouble with shop-bought decorative glass, I'm afraid...
The glass used in "heat" lamps is borosilicate - Pyrex to you and me - which will cope"
"if you want a recommendation for glass cylinders I believe Voss bottled water is a good source. comes with a cap too."
"Yes they break unless you use for example glitter powered by a LED Bulb. "
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- My First Lava Lamp was:
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