Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate

Like so many others, I too have a cloudy Grande. I knew that's what I was buying when I found it on eBay though. It was $50 shipped. 

 

I waited about two days before I dumped it. I did attempt to run it once last night, but since I couldn't really see the lava, I can only assume this thing had some sort of aneurysm by the looks of it today:

 

Seriously, it actually kinda grossed me out:

 


Another gross shot:

 

 

I followed Shawn's lovely tutorial for Goo-Kitting and only spilled twice. ;)

 

 

Blue duct tape!

 

 

Clean globe, with 60s Century on in the background for inspiration:   :)

 

 

And blah, blah, blah, now I'm waiting for its first run!

 

 

My plans are to dye the liquid (water) green, paint the base a muted copper and drill holes in it like a Century. 

 

More news as I progress! Can't wait to see this running. 

Views: 1931

Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Turned out great Erin!!  Easy eh?  To get the old wax out, I empty mine about 2/3, and it's heats up in a couple hours or so, and everything pours out neatly and cleanly.  Just have to scrub the old liquid off the inside.  No wax stuck. Safer than the stove.

 

I also made a thread a while back you should add your goo kit pic to:

 

http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/a-gallery-of-goo-kits-post

Three votes for oatmeal! :)

Thanks for the tips Wile. Much appreciated. I'll add my pic to the group! :D
Wile! I never knew this thread existed!  I will link it within the gookit tutorial. Those are all great examples!

OK, so I have my 100W floods. I'm still having issues! The lamp isn't getting hot enough. It was doing better with the 100W non-flood and tinfoil, to be honest. We have the A/C on and the house is about 78. 

 

Thoughts anyone? 

Keep the 100w spot bulb and ditch the foil and the A/C (or increase its tempercher slightly) and then see what hapens - it shpuld flow better.

I think its the A/C which is causing the issues.

It's ON the 100W spot bulb. I DID ditch the foil, and today, the A/C is off.

I'll report back! :)
How far away is the bulb from the globe ? I know some Grande bases have had a shorter stem on the socket causing the bulb to sit too far away. A bulb extender should help if it will fit. Im really surprised that a Gookit wont flow on a 100 watt bulb. Im quite sure the room temp is not the issue as my lamps flow fine and I keep my AC set at 72 all the time
It does seem lower, but I'll check it for sure tonight.

Thanks Jim. :)



LampHead said:
How far away is the bulb from the globe ? I know some Grande bases have had a shorter stem on the socket causing the bulb to sit too far away. A bulb extender should help if it will fit. Im really surprised that a Gookit wont flow on a 100 watt bulb. Im quite sure the room temp is not the issue as my lamps flow fine and I keep my AC set at 72 all the time
I know with my stacked bottle lamp, I have issues with it flowing because it sits by itself (no other lamps around it) on a shelf and near the A/C vent. When it's cold in the room, the lamps takes FOREVER to flow, if at all. But when the A/C is off and the windows are open it'll flow just fine.

Erin said:

OK, so I have my 100W floods. I'm still having issues! The lamp isn't getting hot enough. It was doing better with the 100W non-flood and tinfoil, to be honest. We have the A/C on and the house is about 78. 

 

Thoughts anyone? 

Hey Erin did you keep any of the red goo or the fluid?
I kept the wax, but not the liquid. 

matt01165 said:
Hey Erin did you keep any of the red goo or the fluid?
If you're interested in the wax, I'd send it to you.

Reply to Discussion

RSS

About

Autumn created this Ning Network.

GooHeads

Groups

© 2024   Created by Autumn.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service