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show us your Puffer fish lamps... Tributes to the little ones!

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TIKIVILLE posted on 06/01/2009

Well I was snapping shots of my room and figured there should be a thread for the Puffer fish!
Those that gave their lives to end up hanging from some dark ceilings all over the world!
here's my pair ....

like snowflakes their is no two the same right?

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Tacky Tiki posted on 06/02/2009

Here's my phone-photo of mine!

She's orange and referred to as 'Puff Fishy"

I have 2 others, smaller and not made into lights.

:drink:
Tacky

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TIKIVILLE posted on 06/02/2009

Thats great ... I guess I should give mine names huh?
lets see ahh....
I know BLUE BALL and INFLAMED! lol

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Murph posted on 06/02/2009

What are you guys feeding them?... they look a little bloated.

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bigbrotiki posted on 06/02/2009

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TIKIVILLE posted on 06/02/2009

hmmmm maybe if I painted a bulb that color ......kinda cute but where's the cord?

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bigbrotiki posted on 06/02/2009

But it's a TROPICAL fish, innit? If those are all Exotica girls in that other thread, this is a puffer fish!

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bigbrotiki posted on 06/03/2009

Okay okay, I'll stop being mean --for a little bit! I appreciate your enthusiasm, T-Ville, so here is my blower:

He has a special feature: His eyes. They are very realistic, hand blown glass eyes I picked up out of the estate of a taxidermist in Germany, I have no idea which animal they were intended for:

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Chip and Andy posted on 06/03/2009

Here is one in the process of becoming a lamp

Sorry, not the best shot of the Trio..... Upper Left corner.

Here is a Flickr set I built to make your own....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chipandandy/sets/72157606819830641/

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Krisdrama posted on 06/03/2009

My two Puffers!

I think they need colored bulbs. They're a little bright even for a 4watt!

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TIKIVILLE posted on 06/03/2009

THOSE EYES ARE INSANE!!
lol
Love it !
Ya see the thread is groovy for 2 reasons ....EYEdeas and also the setting they are hangin in ,er' is that 3 ideas?
We get to see where they spend their time too!

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Bongo Bungalow posted on 06/06/2009

I'm puffer fish-less! Gotta get me some...

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uncle trav posted on 06/06/2009

Here's mine. Homemade last year. Went the craft store and got stuffed animal eyes for him.

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1961surf posted on 06/20/2009

I am looking for the bigger puffer fish to make several lamps -18"-20" or so.

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RevBambooBen posted on 06/21/2009

This is for Sven...

...just poking you! :)

more soon...

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RevBambooBen posted on 06/21/2009

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Tikiwahine posted on 06/21/2009

Only one so far, they're hard to find up here. Someday I'd like a little school of them hanging from the ceiling.

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MrBaliHai posted on 06/21/2009

I love my Oceanic Arts pufferfish.

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Swanky posted on 06/21/2009

I just sent 8 large puffer fish lamps to Survivor Samoa. Can't wait to see them on TV!

Here is a pick on a very vintage puffer in my old bar
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Trying to get back to selling more.

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naugatiki posted on 06/21/2009

I got the red one at Oceanic Arts and the rest were found in a box at a yard sale that were converted. But a word of warning, if you're going to make a pufferfish lamp wear thick gloves, after I completed the first one it was like I went a few rounds with a hedgehog.

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Trader Tom posted on 02/19/2010

I just finished making this puffer lamp. I used taxidermy glass eyes like Sven did on his. Here's a pic with flash and without flash. Thanks for everyone's advice on TC and at the Rumpus Room. I am NOT an electrician and would have never finished this little project without the tips!

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kahalakruzer posted on 02/20/2010

Here's my big puffer lamp that's about 21" long.
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Here's my puffer in a mock fish float lamp that I made
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And here is my order of 28 puffers that was delivered to my warehouse this week. I was mocking up an order online to see how much it would take to fulfill a minimum requirement, and they decided to fill the order without a confirmation! Long story short, I've got a few extra small/medium puffers if anyone needs any. I'll be making lamps out of the big guys, and a few of the medium ones.
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The big guy is 23", the 3 behind him are 19", the second row is 9-10" and the third row is 4-6".

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LiddleLola posted on 02/21/2010

This thread is inspiring me to work on my pufferfish lamps. Having drilled the holes today I've noticed a lot of fibers on the inside, perhaps cellulose. Does anyone know of an efficient way to get them out. I'm conderned about them being a fire hazard. Anyone try rinsing one of these with water? I failed to find a thread with step by step instructions. Perhaps I'll google that.

Darilyn

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uncle trav posted on 02/21/2010

I wouldn't rinse the fish out with water as you may end up with a reconstituted dry fish and that could be real bad. The link below is a good thread to start with and has a bunch of good tips. Good luck and have fun.
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=7028&forum=18&start=0

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kahalakruzer posted on 02/21/2010

The easiest way that I've found to get the cotton out of the puffers is to stick a drill w/small bit into the hole that you opened for the light socket, and swirl the drill around at a low speed. The cotton wraps around the bit, kind of like cotton candy, and you can pull large chunks out at a time. If the hole is bigger, or you don't have a drill, you can use the "fork twirling spaghetti" method. Definitely a no-go on the rinsing idea, though. The fish would probably break down and there would be a sticky, bio-mess all over (from what I would imagine.)

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LiddleLola posted on 02/23/2010

Thanks for the tips and the link I couldn't find because pufferfish was spelled as two word.

My girlfriend and I spent a few hours tonight with various homemade implements defuzzing my puffers (now that sounds funny).

I'll try the drill bit next time.

Darilyn

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tikiskip posted on 02/23/2010

Use a wire brush on the inside to get cotton out.
You can get them at a hardware store, they look like a toothbrush
only they are made with wire bristols, get the brass bristol brush.
You can use this to scrape the inside of the fish.

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Mr. NoNaMe posted on 09/16/2011

Here is one I purchased from Bongofury.
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I have a few more. I just need better lighting before I post them.

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tikipaka posted on 09/17/2011

:) I love the Pufferfish lamps, I have three medium and 2 large.

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But taking good photos at night is hard for me. They always come out blurry! :(

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Working on covering up all the cords with the fish netting etc, soon.

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forgotten tikiman posted on 09/17/2011

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