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Well I was snapping shots of my room and figured there should be a thread for the Puffer fish! like snowflakes their is no two the same right? |
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Tacky Tiki
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Mon, Jun 1, 2009 8:24 PM
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: |
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TIKIVILLE
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Tue, Jun 2, 2009 12:11 PM
Thats great ... I guess I should give mine names huh? |
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Murph
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Tue, Jun 2, 2009 12:18 PM
What are you guys feeding them?... they look a little bloated. |
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Tue, Jun 2, 2009 2:07 PM
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TIKIVILLE
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Tue, Jun 2, 2009 2:15 PM
hmmmm maybe if I painted a bulb that color ......kinda cute but where's the cord? |
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Tue, Jun 2, 2009 2:33 PM
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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Tue, Jun 2, 2009 6:42 PM
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
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Tue, Jun 2, 2009 7:01 PM
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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Tue, Jun 2, 2009 11:16 PM
My two Puffers! |
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TIKIVILLE
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Wed, Jun 3, 2009 11:37 AM
THOSE EYES ARE INSANE!! |
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Bongo Bungalow
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Fri, Jun 5, 2009 6:23 PM
I'm puffer fish-less! Gotta get me some... |
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uncle trav
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Sat, Jun 6, 2009 12:29 PM
Here's mine. Homemade last year. Went the craft store and got stuffed animal eyes for him. |
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1961surf
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Fri, Jun 19, 2009 9:25 PM
I am looking for the bigger puffer fish to make several lamps -18"-20" or so. |
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Sat, Jun 20, 2009 8:56 PM
This is for Sven... ...just poking you! :) more soon... |
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Sat, Jun 20, 2009 9:01 PM
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Tikiwahine
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Sun, Jun 21, 2009 12:16 AM
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
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Sun, Jun 21, 2009 8:13 AM
I love my Oceanic Arts pufferfish. |
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Swanky
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Sun, Jun 21, 2009 8:19 AM
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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Sun, Jun 21, 2009 8:25 AM
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. [ Edited by: naugatiki 2009-06-21 08:26 ] |
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Trader Tom
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Thu, Feb 18, 2010 4:23 PM
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
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Fri, Feb 19, 2010 4:16 PM
Here's my big puffer lamp that's about 21" long. |
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LiddleLola
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010 8:15 PM
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
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Sun, Feb 21, 2010 5:53 AM
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. |
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Sun, Feb 21, 2010 10:17 AM
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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Tue, Feb 23, 2010 12:17 AM
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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Tue, Feb 23, 2010 3:15 AM
Use a wire brush on the inside to get cotton out. |
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Mr. NoNaMe
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Fri, Sep 16, 2011 3:23 PM
Here is one I purchased from Bongofury. |
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tikipaka
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Sat, Sep 17, 2011 1:09 AM
:) I love the Pufferfish lamps, I have three medium and 2 large. But taking good photos at night is hard for me. They always come out blurry! :( Working on covering up all the cords with the fish netting etc, soon. |
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