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Good one Loogie! That's called gedankenexperiment, the act of carrying out an experiment only in your mind. The term was popularized by Albert Einstein, who applied gedankenexperiment to his work conceptualizing the theory of relativity. :D |
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Thu, Oct 28, 2010 6:40 AM
These don't look like "real fish floats." I don't see those colors much. Are they old flotsom or are they new decor pieces? I am assuming you are using a drill press. Correct? I would only do this very slowly with a DP. I got some cheap ones recently ($24 of one foot diameter) and have been considering trying my hand at it. Better to throw away $24 than the usual $65-75 these things run around here. As the old saying goes, let the tool do the work. i.e. next to zero pressure... Details man, details! Me want! I thought surely someone had solved this puzzle by now... |
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Fri, Oct 29, 2010 6:35 PM
@ Swanky most of the colored glass float lamps that were made in the 50's & 60's that were The glass ball sits in a concaved large rubber donut to absorb vibration when @Lugi and MadDog ...I wish that theory actually worked! [ Edited by: 1961surf 2010-10-29 20:53 ] |
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Tue, Nov 2, 2010 8:46 AM
Hey there! UPS man brought me a big box of blue ball today! Another succesful shipment, no breakage. I'll get it home, tied up and some pictures taken soon. Bill, I put the cradle/box back on UPS today as well. Will PM you the tracking number if you need it. After the holiday's are over I'll order a yellow ball next. Thanks again Bill, great work. Chris |
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Tue, Nov 2, 2010 8:59 AM
'61, you may already be familiar with it but Michael's Crafts sells a product call Armour Etch An acid creme for etching glass. Because it is a creme, it stays in place and is safer than a liquid (it's still caustic, but it's easier to control where it goes) It's made for etching designs in glass, it can be difficult to get even coverage on large areas. Maybe etching twice would give better coverage? |
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Tue, Nov 2, 2010 9:23 AM
I didn't mean were they the real thing as in what hangs in Trader Vic's. Those are not real fish floats. I meant are they real, pulled from the ocean fish floats because I have some I have considered trying to open up. The best solution would be to just find some clear or translucent globes already with the opening for the fixture. I found about 5 a few years ago and have yet to do anything with them because the colors are just off. And I assume a glass cutter is not an answer either? Anybody got a plasma cutter? |
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Tue, Nov 2, 2010 5:35 PM
Temporary location.... |
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1961surf
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Tue, Nov 2, 2010 10:34 PM
Glad to hear it arrived safe WestADad .Tough to photograph the float lamps....the flash |
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1961surf
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Tue, Nov 2, 2010 10:46 PM
@ MadDog....I will check that out .This may work [email protected] vintage glass balls are |
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1961surf
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Tue, Nov 2, 2010 10:50 PM
They look great Scott! |
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Wed, Nov 3, 2010 5:32 AM
I've been called worse. :) Chris |
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Wed, Nov 3, 2010 9:00 AM
When I made my faux fish float lamps, I found a glass frosting paint at the hobby store I used. Swirled it around inside till everything was covered and then let it all drip out and dry. That gave me the translucent look I wanted so you can't see the bulb inside. No acids used, just a bit of "glaze." That's cool if that is right and these floats I have are the real deal. I may see if I can drill one open. They are very heavy. |
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1961surf
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Wed, Nov 3, 2010 11:20 AM
Opps sorry about that Chris.I had just sent an email to a Scott and brain mal function |
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Wed, Nov 3, 2010 12:05 PM
:) :drink: Chris |
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1961surf
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Thu, Nov 4, 2010 2:28 PM
Back at yah WestaDad :D :drink: |
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Sun, Nov 21, 2010 2:38 PM
[ Edited by: 1961surf 2010-11-21 14:41 ] |
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Sat, Feb 19, 2011 6:07 PM
Have been working on the float lamps in between the storms in my backyard.The air quality and temp
Yellow and red before frosted inside The green has been frosted and ready to be re-netted . |
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Any new lighted pic's coming? and..what is the full list of colors you offer. MC |
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I helped design a long time friends back yard in College Park(Costa Mesa ) and we are [ Edited by: 1961surf 2011-03-05 15:42 ] |
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Wed, Mar 23, 2011 9:55 PM
Tough to really get the shots the way I want them , so these will do until I can come
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Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:41 AM
Wow, I was just looking over Crazy Al's tikis yesterday and the tiki above looks like Al's Four skull trophy tiki |
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Thu, Mar 24, 2011 6:52 AM
Looking Good Bill! |
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1961surf
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Fri, Mar 25, 2011 10:26 AM
@Teakey ....yeah I thought the same thing .This was an existing tiki at the home, I had nothing to do with any of the tiki |
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1961surf
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Wed, Jul 27, 2011 8:43 AM
I am now making all my own fixtures and not having them outsourced .It involves alot |
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Wed, Jul 27, 2011 5:59 PM
The beginning Now |
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Wed, Jul 27, 2011 7:41 PM
Hey, Bill! You should move the pics of your place into the Home Bar thread & show us more. I love that Hamm's sign. |
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Wed, Jul 27, 2011 7:55 PM
BH those are pics of a friends home that I installed lamps at .This thread is primarily [ Edited by: 1961surf 2011-07-27 20:55 ] |
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Thu, Jul 28, 2011 1:27 PM
Beautiful work! I love the fact you are using actual glass instead of plastic as some do, plastic just don't look the same at all. My dad has a old floater ball from when he was in the Navy and stationed at Diego Garcia. He found it on the beach there and the sucker is pretty damn heavy, plus it has several smaller bubbles in the glass at the base. I would love to make it a lamp but am terrified of even the remotest chance of it breaking. I wonder if it would look good lit from underneath somehow on a base or something? What do you think? |
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Sun, Jul 31, 2011 3:51 PM
Tigertail it can be done.The older floats are much thicker glass and less prone to breaking .Pm me if you want me to do it for you . |
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Mon, Aug 15, 2011 3:43 PM
Had four glass balls break today while cutting them , needless to say I am f**kn pissed to say the least ! |
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Wed, Aug 17, 2011 8:07 AM
With the good .....also comes the bad ! Here is one of four that broke in the last several |
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Wed, Aug 17, 2011 10:50 AM
Blown glass breaks very easy. |
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Wed, Aug 17, 2011 12:54 PM
You are 100% correct on all accounts Tikiship.If there was a way to have these made with thicker glass I would be a happy camper .It's very discouraging when these break , not to mention the money I lose every time one breaks.What would be nice is to have these made with 2 1/4 " holes already in them.Thanks to some info from Polynesiac , I am expermenting with new product to frost the inside of the glass for a floats that will be used outdoors .The downside is... it's toxic and [ Edited by: 1961surf 2013-09-10 13:09 ] |
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Wed, Aug 17, 2011 6:34 PM
Ahhh ....pure bliss ! Six came out with no fatalities today ! Cobalt blue-sky light blue -turquoise aqua -and yellow |
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Wed, Nov 9, 2011 8:45 AM
Great thread '61Surf! I just found the "real deal" at an antique shop near murrells Inlet, SC. I couldn't pass it up! Thanks for all the tips and pics!! |
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Wed, May 30, 2012 5:45 PM
Have not posted on this tread in awhile.I am working on a different glass float lamp |
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Wed, May 30, 2012 6:07 PM
bill im interested to see "the new" |
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Wed, May 30, 2012 6:23 PM
Sweet |
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Mon, Jul 30, 2012 12:53 PM
Looking forward to what you have going on, Bill!! Now that we have a space to hang this stuff, I'm all about it! http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=43239&forum=20&78 |
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Mon, Jul 30, 2012 12:54 PM
Looking forward to what you have going on, Bill!! Now that we have a space to hang this stuff, I'm all about it! http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=43239&forum=20&78 |
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Mon, Sep 10, 2012 7:23 PM
I'm looking for some broken glass (especially red) for a project...if you happen to come into some let me know. [ Edited by: jimsflies 2012-09-10 19:23 ] |
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Mon, Sep 10, 2012 8:58 PM
I've got my aqua lamp up, will try to get a picture during the crawl. It is hanging a little lower that what I want, so will adjust later...plus still needs to be hooked up. "Oh waiter, another cocktail please!!!" [ Edited by: VampiressRN 2012-09-10 20:59 ] |
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Mon, Sep 10, 2012 9:29 PM
Okay Bill, mine are out of the box and plugged in but not up in the air, they look good on the floor next to my Peacock chair! I'm trying to figure out how to hang these, we have 12 foot ceilings . . . and I don't do ladders! They look great, I have an aqua and a blue . . . definitely will be wanting a red and a yellow OR any such animal as an orange? |
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Fri, Sep 14, 2012 5:44 PM
I wish I could see where you are hanging them .You may want to consider having swag kit |
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1961surf
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Sun, Nov 4, 2012 10:10 AM
Making more float lamps over the weekend .Next step is the cutting and drilling . |
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[ Edited by: Psycho Tiki D 2014-07-02 15:14 ] |
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1961surf
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Thu, Sep 18, 2014 8:24 AM
Cut some more glass and made several more lamps for customers before I took off on my road trip to Nor Cal.
After the inside is totally washed out with dish soap ....I let the glass dry out and sit for two full days before I can frost the inside of glass |