How Do You Make A Lava Lamp?
These instructions for making a lava lamp or lava lite are for the experienced hobbyist, not kids or novices.Time Required: A Few HoursHere’s How: • Break open an oil-soluble marker or pen and place the inked felt into a container of benzyl alcohol. Leaving it in longer will give a darker color, but will also increase the tendency to bleed into the brine. • A few minutes is usually a good time to leave the inked felt in the alcohol. Rumor has it that a ‘Sharpie’ bleeds too much into the brine, so choose a different type of marker. • The benzyl alcohol, specific gravity 1.043 g/ml, and 4.8% salt water (brine, specific gravity 1.032 g/ml) go in the glass container. A bottle about 10 inches tall is good. • Build a base to hold the bottle over the lamp using a tin can and plywood. A dimmer on the light will allow you to control heat. • You may wish to place a fan at the top of the bottle to cool the liquid at this location. • You will need to experiment to get the best distance between the
