Lava Lamp salad dressing dispenser: Groovy!!!

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CountertopChallenge Entry: Lava Lamp Salad Dressing Dispenser - Groovy! Vote for it now on the first build site! https://firstbuild.com/lucaeale2/lava-lamp-salad-dressing-dispenser-groovy/ Now you can serve your favorite raspberry vinaigrette in the most epic way possible. This is a salad dressing dispenser shaped like the iconic 70's classic. It includes an LED light for a realistic lava lamp effect. I used the 'guts' of a $1 Ozark led flashlight from Walmart, and designed the rest with Sketchup, sliced it with Slicer, and printed it on my Printrbot Simple. The top screws on/off to add vinegar and oil for the vinaigrette. Drop a spoon of baking soda from the top to enjoy the classic "lava" blobs. Technically, this is a "fizz-lamp" rather than a true lava lamp, since it's the CO2 released from the acid-base reaction that brings up the vinegar, which then floats down due to its higher density. Not the heat expanding the wax like in the real lava lamps. The battery pack is a remix of the AAA "Flexing battery holder" from Enif - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:456900 You can use it as a salad dressing dispenser with oil and vinegar or balsamic vinegar, or just as a lamp. If it's left empty, it works like a camping lamp. Try using it just with colored water (instead of vinegar) and oil. But in that case, you need to drop an Alka-Seltzer tablet instead of baking soda to get the lava effect. **Instructions:** There are 5 pieces to print: Cap, Body, Base, Battery Pack, and Light Holder. They all fit within a 10x10x10cm volume - just like my Printrbot Simple. The body of the lamp is in clear PLA. We printed it as a vase with two walls to ensure water-tightness, so be aware of your printer's settings and thickness tolerance. Once you have all the printed pieces, simply gut the little $1 Ozark led flashlight - http://www.walmart.com/ip/Generic-5026-Ozark-Trail-9-LED-Mini-Flashlight/34350005 Use the on/off switch and 9-led light. I assembled the base-lamp part as shown in the pictures. Now enjoy!