Lamp wicking

[ROCK6]

How long will these lamps burn in one filling?

Tor

I did a few tests last week. I was using regular lamp oil and a Zippo wick, and I was able to get 40 minutes without a tinfoil dampner and about 70 minutes with tinfoil dampening the flame. Now, part of the fun is making them, but a much cheaper and more effective means are the inexpnsive tea-light candles. I let one burn (in the house, no breeze for all) for 130 minutes (over two hours)...that's pretty impressive for a small, robust candle with a built in base.

One thing to note is that the smal Tobassco bottle never got too hot that I couldn't actually handle it and carry it around like a candle. The small tea-light candle was too hot to hold onto for more than a few seconds (like if you had to move it around).

Another blinding flash of the obvious is that you can snuff out the Tobassco oil lamp, let it cool for a few seconds, bottle it up and on you go. If the candle was burning for a while and the wax liquified, you have to let it harden up before repacking...it took several minutes.

Fun projects though

ROCK6

 

[Fox Creek]

Don't forget to check out the CERAMICS SUPPLIERS for wick materials. Pottery lamps are a big thing, and the supply houses carry wicking made expressily for this type of application. Try MID SOUTH CERAMICS, Nashville, and COLUMBUS CLAY, Columbus, OH, and AMMACO in Indianapolis.

 

[Kismet]

http://www.oillampman.com/Page15.html

 

[Bushman5]

oh heck yes!

anyone want to go in on a roll of this stuff? 96 feet!!!

 

[Joezilla]

oh heck yes!

anyone want to go in on a roll of this stuff? 96 feet!!!

Damnit bushman, I should have checked this post earlier. Just send a package to you and I could have put this in it. I have about 18,000 (no exageration) dental rolls.

 

[Joezilla]

Remit that Bushman. Your package didn't go out! YAY.