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  1. A couple of round designs 5 inch diameter single wick and 12 inch diameter 3 wick.
  2. I'm preparing a 3 wick version in a 1ft diameter glass vase.
  3. I'm not sure about USA pipe sizes. But there is a good selection of sizes here in the UK. Plumbing pipes here are 8, 10, 15, 22, 28, 36, 52mm. No end of fittings options. I've settled on 22mm pipe with 22mm to 15mm reducers to use 15mm hosetails with an 8mm diameter spout. 8mm diameter fibreglass wick slides through the horsetail like a penguin through a trap door.... Awsome fit.
  4. Given the tops of the containers are open air I've opted for ultra refined low odur paraffin lamp oil. These could be fragranced if needed. Vs normal candles, so many problems are eliminated including:... No tunnelling No hugging of wax No blowouts No wick drowning Perfect flame size for thousands of hours No soot or smoking Longer burn times No container heat No wick wear No mushrooming I'm sure theres more Rich
  5. Ok. So it's been a while. Ive made container candle versions of these. They work superb.
  6. Never tried to scent the lamp oil. My brain says you won't smell it since there's zero melt pool. Yes 8mm fibreglass capillarys the full 14 inches.
  7. They are basically oil candles made from 22mm central heating compression fittings and pipes. The wick used is 8mm fiberglass and threaded down the pipe and supported by a brass hosetail at the top. Unscrew the hosetail and fill pipes with lamp oil. Fiberglass wick never burns away. I've burnt these for over 400 hours now and not even lost 1mm of wick. Rich
  8. I saw someone do this on line so i made my own from compression fittings. I love em! Don't have to worry about burrowing tunnelling wicks, sidewall blowouts. Perfect Thaught I'd share.
  9. I gave up on this idea due to lack of time. I started making candle/oil lamps out of central heating pipes instead!
  10. Below is the 18 inch pyrex taper mould i used, standard black navy taper been made at present, again testing the MP20 wick. Love these moulds. Range from 8 inch to 36 inch for church. Rich
  11. It is wicked, with a thick MP20 flat braid. Unfortunately, it burns like a horses ass. Wick destroyed and drowned out in half hour. Did not drip though.
  12. Thought that I'd share this. Messing about experimenting with palm. This 18 inch palm taper had 3 tsp vybar 3451 added. It has created stunning marbling with the sky blue dye. Didn't expect that lol. Also, surface is hard as iron with glass like finish.
  13. I'll keep this thread updated, expecting my polycarbonate supplies and adhesives to arrive next Thursday. Should be really easy to bond 5mm tube to the end pieces cleanly.
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