Rich Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 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. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Love them. Can you tell us more about how they work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 28 minutes ago, Rich said: 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 Amazing. You’ve found the right wick for that height! Have you ever scented the lamp oil? I make ceramic containers, and need to figure out the sizing for a clay oil lamp to round out my chandlery bucket list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenderSF Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Those are awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Ok. So it's been a while. Ive made container candle versions of these. They work superb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenderSF Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Love those! They look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Gorgeous. What is your fuel of choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 On 2/3/2024 at 5:25 AM, Rich said: 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 I 100% agree with your list. I tried to source some of those items at my local hardware store without much success. I’m determined to make my ceramic old-fashioned lamp replicas work though. It would be awesome if they worked well with common oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 (edited) 23 hours ago, TallTayl said: I 100% agree with your list. I tried to source some of those items at my local hardware store without much success. I’m determined to make my ceramic old-fashioned lamp replicas work though. It would be awesome if they worked well with common oils. 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. Edited February 6 by Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 I'm preparing a 3 wick version in a 1ft diameter glass vase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 Fuel of choice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 A couple of round designs 5 inch diameter single wick and 12 inch diameter 3 wick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Aha! I have been making similar. I use them for decor and emergency use as though as much as I love candles they are much safer than candles in black out. I love oil candles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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