Beer bottle fire lamp

Been drinking?

Bit dark?

Maybe it's time to tidy up, do the recycling, open the curtains, or instead you could make a few nice beer bottle lamps and say it's a new trend, if your place is a pit then the materials will be less then a few feet from you, in the rare case that you're tidy then you may need to walk to the kitchen...

Step 1: House-hold materials!!!

These are the house hold materials you'll need to make the lamp:

• beer bottle (a clear or green one is best)(i used a Chinese one)
• cotton balls (no substitutes!)
• a sheet foil (any will do)

To use it you need these:

• liquid fuel (denatured alcohol and canola oil are good)
• a source of ignition (matches, lighters, anything will do)

Stuff you Might need

• funnel
• an upside down bowl, or something else to snuff out the flame, for when you're done...
• a fire extinguisher? i hope you won't need one...

Comments

[beehard44]

the first version looks like a molotov cocktail

[Goodhart]

As fuels, I would think that Lamp oil, or kerosene might work well too (and they will not evaporate like alcohol does).

[sharlston]

do you think olive oil will work?

[Goodhart]

Hmmm, if it will wick properly, I am not sure though. It is used in certain types of lamps, but would be fairly expensive (at least in my area) as a fuel.

[sharlston]

it has now been burning for 26 hours and its just nearly empty

[Goodhart]

Well that's great. I knew that some lamps had used almond or olive oils in them but I wasn't sure how much they'd smoke if the wick wasn't trimmed properly.

[sharlston]

glad you liked it i first tried the wick at 1cm and worked good for 5 hours and burned 5ml of oil then i tried at 7cm and it started smoking and loads of soot so i blew it out i will post pics if you want them?

[Goodhart]

Sure, I am also sure I am not the only one that would like to see them :-) An old lamp, that used fired clay to wick, used in ancient times looks like this:

[sharlston]

i mixed it with baby oil to thin it down a bit

[Goodhart]

baby oil....I am assuming that is not oil made from babies LOL Anyway, yes mineral oils can be used also, but may impute things into the air one would not want to breath in.....I am not sure about that, but it seems probable.

[sharlston]

i was thinking maybe we could collaborate a ible together on a oil lamp?

[Goodhart]

I am not sure how much time I could devote to another project. I have two I am working on and about 12-16 irons in the fire as I get time....plus an up coming need for a few ELF detectors for the beta store front on MAKE I will be participating in.

[sharlston]

ive just tried it and it works il post a pic later

[AnarchistAsian]

i knows. =)

[sharlston]

=)

[turnerfromdh]

its good to use like vegetable oil because if you knock it over it doesnt catch on fire

[sharlston]

does it smell bad when its burning?

[cornflaker]

You might have a problem putting it out if it does though (its VERY hard to put out once you manage to set it on fire - just something to remember)

[carpespasm]

Smother it with baking soda, salt, dirt, or a fire extinguisher.

[sharlston]

OR USE SOMETHING CALLED FINGERS

[Goodhart]

well, if kerosene is not at the temp for combustion, it doesn't burn either, and needs to be wicked (I tried lighting some I had spilled on the macadam once...and couldn't. Although if you have enough of a flame and enough kerosene, it would....

[AnarchistAsian]

yes yes, very true...

i prefer not to though, because kerosene very often contains chemicals that can cause cancer...

cancer = scary

[cornflaker]

But now days just about everything gives you cancer

[Goodhart]

True, I am not so sure how well veggie oil will burn, it would be better to be able to adjust the wick so you get less smoking (burning any oil, even vegetable oil, can produce carcinogens); of course, this may just be true of any less volatile fuel.

[AnarchistAsian]

oh yeah, but there is a slight difference...

if they're not required to say that on the label, the amounts are very small.

yeah, soot and other bi-products of burning could be bad for health, but it's very unlikely, i think....

and kerosene can have certain chemicals in it that are carcinogenic, even when not burnt.

eh, i like denatured alcohol!

[sharlston]

i like alcohol as well

we could be alcohol buddies lol =)

[Goodhart]

As long as the lamp gets used often OR the alcohol is put away in a sealed container when not in use for a period of time (to avoid evaporation) _{and one takes precaution not to tip the bottle over} then it is probably the best fuel

[AnarchistAsian]

it's pretty safe and versatile. it's a solvent it burns hot (and blue) BONUS! evaporation can be good and bad... (if it spills, there's nothing to clean up) can be put out with water can burn, even with water in it cheap enough... i really like it, as a liquid fuel

[Goodhart]

forgot one......if spilled when lit, spreads like....well....a burning liquid :-)

[AnarchistAsian]

good and bad i guess... i forgot another! -you can use a trail of it as a fuse! great for lighting alcohol jets...

[Goodhart]

quite a handy trait for use in your bedroom or den LOL

[AnarchistAsian]

*burn* *burn* *burn* FSSSHSHHHHHHHSHSHSHHSHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOSHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BOOM.

[Goodhart]

and NOW where will you sleep ? LOL

[AnarchistAsian]

hmmm... there must be some ibles on shelters right?

[Goodhart]

Yep, Here is one....and it is easy to build too :-)

[AnarchistAsian]

*burn* *burn* *burn* FSSSHSHHHHHHHSHSHSHHSHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOSHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BOOM.

oh no! not the back yard!

[Goodhart]

tee-pees are mobile....pick it up and run....

[Derin]

are tee-hees mobile?

[Goodhart]

tee-hee ?

[Goodhart]

they can be moved, although they are not on wheels :-)