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Step 4Cap and Wick!
We're about to make a small aluminum disk that will cap the hole in the bottom of the bulb, through which we will put the wick that we will make out of a sock.
1- Use your exacto knife to cut a one inch square from the side of the pop can.
2- Use your scissors to a circle with a thin tab protruding from one side.
3- Fold the tab in against the painted side, then up perpendicular about half it's length.
4- Use your exacto knife as small screwdriver to cut/punch a hole for the wick.
5- Cut a thin strip from the top (not the elastic bit) of the sock.
6- Use the tip of your exacto knife to push the wick up through the cap.
For the most part the cap will be held on by the weight of the wick. We put the tab on the cap so that the lamp can be displayed at an angle. As long as the tab is at the lowered edge of the cap it will keep the cap more or less centered.
You might experiment with two tabs instead of one.
1- Use your exacto knife to cut a one inch square from the side of the pop can.
2- Use your scissors to a circle with a thin tab protruding from one side.
3- Fold the tab in against the painted side, then up perpendicular about half it's length.
4- Use your exacto knife as small screwdriver to cut/punch a hole for the wick.
5- Cut a thin strip from the top (not the elastic bit) of the sock.
6- Use the tip of your exacto knife to push the wick up through the cap.
For the most part the cap will be held on by the weight of the wick. We put the tab on the cap so that the lamp can be displayed at an angle. As long as the tab is at the lowered edge of the cap it will keep the cap more or less centered.
You might experiment with two tabs instead of one.
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