Light Bulb Lamp: Another Option

Step 5 Fill! Assemble! Light! Enjoy!

Almost there!

1- Find a base for your lamp. I found an old brass fitting in the garage that I polished up. Other suggestions: a shot glass, large washer, or piece of wood with a large hole drilled into it.

2- Fill the bulb 1/3 to 1/2 with lamp oil.

3- Slip the wick in and rest the cap on top. Use the tab to stabilize and position it.

4- Once the wick is saturated with the oil light it up!

That's it! Enjoy your new lamp with caution as it is fragile, easy to tip over and has an open flame.

Thanks for stickin' with it till the end.

~Tom

Comments

[bensspace]

i used to have a friend that was in a gang he died a few years ago but he used somthing like this to set fires

[Falling_Jihad]

wow this looks like the potential arson cause to me. lol cool stuff though i think i would much rather have a larger base than that though.

[eygen]

woah, seriously, I tried it and I had no idea it was that easy! I took out all the stuff, put in some salt (I used sugar, though), shook it, and that took me less than ten minutes =]
I'm just gonna have to wait for the wick a couple of hours. I'll post a nice picture tonight!
Thanks!

[Mamohau]

Brilliant, no pun intended! What about a slightly larger and more stable base and then using silicon glue that is used to fix fish tanks, or perhaps superglue? If it's recessed into the base then it's going to be a bit stronger too. Also coloured oils would look lovely. What about getting your 'not-very-young' children to paint it with glass paints? Lots of craft market potential here!

[medicineman45]

Good idea! It could also double as a pipe multi functional

[Swartzkip]

first off: great idea. secound: you might wanna glue the stand to the bulb, to make it more stable

[maxo90]

It can be used as like molotow coctail ;] Just light ang throw it away.... But nice idea ;]

[CYNICALifornia]

Funny thing, some buddies and I were just thinking about that last night. It's art. It's functional. It gives light and power to the people. ; )

[paprika killer]

haha, though just using a bottle of wine etc might be easier and more lethal