DIY ceramic oil lamp. Oil lamp. Wick and oil for the right lamp
It often happens that the electricity is suddenly cut off, and there are no paraffin candles at hand. In this case, the oil lamp will optimal solution Problems.
In order to make a lamp in oil, we need:
1. Old burned out light bulb (You can buy a new one).
2. A set of tools.
3. Cotton wick.
4. Steel wire.
5. Syringe.
6. Olive oil.
First you need to prepare a light bulb for further action. To do this, we need to make a hole in the base for wiring the wick. It is enough to hook the protruding contact of the lamp with pliers and pull it. After you have removed epoxy resin(black polymer around the contact) and everything that is inside the light bulb, you should get such a glass blank.
Next, measure the required length of the cotton wick. In order to check the wick for suitability, it is enough just to set it on fire. If it gives loose ash, then everything is in order. If it starts to turn into plastic, then such a wick will not suit us. So, we measure the wick so that it completely sinks to the bottom of the lamp and comes out of it by about a centimeter.
Now we fill our container with oil. For this I used a syringe. And pour the oil into the lamp. 10 ml. will be sufficient. If the oil runs out, it can always be topped up.
Now we take our wire and make such a device out of it with pliers. Circular area for attaching the wire to the thread of the lamp, and the top for fixing the wick. When assembled it looks like this.
Hi all! I want to tell you about how I developed my own version of an oil lamp, and what I ended up with.
The first, easiest option, I used in the 90s as home lighting during regular power outages. Sometimes I took such a lamp on trips to check it in field conditions. The design is extremely simple.
From a strip of tin about a centimeter wide, a tube with a diameter of about 7 mm is rolled up, a copper wire is attached to it. A wick from a piece of bandage twisted into a flagellum is placed in the tube. All this is placed in a glass jar with a screw cap so that the wick, suspended on wire hooks over the edges of the jar, is located approximately in the middle in height. Sunflower oil is poured into the jar to the level of the middle of the tube. It is desirable to take purified, light oil. Dark unrefined oil, burning on the wick, clogs it with products of incomplete combustion and combustion worsens. 
The oil-soaked wick burns inside the jar with an even flame, about as bright as paraffin candle. The jar protects the flame well from the wind, so the lamp also works outdoors. It is important to adjust the length of the wick so that the flame does not smoke. A high and bright flame can quickly smoke the glass, so the length of the wick must be reduced. As the oil burns, its level decreases, and the lamp has to be topped up. It is not necessary to top up with oil, you can also ... with WATER! 
Water is heavier than oil, it will settle under it and just lift the oil up to the wick. Even when a very thin layer of oil remains, it will burn on the wick, and water will not wet the wick, because it is saturated with oil. In the "stowed" position, the wick with wires is lowered to the bottom of the jar, and the jar is tightly closed.
I recently learned from the Internet that Leonardo da Vinci, while perfecting an oil lamp, placed it over its flame tin pipe to enhance draft and combustion. I tried this too. He placed a tube with a diameter of 1.5 cm and a length of about 10 cm above the flame. The effect is zero. I took a larger tube: diameter about 2 cm, length about 20 cm. The effect is the same. I didn’t experiment further with the “chimney”, I decided that we would go the other way.
I decided to increase the brightness of the lamp with a reflector. From an aluminum beer can I cut out a rectangle with a length slightly less than the height of a glass can. In the lower part, making an incision on the right and left, he twisted the tube for the wick. She, so that the flame would not be smoked by the reflector, was moved away from it by about a centimeter. The photo shows how it's done. 
The rest of the rectangle, keeping cylindrical shape beer can, was a reflector. Positioning the reflector in the glass jar so that the wick is on optimal height, on the protruding part of the reflector from the sides, I made two cuts and straightened the resulting “wings” so that they lay on the edges of the can. 
Inserted the wick, poured oil. Ready!
The brightness of the lamp has increased markedly. The picture shows that the light is given not only by the flame itself, but also by the reflector. 
The next step to improve the lamp was: to increase the brightness due to one more wick. This time, in front of the reflector, I twisted two tubes for the wicks. The reflector itself was made a little wider, slightly changed its upper part so that the narrowing of the neck of the can would not compress the reflector. 
A little more fiddling with adjusting the length of the wicks - and here it is: on fire! It got brighter. Compare the brightness in the photo. Which lamp with two wicks - figure it out! 
At this point, I stopped my experiments for the time being. But there are more ideas!
Plumbing fixtures are in every home. In addition to the fact that they can be used for their intended purpose, you can do a variety of things with them. There are designers who use plumbing fittings to create new masterpieces, decorative elements. Such decorative element we will try to create right now.
Let's see the process of creating a beautiful and original oil lamp in the video:
So what do we need?
- Plumbing fittings;
- Tee;
- Adapter 3/4 to 1/2;
- Adapters 1/2 on a hose;
- Rubber gasket;
- Cord made of natural fibers;
- Plumbing tape;
- Oil intended for lamps (you can also use kerosene);
- A penny worth two rubles.
Materials are collected, let's get to work. We take a penny and insert it into the adapter along with the rubber gasket.
Now you need to take care of the holders for the wick. To do this, we take 1/2 adapters for the hose, into which we insert our natural fiber cord. Such ropes can not be purchased in every store, but you need to look carefully in order to eventually find a cord made from natural fibers. The fact is that an identical cord made of artificial or synthetic fibers simply will not work, because synthetics melt and burn.
The wick holders are ready, which means that they can be installed in their places, namely in the tee.
All materials are ready. You can collect our lamp. You can do this as shown in the picture, or you can dream up, creating your own unique and inimitable lamp.
That's the whole simple process of making an oil lamp from plumbing fittings. The finished lamp can be used like this, or you can take some galvanized acid and give it a slightly rusty and dull look, which will make the lamp more colorful and stylish.
It remains only to fill in the oil and make sure that the tips of our wicks protrude by about one or a couple of millimeters. Otherwise, the flame will be very large and may cause serious damage to the lamp and objects in the vicinity. Separately, it is worth noting that the lamp will not have any mechanism that will allow you to adjust the flame, so it is better not to experiment with the length of the wicks.
This article describes the method of making an oil lamp, which is used in a wide variety of rituals.
To make an oil lamp, we need:
- Oil container.
- A piece of copper wire 20-40 centimeters.
- Wick.
- Purified vegetable oil.
Manufacturing instructions:
1. A small glass or iron jar or cup can be used as a vessel for an oil lamp. It is desirable that the vessel is not too large. Optimal size 5-10 centimeters in height and 5-7 centimeters in diameter.
2. The wick holder can be made from a piece of copper wire, and we need a pencil as an auxiliary tool. In order to make a holder for the wick, take a piece of wire 20-40 centimeters long, fold it in half and place the pencil in the middle between the two folds. Next, twist the ends of the wire so that we get a twisted wire with a hole in the middle. The finished holder needs to be slightly bent so that the wick hole is slightly immersed in the vessel.
3. As a wick, you can use ordinary cotton wool. To do this, you need to make a lace about 2-3 millimeters thick from a piece of cotton wool. One end of the wick should be threaded into the holder and protrude 1 centimeter upwards from it, and the other end should be immersed in a vessel filled with oil.
4. Fill the oil lamp vessel with oil so that it does not reach 1 centimeter from the wick holder. Wait for a while until the wick is completely saturated with oil naturally, and light it.
oil lamp oil
As a lamp oil, it is best to use well-refined sunflower or olive oil. Depending on the purpose of the oil lamp, you can add essential oils or pre-insist on herbs.
For home use oil lamp, you can add several flowers of calendula to the oil - this will enhance the cleansing property of the lamp and allow you to fill the room with warm and calm solar energy.
Words while lighting an oil lamp
Before you light an oil lamp, mentally formulate the purpose it serves. The purpose of lighting a lamp may be to present it as a sacrifice to the Spirit or Deity. As you light the wick of the oil lamp, say: “I kindle this Fire and present the gift of Light ... (to such an Ancestor, Spirit or God). Please be merciful to me and bless me!” and make a gesture of respect by folding your hands as if in prayer and touching your forehead with them.
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The oil lamp was created from a photo I saw on the Internet.
What you need to make such an oil lamp:
Step 1: Tools, Parts and Protective Equipment
Cause this product is not commercially available or any variations there are light bulbs are very fragile. If you were to put this into production it would be made from scratch, the glass beads would need to be thicker.
I found a light bulb to work with, but safety comes first. Eye protection and thick gloves Or wrap the bulb in an old towel. Use boxes, cardboard, or plastic to catch glass shards.
What do you need: 2 burned-out incandescent bulbs, 2 magnets, 1 steel plate, black spray paint, adhesive-backed rubber feet, and aluminum wick holders.
Fuel: liquid paraffin oil for smokeless lamp. At worst, sunflower oil, but it can smoke when burned.
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