How to Make Wicks For Oil Lanterns- DIY Survival Gear
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2017
- Make wicks for DIY oil lamps from a mop amzn.to/2uAWAs2 How to make oil lamp wicks? With a single mop head made of cotton, you have lots of wicks to provide light from simple DIY oil lamps for nearly forever. DIY Survival Gear Stockpile empty mason canning jars, and lamp oil, to make emergency oil lamps. Provide all of the light you could need for emergency survival situations. Whether you want to live off grid, power outages, or a complete power grid failure, add a mop head to your stockpile of prepping and emergency supplies for DIY homemade emergency oil lamps.
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I don't use this type of mop, but I'm definitely getting a mop head for emergency use. Thanks lady, you opened my eyes!
S Blijheid: I don’t use them for cleaning either, but I bought one at the Dollarama just to make wicks. Four dollars is a lot of cheap wicks.
Yesterdays test run with them was a success.
I also used them to make sailors lighters. They worked OK, but not as well as I’d like them to. I’m pretty new at making those, so there’s probably more for me to learn to improve my product with those.
You can get or make a permanent oil lamp wick.
Buy some carbon felt, cut to length and width.
As a bonus, get some copper crafting wire and thread/sew some in the carbon felt.
Carbon felt does not get used up like cotton strings. It can last a VERY VERY VERY long time.
The purpose of the copper wire is to provide some thermal feedback from the flame into the oil to warm it a little.
Can allow for using thicker oils like vegetable oil and olive oil.
It can help with the temperature is a bit cold too.
Thank you 😊 💓 🥰
Thanks for the info!
@@whoever6458 Be aware that some oils like Olive oil take a LOT of heat to thin out. I have been unsuccessful with the thermal feedback when using olive oil.
I even tried mixing it 50-50 with lamp oil and it still is too thick.
Actually, I picked up the mop head just this past summer for this exact purpose. Today I built an oil lamp and test drove One with a week I made out of that very thing. :-) It worked pretty well with olive oil fuel.
Brilliant! Thank you!
Never would have thought of this! Great idea!
Glad you find my video useful. Thanks for watching.
This absolutely works! Thanks for the tip.
Glad it helped!
I just ordered mop head from walmart! Picking it up tomorrow. Have a bad feeling I will be helping others out, so this is an inexpensive way to help others out!
I found your channel through searching for homemade wicks for survival olive oil heaters projects. I feel compelled to offer you, my sincerest gratitude. The outdoor temperatures here are 10 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit. You may have contributed to saving my family's lives. For this, you are a true blessing to me. Again, thank you with the utmost sincerity.
Love it! Thank you for sharing ♡
I used this before and it helped me.
Thank you so much
You're most welcome.
Thank you! This is a great help!
Glad it was helpful!
That’s such a great tip!
Glad my video helped you.
Wow! You're a genius! Thanks!
Wow, thanks!
Just a few days ago I went to a hardware store and was disappointed in how little they had in the way of wicks. But I bet they had mop heads. What a great idea! I’m going back there today. Many thanks.
Hope you find what you are looking for. I also order wicks on amazon. amzn.to/3whRTEu
Thank you, I love this!
Glad you like it!
I bought replica biblical olive oil lamps and was looking for a cheaper route for wicks for them I got to try the mop thing thax.
Fantástic! Congratulations!
Super cool!!!
Woow great idea
I make flat wicks for my oil lamps from leftover quilting fabrics and cotton batting strips.
Try mineral oil or jojoba oil in place of kerosene or lamp oil... No smoke or bad odor... Takes a little more effort to light but I really like it...
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Thanks you are amazing help
Glad to hear that!
Thats a great idea
Cool loved it granny great idea
Glad you found my video useful.
Thanks for simplicity.
You're welcome!
LOL was shopping for flat wicks for my railroad style oil lanterns abd your video popped up and I figured what the hell let's watch.. BRILLIANT.. also in a pinch you can use paper towels that have been rolled or twisted like rope in your style lamp.. THUMBS UP FOR THIS ONE..
Glad you enjoyed my video.
Can't you separate each big mop thread for smaller lamps? Thanks so much for sharing; just what I was looking for👍
Yes you can!
Awesome job on the great video
Glad you found my video helpful. Thanks for watching.
Wow thanks so much for posting this my friends and I will be bug free camping this weekend 👍👍👏
Enjoy your camping trip.
AlaskaGranny that worked good sometimes I had to pull the mop string out here and there but I was using tiki torch oil and my friends were laughing and saying that I made a bomb they called it something cocktail I don't remember but the mosquito stayed away that's what I was looking for on a cheap budget
@@1981pjt hahaha something cocktail - what a nice way to avoid youtube's censorship!!
This was a great tip!!!
Glad you think so!
Yes. I'm using old tangled clothesline for wicks
Awesome
Thanks
You are welcome.
very cool, thanks
Glad you liked it!
Thanks granny love ❤️ ya !!! 👍🏻
You are welcome.
This is a great!!
Thanks.
No way! 😅🤣😂 I've been racking my brain trying to figure out what I can use in my mini apartment. I thought the best thing was a Bright Betty Bam-A-Lamp 🌞 - but thar would be a hoot if the mop thing works. I can't wait to try it out! Thank you! ❤️
Be careful with open flames in a tiny apartment! I would recommend battery led lights to be safe.
Great Information Oh By The Way Thanks For The Tip On Where To Purchase The Lamp Oil:)
You are welcome. Thanks for watching my videos.
Most excellent idea. Never thought to use cotton mop. Maybe my homemade used oil lamps will work now.
Genius you are, granny you are not.
Glad it was helpful!
How C😎😎L is this!!! Just came across ur channel as I’d bought some hemp ones that are too skinny and they’re pearfeft for making candles but won’t work on this dainty lamp I bought that’s smaller and I soaked the wick and turned it upside down ! U sure don’t L👀K like a Granny lol but what a great idea to do this channel from ur kitchen. Gonna check out ur other vids !
Thanks for watching. I hope find my videos helpful.
BUG OUT BAG TIME= GREAT VIDEO
many thanks and when you nailed the lid? that was funny...must be an Alaskan {size) type of nail...
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed my nail!
Hi what oil are you using
Finally I learned something new.
Glad my video was helpful.
@@AlaskaGranny Will get back to you in a few days to see how this worked. My issue is that "wicks" are not really available in my area. We only have the regular 1/2" round for the Tiki torch, and the flat 1/2" for the more traditional kerosene lantern. It would never have occurred to me to use a cotton mop head.
Most mops nowsaday uses spandex as material..... i tried using mop as wick and it failed as spandex melts when heat is applied.
Read on the mop if it is 100% cotton, that is what I did.
Hi bahbah!will this work for copper oil lamps that look like the aladan lamp.would hemp rope be better
I think it would, but I have not used it with that. Try both, and let us know! :)
AlaskaGranny
I've been to Alaska twice.
Nice that you have visited us here on the Last Frontier. I hope you had a wonderful time! I love it here.
I have a lamp that while the wick turning wheel will freely turn it doesnt roll the wick up as it was designed. It holds a 1" wick, ( wont roll it up), but when i put a 3/4" wick in, it rolls it up just fine. Why? Also ive noticed that with the 3/4" & not the 1" wick, the lamp oil evaporates in the lantern, when not in use. Is this because the wick is to small ad lets air into the oil chamber? Help.
I don't know what type of lamp you have, but it sounds like you need a 3/4 inch wick. I don't know why the oil would evaporate so quickly that you couldn't keep it filled.
I have a few questions and would appreciate replies from anyone who is able to answer. 1) Does the thickness of the mop threads make a difference? I can't remember if different brands of mops have different sizes of mop threads. 2) Do you saturate the whole wick to light it? 3) Does the wick then stay saturated? 4) Do you just keep pulling the wick through as needed overtime? Thank you. As you can tell I am a novice at oil lamps.
Anything cotton will work. See the cotton as a pipe. If you use a thicker wick or more than one you’ll generate more heat and use more oil. The cotton absorbs the alcohol really fast just shake the jar and wait for the wick to feel damp and just pull the wick through 5 / 10mm after every refill.
SC29403: The whole idea is to burn the fuel, and the week it’s only the conduit to pour the liquid fuel from the bottom of the Reservoir. If you have a thoroughly soaked week that’s bringing up fuel from the bottom of the Reservoir, then great, you probably won’t use up your wick, or just a minimal amount each time you light it.
If you allow your week to go dry, then before it goes out, the flame will consume the combustible wick.
I hope this helps :-)
holly molly thats a nail , thats soooooooo big
she got me off guard too.
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A nail that big is considered a spike, not a nail.
Those steel spikes are the ones I use for tents. They are cheaper and stronger than the tents takes you normally buy.
My experience has taught me to use cotton, regular fluffy cotton, roll a long sausage of the cotton, make sure it blocks the liquid from pouring out if you hold the lamp upside down, the bottom obviously needs to lie in the fuel so it can wick the fuel to the flame. But you will find that the cotton doesnt burn away, it blackened, but you wont need to replace it for possibly years, my lamps from 2 years ago still use the same cotton I fitted.
Great tips, thanks for sharing your experiences.
How can you push the cotton wick up?
Oh my goodness! I just literally went by your instructions and made a small experimental regular fluffy cotton wick, with olive oil.
Thank you sooooo much ! No smoke, and it’s still burning 30 mins in. Thank you again 🙏🏼
You could unwind the cotton and make a finer wick. That's what i need to do.
How can I make these to use inside my house? I love the cotton mop strings though, that's really cool. I was just disappointed to know I couldn't use it inside. What ideas do you have for making a candle to burn inside? You always have really good videos✝️🥀🐎
Have you tried before just assuming? Being very cautious doesn't mean it's all a 'no-no' - There is (almost) always a sweet spot between burning stuff inside for one property or another (light/heat or both maybe?) versus the FRESH AIR INPUT it needs to counter balance (maybe not totally eliminate, you be the judge) the negative effects of such activity.
The issue with smoke being made is the way the flame is made.
Research why and how oil lamp wick holders are designed.
They have air holes to let air into the bottom below the wick and a lamp chimney. Lamp chimney is very important for less smoke and soot.
I have a lamp such as this. I also have one with no air hole. I have wrapped some fine copper wire around the neck of the wick holder to allow some air in. I hope that works. I love lamps.
GENIUS! I have that exact mop-head and I hate it for being too small. I almost threw it away! Good thing I save stuff like that. Thanks for the help! The mosquitos are vicious all of a sudden here.
Mosquitoes are the worst!
I think the traditional method of using cotton will be advisable.
These are cotton, too.
You made the wick for a lamp, not a lantern. Lanterns have a handle that they are carried by that fold down when not in use.
Good video though for making an oil lamp.
Alaskgranny IS HOT !!!... Thank U for using Non-CCP-China made stuff. Will Share ASAP.
GILF
Hahaha. BIG nail!!! .... Is that for a railroad track?
Very useful video. Thank you.
Thank you so much
You're most welcome.