Candle snuffer

[Sesshoumaru]

Hey, does anyone know how to make a candle snuffer? I can't quite figure out how to make the cup-part...

Thanks!

[steveh]

fuller a piece of pipe down,then cut it off.i cant put into words how to attach the handle to the snuffer bell but my friend made them to swing back and forth with a little pinned hinge.

[chyancarrek]

Steve's got it . . .

I do mine by using a piece of black iron pipe - I fuller it completely closed
(taper to suit your design) leaving about a half inch neck - I then file the neck flat on both sides and curved on the top.

I forge my handles leaving (or upsetting) a mass at the end - saw a split and open it up to accommodate the neck - file the split to fit the neck then drill through both for a pin. I like the look of this assembly but you can also do the handle tip as a one sided pivot then rivet the two together.

Hope this helps!

Let us know how it goes!

[HWooldridge]

You can also roll up a piece of sheet metal. Play around with a piece of paper and you'll figure the pattern out quicker than I can explain it - then transfer it to the material. Flatten the small end for a short distance, drill and rivet to a handle.

[Johannes]

just from a round piece of sheet a stump and a rounding hammer... like making a spoon, but taking it a step further... it looks not a straight as one made from piping, but its more organic

[Mende]

or u can take a round stock bar .. upset it at one end . ..flatten it. ... .draw out the handle ..twist and scroll it for decoration and roll the flattened end like you would roll a joint and cut off the excess ..

[Zsartell]

Here is a fancy one I made last Christmas. It has a 3/4" round pipe under the holly leaf.

[simmonds]

Zsartell, that is BEAUTIFUL. Think I will steal that design.

[Sesshoumaru]

Zsartell, that really is beautiful!

... I'm envious.

[Frosty]

Zsartell's snuffer's going to be hard to beat.

Just before you fuller the pipe closed, cut off and insert a piece of rod for the handle. A little flux and a couple short pieces of copper wire to braze.

Copper is good for brazing because the oxide is the same color as the iron and blends invisibly. Just don't quench at too high a heat or the oxide will come off leaving the coper visible.

Post pics please.

Frosty