wolfshieldrx Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Hope this works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKindy Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 That is very cool. I think I may and try to make one. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I LOVE IT! I think I will have to make one too. Thanks for sharing! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofafeather Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Very cool! Think I will try one myself! What does the bottom part holding the candle look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinus Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Nice idea for a candle holder,thanks for sharing. Thinus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 great idea. how did it hold up with burnning for a long time enough air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 How do you keep heat from the candle from breaking the mason jar? Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfshieldrx Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 Details: 1/4 inch square stock. Forged short "spike" on one end. Then set down shoulder on spike with monkey tool. Drew out and scrolled other end. Spike end bent 180 degrees. Pan forged from copper disk cut from water pipe. Drilled under-size hole through pan and forced it down over spike with monkey tool. Use "votive" size candle. After two hours jar was only slightly warm not hot. Seems to get plenty of air to burn. Recently added 10 x 30 porch to my house. My wife asked me to forge three candle holders for the porch. This is what I came up with. Two more to go. May do a leaf for the handle of one May omit the spike from the other two and just rivet the pan on. This is because the votives have a metal base attached to the wick which must be removed in order to use the spike. Hope this clarifies. Sorry to be so long. Bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 I like it, it's a nice piece of work and using a mason jar adds a bit of homeyness not to mention being so appropriate to a blacksmith. I was wondering about breakage, in the boyscouts we used to put candles in jars for "storm lamps" and most didn't last too long. Maybe it was because we set the candles on the bottom of the jar or maybe we didn't get them centered. It was a long time ago. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Willis Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Great idea. Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofafeather Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Details: 1/4 inch square stock. Forged short "spike" on one end. Then set down shoulder on spike with monkey tool. Drew out and scrolled other end. Spike end bent 180 degrees. Pan forged from copper disk cut from water pipe. Drilled under-size hole through pan and forced it down over spike with monkey tool. Use "votive" size candle. After two hours jar was only slightly warm not hot. Seems to get plenty of air to burn. Recently added 10 x 30 porch to my house. My wife asked me to forge three candle holders for the porch. This is what I came up with. Two more to go. May do a leaf for the handle of one May omit the spike from the other two and just rivet the pan on. This is because the votives have a metal base attached to the wick which must be removed in order to use the spike. Hope this clarifies. Sorry to be so long. Bart Bart, Many thanks for the details! My wife and I both love it and will try to make one. We appreciate you sharing the idea. Great design!~Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisG Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 That is some great thinking and very nice work! I would like to know how the holder can hold the jar without it falling off? Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmeineke Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Nice work. Gotta love creative thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 How do you keep heat from the candle from breaking the mason jar? Frosty the Lucky. Mason Jars are made to stand up to heat and pressure that is used in canning. A regular jar like a pickle or myonaise jar will not stand up to much heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Well Mason jars can take a least boiling temperatures and at sea level that's, what, 212F. I used to have do all these calculations for change of elevation for boiler design and the higher you go the less efficient they were but that's not what were talking about here are we? I would think you'd need to keep the candles flame centered in the jar to keep the glass from breaking because it's like chimney glass on a kerosene lamp, the flame needs to go up the middle of the flue. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Bart, Thanks for the details and pix. I love it!! That will be a great demo item. Consider that idea stolen. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Boiling as in canning has the entire jar submerged and heating evenly, almost any glass jar, or whatever will be just fine unless you drop it into boiling water. Mother and Grandmother did LOTS of canning, been there, done that. I'm thinking the breakage we had in Scouts was due to either hot wax on the bottom of the jar or, more likely, the flame being too close to one side, either would cause uneven heating and glass doesn't like uneven heating. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I only have a problem with breakage from candles if I let the candle burn all they way down and out. The bottom gets very hot just before the candle extinguishes. With the candle supported, I expect less breakage. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I will surely give this a try. With your pictures, details and dimensions and the input from the other members it should go well. Thanks to all for sharing. <>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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