Junksmith Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 So I was reading the post for mason jar lanterns when it was first put up and the idea struck me to seek other "found items" to use as candle holders. The old glass insulators that graced the power lines of yesteryear seem to complement iron very nicely when turned upside down and wrapped. There are so many different types that you can get pretty creative depending on the shape you start out with. I haven't sold any yet, but here are a couple of first tries. Getting the iron to fit the glass is tricky, but most of them have a groove around them (originally intended for wire) that fits 1/4 inch stock pretty well. You can still find these things around, but it kills me to think how many potential products I destroyed with my BB gun as a kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquamanlr Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 That is a good looking set of candle holders. I will have to search out some of the insulators that I have put away, and make a couple of those, it it is o.k. with you LeeRoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junksmith Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 Of course it is. I'm sure it's nothing someone else hasn't thought of. Besides, we're here to share ideas anyway. Thanks for the compliment. Have at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzonoqua Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 really lovely! great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Those look very nice and are clearly well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Nice looking, they should be popular if you're marketing em. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 They look really great! Something else I need to make. Thanks for sharing with us. Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Doesn't the insulator have a hole through the center? Are you using a votive glass in the center to keep the wax from pouring though when the candle gets to the bottom? I like the idea, and they do look good. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman C.B. Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 I shot lots of them too as a kid nice work... B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquamanlr Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Most of the old insulators was not hollow, they were like a cap. They had threads on the inside to screw onto a peg that held them onto the crossbar of the pole. LeeRoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Joe, those look very nice. I like the leaf ends. As Frosty said, they should sell very well and quickly. Good luck and thanks for sharing the pix. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulric Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Excellent idea, I've got a load of those things ive been trying to clean up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downsfish Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Hey that's a great idea, I think the'll sell like hotcakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Roy Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 I have 100 glass insulators and have been waiting for inspiration, something to do with them. They are larger than those used by the OP and most are clear glass. I've mad a few candle holders but haven't been happy with my design. Thanks for the ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulric Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I have 100 glass insulators and have been waiting for inspiration, something to do with them. They are larger than those used by the OP and most are clear glass. I've mad a few candle holders but haven't been happy with my design. Thanks for the ideas. Hemingray 34's? (Looks like the ones in the big group?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Hemingray 34's? (Looks like the ones in the big group?) Now there's a man who knows his insulators. Nice work Joe, great idea. I have one only, dont think I could get more, but it's given me an idea for one of our mantles. I too use to shot them out in the bush where they were still attached to disused poles, we used to get as far away as possible and use a .222, mostly across valleys so any misses would just strike the hill behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_edge2 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 nice. my second or third candle holder, i used old awger bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 I made some of those but they started cracking with the heat from the candles, so I went another direction. yours look good though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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