Homemade Candle Lantern
Homemade Candle Lantern Light Here, reflective tinfoil or aluminum foil replaces the mirror. It will keep the light of the flame out of your eyes and direct extra light forward in a more brighter or focused beam. The jar protects the candle flame from the wind blowing it out, and also serves as a holder so you can carry it around. Don’t use a jar any smaller than a 2.5 inch diameter, this way the glass will stay reasonably cool to the touch, and try to keep the candle flame away from the sides of the glass itself. Maby you can put a drop of hot wax in the middle and press the bottom of the tea candle into it. A stainless steel or some metal screen can be used for a cover on top. Try to fasten it if you could so that it does not fall off easy, but is easy to remove to light the wick or to replace the candle. To make it practically rainproof, you can afix some larger metal lid/metal raised above the safety screen/rim area. Maby it can be raised with some wood pieces or metal nails hot-glued onto the sides of the jar. Some people say that bee-wax and like soy wax and other non petroleum (oil) wax is better to burn, especially indoors. But the oil ones are cheap and will serve you well in times of power-outages or camping. Get some before you actually need them, because safety first. This lantern might be considered low technology or “old fashioned” to some older folks, but look how useful a little technology is. In place of aluminum foil, it is possible to use the …
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