primitive oil lamp

[FrankG]

Lenn, How long did it take to make the betty lamp ? Do you have plans ?

[Pitchy]

About a half a day, no plans just pictures i`ve seen.

[FrankG]

If you hadnt showed how you made it , it could be taken for an original !

[Pitchy]

Thanks buddy  :) been meaning to make another Betty but haven`t got to it yet.

[Roaring Bull]

Hey Lenn, is there a wick in the cruise lamp?  My wife just loves that one!!!

[Pitchy]

Yep, i just twidted up a piece of flannel shirt. It just lays in the pan and it likes to light the oil in the pan. I added a little short tube on the end that the wick goes through and that stopped it.

[boardilly]

 If you take that bottom piece that you formed and fasten a screw to it you would have a nice bag ladle. I make one similar out of copper. I like your mold. I hammer mine out in a pipe coupling.  I made my betty lamp out of a car polish can with a tube soldered by the edge. I use cotton clothes line for wick, burn bacon grease in it.  The screw is to fasten a stick for handle.  Dilly

[Pitchy]

Good ideas, thanks. :)

[Steven9851]

What is the purpose of the bar chain atached to the hanger?

[Ranger]

Excellent tutorial , Lenn!

[Pitchy]

What is the purpose of the bar chain atached to the hanger?

The pick is on the end of the chain that`s used for moving the wick up as it burns down.
Thanks Ranger.