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Tira



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Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die?
#23842025 - 11/17/16 02:40 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Everytime I'm working in my SAB, I light up my alcohol lamp, sterilize the needle a few times, and a little bit later the wick starts to burn and soon the flame dies.
I used to have a self-made alcohol lamp that I made using a jar and a paper towel wick, but because of this I've bought a proper alcohol lamp and I'm still having the same issue.
It's really annoying when you have to stop what you're doing and pour some alcohol on the wick and light it up again every two minutes. Any ideas why this might be happening?
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Tira]
#23842042 - 11/17/16 02:47 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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What kind of alcohol are you using? I had that issue when trying to use isopropyl, which sucks. Denatured alcohol works much, much better.
A torch works even better though, ftr.
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Tira]
#23842050 - 11/17/16 02:49 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Denatured alc?
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Oregonic]
#23842057 - 11/17/16 02:51 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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I had some trouble with my alcohol lamp too, I just bought a soldering torch to remedy. Works great and heats much faster.
99-100% denatured ethanol alcohol is the right kind as far as I know.
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Oregonic



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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Kenetic]
#23842097 - 11/17/16 03:00 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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I've just used the stuff that you can grab from the paint section at home depot, it's normally used to remove paint and adhesives from surfaces and such.
You don't want to get it on your skin or breathe the vapor, but that shit burns long and clean in a lamp.
However I don't know why everyone doesn't use a torch. I've wasted so much time holding my tools in an alcohol flame like a sucker.
Torch gets it glowing in seconds and gas lasts a long time.
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Oregonic]
#23842109 - 11/17/16 03:03 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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The stuff you are referring to is a mixture of different alcohols and is extremely toxic. I wouldn't burn it in your home.
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Tira



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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Oregonic]
#23842114 - 11/17/16 03:03 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm using %70 ethanol, that may be the reason?
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Kenetic]
#23842124 - 11/17/16 03:06 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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My vote is with the torch. The only yime it goes out is when it's out of propane, then you just put the head on another bottle and relight
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Tira



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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: thebug76]
#23842175 - 11/17/16 03:18 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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We don't really have a lot of propane products here, all I can find is butane torches and I think they'll leave black residue on needles as butane lighters do, am I correct?
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r.lutece
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Tira]
#23842192 - 11/17/16 03:21 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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I don't think it does, if memory serves. I think just lighters leave soot.
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: r.lutece]
#23842208 - 11/17/16 03:26 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Buy a lot of hand sanitizer
mix with salt
strain left over liquid through coffee filter
boom long burning ethanol (not pure ethanol some additives from the hand sanitizer are still in it DONT DRINK IT)
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Tira]
#23842213 - 11/17/16 03:27 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Tira said: We don't really have a lot of propane products here, all I can find is butane torches and I think they'll leave black residue on needles as butane lighters do, am I correct?
butane torches won't leave residue on the needles.
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Kenetic]
#23842224 - 11/17/16 03:30 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Butane doesn't leave any residue for me.
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kenetic said: The stuff you are referring to is a mixture of different alcohols and is extremely toxic. I wouldn't burn it in your home.
I haven't used a lamp in a while and don't plan to again, but good to know for other folks if that's the case. I've seen lots of people here talk about using it in their lamps...
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Kenetic]
#23842335 - 11/17/16 03:54 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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kenetic said: The stuff you are referring to is a mixture of different alcohols and is extremely toxic. I wouldn't burn it in your home.
It has worked fine for me.
Sure, the alcohols are going to kill you if you drink them, but I don't think there is much danger in burning them.
Lots of people use the hardware store grade alcohol for fuel in their camp stoves. Granted, they use them in open air while outdoors, but I've burned the stuff in my homemade lamp and never suffered any ill effects from doing so.
I suppose some amount of CO might be produced, but very little. My lamp is made out of a baby food jar. I stuff it with cotton balls, which soak up the alcohol I pour in. So, about 1.5 ounces of alcohol is contained, and I always have some left over. I really doubt burning such a small amount of alcohol is going to be any more harmful than burning the butane that is in your torch.
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Tira]
#23842534 - 11/17/16 04:48 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Tira said: I'm using %70 ethanol, that may be the reason?
Marine Fuel is what you need.
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Tight Lunchbox]
#23842535 - 11/17/16 04:48 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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I personally use 91% isopropyl I had the same problem with 70%. Not using anything fancy just a baby food jar with a nail hole in the lid with a piece of twisted gauze. I make sure I completely soak the gauze first then thread it through does fine
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: Dmt_psilocybin]
#23842693 - 11/17/16 05:25 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Tira said: I'm using %70 ethanol, that may be the reason?
Yes. Use denatured alcohol only. Got a quart of it for $7 at the hardware store. Lasts a long time.
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Dmt_psilocybin said: Buy a lot of hand sanitizer
mix with salt
strain left over liquid through coffee filter
boom long burning ethanol (not pure ethanol some additives from the hand sanitizer are still in it DONT DRINK IT)
This is just a haha funny joke, right? Please let that be it.
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Re: Why does my alcohol lamp's flame die? [Re: WeavieWonder]
#23843140 - 11/17/16 07:17 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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WeavieWonder said:
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Tira said: I'm using %70 ethanol, that may be the reason?
Yes. Use denatured alcohol only. Got a quart of it for $7 at the hardware store. Lasts a long time.
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Dmt_psilocybin said: Buy a lot of hand sanitizer
mix with salt
strain left over liquid through coffee filter
boom long burning ethanol (not pure ethanol some additives from the hand sanitizer are still in it DONT DRINK IT)
This is just a haha funny joke, right? Please let that be it.
No... i used to be into survival and shit. Apparently kids do that to drink it, but the ethanol that burns, burns ALOT longer than isopropyl.
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