CTE Lamp

The CTE lamp was an invention made specifically for prolonged usage without power to keep heat and light for people who cannot afford the new high standard of living. The CTE lamp (Carbon-Tetrahydroxl Energy Lamp) emits a green glow and gives off enough heat to cook a steak at close range. It's light is very bright and the wax burned on the inside will burn for 6-8 hours in a small dose so it's used very conservatively. When it's used in large amounts it's usually to make an incendiary weapon (common criminal use). In my story, it's used mostly by poor communities who cannot afford the large energy costs of cooking and heating, or for communities without power, it is also used as a weapon against people as it can easily set structures ablaze if used irresponsibly.

-Wax Melter

-Heat Resistant Bowl

-Black Paint

Small Drawer Handle

-Superglue

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The base of the CTE lamp was created from the base of a wax melter I found in a bath and body works, it has the base and sides I imagined on the lantern. If you can't find the same one, anything with a medieval feel and metal casing will work nicely.

Put a heat resistant green film over the heated bulb in the wax melter, so it retained the green glow of the CTE lamp and so it kept the heat effect (I realize it isn't the same as a chemical, and ironically takes power but I cannot have any material like that on a college campus).

If I wasn't at a college campus, I would use a wax that burns green and a candle base in place of the bulb fixture.

I removed the top wax plate and used a wedge and a hammer to get the glass unglued from the structure, as I didn't feel that it exactly fit the design of the lantern, we want the heat to be able to escape not get trapped in the glass and there is no point in retaining the functionality of a wax melter for this project.

I was initially going to turn the wax plate over and weld it, but I found that a heat-resistant bowl with 3 coats of black paint overtop makes a fantastic topper for a lantern, especially with defined cut corners like depicted in the photo

I then used superglue to attach the painted top of the lantern to the metal bars on the wax melter so that it could support the full weight, and keep a top on the lantern making all of the heat escape through the sides perminantly.

I then used an old drawer handle and glued it onto the top of the custom-made cap so there was a handle to hold onto, as to make it a functional lantern. After the handle is safely glued on, you should have your final product which should be ready to use as a (not entirely functional but replica) CTE lamp