Oil Lamp

A lamp that burns kerosene, I think it will also burn veg oil or other combustible fluids. I use kerosene.

Materials

Jar & Lid (or any reservoir that will contain the fuel)

1/2" Short Rod Nut

1/2" Flare Nut

3/4" Flat Washer

1/2" Fiberglass Wick

Tools

Something you can cut a hole in the lid with. I used a step bit you could use a hole saw too.

Create hole in jar lid that allows burner to be mounted to lid and wick to pass through burner.

Here is how I did that:

I used a center finder to mark the center of the lid then center punched it. Measure size of burner to determine size of necessary hole in lid (mine was 3/4").

Although it is not necessary I cut the tail portion of the union to make for a more compact burner. I used an angle grinder miter saw (as you can see in the picture above), but you could use a hacksaw or recip. saw or...

Use the jar to determine your wick length (you want the wick to to reach the bottom of the jar so it will burn all of the fuel).

The last picture shows about the height of the wick, just below the top of the burner, to get a flame that does not produce soot. It was shorter than I expected.

Thread the rod nut over the union with the washer under the lid. You need something to fill the gap because the nut does not thread down tight enough to clamp on the lid. I used a 3/4" flat washer to fill the space.

I use the fuel shown, you can get it at the big box store.

Adjust the wick up or down so that it burns without soot.

The lamp produces a warm light and a small amount of BTUs It does have a bit of a kerosene odor.