How to make a torch for less than a dollar

www.instructables.com ^ | July, 26, 2006 | DIY and Instructables

[TheCause]

With only a few "household items" you can make a torch that's relatively safe* that can last for up to an hour.

step 1 supplies For this project you will need an piece of 100% cotton cloth* (I used an old under shirt) a sturdy stick or a scrap piece of wood a stapler a hammer and tiki � torch oil or kerosene

*Has to be 100% cotton (or Kevlar ) please don't use any material that melts when burned

step 2 wrapping the torch the first thing you want to do is get a rag that's about twelve inches wide and roughly twenty four inches long and fold it width wise until its about seven inches wide, and staple one end to the stick with three staples like in the picture.

You can use wire or wire mesh to affix the cloth instead of staples ( I used staples cause I had them and it took the least time to use) Do not use zip ties unless they are metal core , even then I wouldn't (who wants melted plastic all over their hands :P)

[mylife]

I want to say if she dumped Penn she must be a babe, but I cant help thinking she is tainted LoL

[RedDogzRule]

Sounds like a missing page from the Anarchist’s Cookbook.

[Oceander]

Wow! Thanks for the how-to. Anyone happen to have any info on a DIY pitchfork?

[philman_36]

Ive never seen it...
It's a kid's movie. Cute, funny movie with Andre the Giant in it.
"You are the Brute Squad!"
Worth a couple of hours time merely for the humor and gags, but watch out for the ROUS.

[FrankR]

"tiki � torch oil or kerosene."

Use Citronella oil and it will keep the mosquitoes away. (true, we use it in small kerosene laterns when sitting outside in the summer...works pretty good.)

[null and void]

Ive never seen it, but there is a lot of hollywood I miss.

[patriot preacher]

Um, huh?

[mylife]

Surely Stephan Wu is working on a better alternative ;)

[HereInTheHeartland]

What a great thread just before the State of The Union!

[mylife]

ROUS?

[grey_whiskers]

I think it's fine. Is there a quantity discount?

(We are on the Internet.)

Cheers!

[mylife]

Sorry. I just dont watch that much TV.

Yalls post are reminding me of it though, I havent seen it.

[MHGinTN]

Forget all that. Get a cast iron bath tub. Fill it 1/3 with kerosene. Add 30 pounds of sawdust and stir until mixed thoroughly. Add two large liquid laundry detergent jugs and mix thoroughly. Portion mixture into garden pump sprayers with spray tip removed leaving open tubbing, and get a six-pack of Bic lighters. ... Flaming, running Congresscritters make an excellent light sources, until they fall down. ... The brits had something similar they called ‘jelliednite’. Lit up the Huns real good.

[mylife]

Hey. 50c is cheap. You want a break on volume?

[philman_36]

ROUS?
Uh-huh! Now you're going to have to watch the movie. (or do an Internet search if you want to ruin the gag)

[rlmorel]

Some Brooks Brothers clothes to go along with those economical torches...:)

[mylife]

Alright! I’ll have to watch the film LoL

[Redcitizen]

This type of Shillelagh might be a bit much for shooing away dogs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM-51_Shillelagh

[wideminded]

Thanks for the useful and enlightening info. For some reason when I was a kid I was always curious how people made a proper torch that would burn for a long time, like the ones you saw in the movies. There was a movie that cub scouts were supposed to see where a boy lost in the woods made a long-lasting torch with a pine cone. But I knew that was totally bogus. I guess the “authorities” were worried about cub scouts making real torches.

[DemforBush]

I don’t know about the rest of ya’ll, but I’m using *my* torch to light a sack of dog poo on the steps of Congress.

Anyone want to ring the door bell for me?