Homemade alcohol lamp
An alcohol lamp is not such a complicated thing that you couldn’t make it yourself.
Alcohol fires are very convenient for burning indoors. They produce absolutely no soot and practically do not emit harmful substances into the atmosphere. The most important advantages are the minimum consumption of chemical reagents and the ability to regulate the burning rate.
From a tin can or aluminum, cut a circle (1) larger than the diameter of the neck of the glass container (2), make a hole in it, into which tightly insert a piece of tube (3), rolled from the same metal, and thread a wick (4) through it ) from cotton wool, asbestos or cotton lace from sneakers.
The alcohol lamp is ready!
Pour alcohol into it and you can set it on fire. It is better to take pure alcohol (96 degrees), but medical alcohol (70 degrees) is also suitable; at worst, you can try formic alcohol (sold in a pharmacy - about 20-30 rubles).
Don’t even think about turning the alcohol lamp over!!! Hot alcohol has a very low surface tension, so when it spreads, it ignites a large surface area!
