Make good use of those old wine bottles and create your own tiki torches at home!

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Choose your bottle shape and colour!

Materials:

Steps:

Decide where you want to put your tiki torch. Screw the Top Plate connector in place.

Screw in the 3/8”-16 Rod on the mounted plate until it stops.

Thread the two Hex Nuts on to the Rod and tighten one all the way down at the point where the Rod meets the Top Connector Plate. Leave the other Hex Nut at the front end so it can be used to secure the Split Ring Hanger.

Thread on the Split Ring Hanger just enough so that the Rod is flush with the inside of the ring. Turn the 2nd Hex Nut counter-clockwise to snug it up against the Split Ring Hanger.

Bracket plates for bottle torch
The bracket plates for your glass bottle torch

Carefully and tightly wrap the 1/2-inch end of the Coupling with your Teflon Tape. Wrap it nice and clean for an even surface. Build up the tape until it fits well in the opening of the bottle and you are sure that it wont fall inside.

Insert the Wick in the Coupling until it sticks out about 1/4-inch or less. The Tiki brand replacement wicks are about 3/8-inch in diameter so they fit really well.

Making the wick for a glass bottle torch
Making the wick for a glass bottle torch

Use a funnel to fill the bottle with your favorite torch oil. 

Insert the Coupling & Wick in the top of the bottle and twist it into place. Let the Wick absorb oil.

Loosen up the Split Ring Hanger on one side and position the bottle neck in the ring.

Flip the front half of the ring back into place and tighten down the Hanger evenly on both sides. You may need to loosen the other side to make sure both sides are an even tightness. Do not over tighten the Hanger.

Glass bottle torch ready for lighting
Your glass bottle torch is ready for lighting!

You can simply blow out fire if you want to stop using it. Use the Copper Cap to keep the Wick dry when not in use.

Source: Gerardot And Co.

 

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