Fat betty lamp

[skunkskinner]

I had a little spare time here lately so i thought I'd make one of these. Its made from junk yard sheet copper and some wire. The hook is forged from a electric fence post. Seems to work OK on veg oil but i think animal fat oil will work better.

 

[50cal.cliff]

Had to look at this post twice. I misread and thought it said Fat Belly Lamp.


I was on that one like stink on a skunk, I got the fat belly but never figured out how to make a lamp out of it!!!!!!!!! :idunno: :rotf: :rotf:

Really great workmanship on the lamp all kiddin aside!

 

[BillinOregon]

I wish to heck I used my spare time as profitably as you do, Skunkskinner. That is a very nice betty.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Nice work. Looks good.
That animal fat burning inside a lodge smells real good too. :wink:

 

[Nifeman]

Think...Bacon grease or ( Olive oil, that won't smoke things up)...Bud

 

[skunkskinner]

Thanks guys.

I'll give the bacon grease a go Nifeman.

 

[MSW]

that's a pretty cool looking gadget.

:thumbsup:

 

[MikeyC]

Skunkskinner,

What did you use for a wick??
Very nice job on the copper.
Have a nice Christmas.

Mike C.

 

[skunkskinner]

Thanks Mike, i took the wick out of a kerosene lamp. You can buy replacements at wally world pretty cheap.

 

[Rick Son]

That is bueatiful,i love the old betty lamps,would sperm whale oil be better,can you still get it? Excuse my asking here,but do you sell these,would love to have one in my cave..I think i read somewhere about different styles of wicks also.My friend has an antique store and had one and didn't know what it was,i had done research on them and told him,i believe it ended up being worth a pretty penny,he had it on the counter and someone snagged it.
That is very nice!

 

[skunkskinner]

Thanks Chief,

Sperm whale oil would probably be fantastic, i think its illegal to have now a days tho.

I do this stuff for fun, never thought abought selling them :hmm:

 

[ohio ramrod]

It is not illegal to have sperm whale oil. But it is illegal to sell any that cannot be documented to pre 1968. There was a case a couple of years back where a man found a gallon in a warehouse that had been used by a clock company long out of business, he advertised it on Ebay and paid a BIG fine. If you want to try how it would work the jabola bean oil is a very close imatation and available from Dixie gun works as synthetic sperm whale oil. I still have a few ounces of the origional left from the sixties and the synthetic is very close. :idunno:

 

[Rick Son]

How much to ship that skunk hide.

 

[Rick Son]

i will take your skunk hide..25.00 where do i send the cash?

 

[skunkskinner]

I dont have a hide for sale Chief.

 

[Bon Sauvage]

i will take your skunk hide..25.00 where do i send the cash?

:rotf: