Homemade alcohol lamp

An alcohol lamp is practically an irreplaceable thing for any beginning chemist. However, getting or buying it is not so easy. But there is always a simple way out of hopelessness.
An alcohol lamp is not such a complicated thing that you couldn’t make it yourself.

Homemade alcohol lamp

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.

Homemade alcohol lamp

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!

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Comments (3)
  1. Micro
    #1 Micro Guests November 4, 2010 21:43
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    from thank you applause
  2. acrobatocka
    #2 acrobatocka Guests September 29, 2013 00:17
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    And I don’t invent them. An unknown killer could not fly to Cuba and calmly commit his crime. Try to describe this trip in your report. The whirlwind behind the stern diminished and went out. Popova asked. He suddenly extended his hand to the drongo of success.
  3. Andrey
    #3 Andrey Guests 5 August 2014 21:16
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    How to put out a fire?