What can fill the torches that. How to make a torch from a wine bottle, wick to it and change the color of the fire. Making a thick cotton wick with your own hands
sych.v 11-12-2013 15:19
Gentlemen, very often in films they show torches that burn with an even, smokeless fire, like a big candle, how do they do it? Or how to make a torch from improvised materials that will burn brightly, practically without smoke, and most importantly for a long time? There are many recipes on the Internet, I would like to listen to practitioners.
Taraz999 11-12-2013 15:26
the lantern burns brightly and without smoke
advice from a practitioner
almost anonymous 11-12-2013 15:29
quote: art films show torches that burn with an even, smokeless fire, like a large candle
I also wonder
Taraz999 11-12-2013 15:32
quote: I also wonder
Sabalaq 11-12-2013 15:36
Evgeny Sartinov_Gold on blood
".... Before that, you will pass through the gorge, it goes like a snake, well, and then
and see the cave. Don't forget to stock up on torches. I've brought you resin, - she touched a birch bark with a lid. - My grandfather said, he translated fifteen torches while passing through the cave .....
In the morning we finished the meat we had cooked in the evening, and then stocked up on torches for another hour. Andrey cut down suitable branches, and I, having put a tuesok with resin closer to the fire, smeared them with viscous resin.
Pelageya spoke about fifteen torches, just in case, we stocked up with twenty ....
Yurka, we're out! Get out, damn it! the Lieutenant yelled enthusiastically, putting his arm around my shoulders and shaking me like a sack of potatoes. Then he neighed at the top of his lungs, pointing his finger at me. I didn't owe anything either. From the smoke of torches we were sooty like two Ethiopians.
- Hello, Uncle Tom! I announced, shaking the Lieutenant's hand. - How is your hut?
- Burned to the ground in FIG, - politely replied the newly-minted Negro. - And how are things in your historical homeland, my dear Muganba?
- It sucks. Yesterday we ate the last banana without salt.
Having washed our faces with snow, we went further, to the plain taiga that so attracted us. We were fed up with the mountains.....
Taraz999 11-12-2013 15:40
quote: are you hinting?
yeah
some movie burners
gas or alcohol
I don't know though, guess
atadracula 11-12-2013 15:54
Impregnation ... fat, oil or any combustible crap, a "broom" in the forest ...
atadracula 11-12-2013 16:02
quote: Originally posted by almost anonymous:
are you hinting?
m_mbembe 11-12-2013 16:07
I always did it simply: I cut a stick from any bush, wind a rag, for example, a dirty sock, I fix it with two wire clamps. then I go where I want. on the spot before kindling directly, I pour a little liquid of any combustible so that it does not drip, and burn, and go further into the darkness, where I need to. only sometimes it becomes stuffy from the torch, and then I am soaked all over with soot.
make a torch that burns the way the TC wants - either impossible (mutually exclusive paragraphs), or very expensive and uninteresting.
markoff74 11-12-2013 16:16
very often in art films they show torches that burn with an even smokeless fire, like a big candle
You don't see that in the movies.
The ammo doesn't run out there.
And main character comes out of the fire unburnt.
The script, however
sych.v 11-12-2013 16:16
No, so any combustible liquid can soak a rag and go. But it will quickly burn out ... But how to make the "bump" on the stick burn steadily for 20-30 minutes and smoke moderately? Or not real?
sych.v 11-12-2013 16:21
quote: You don't see that in the movies.
I agree here, I think they use alcohol, but in the Middle Ages a person probably achieved perfection in this matter using, by the way, the most simple materials Does anyone know what they used back then? Oil? Fat? Are there old recipes?
Odvokat P11001 11-12-2013 16:42
you can make a good torch from a long piece of plexiglass, it burns evenly, for a long time, though it smokes a little
almost anonymous 11-12-2013 16:48
quote: And how to make the "bump" on the stick burn steadily for 20-30 minutes and smoke moderately? Or not real?
for sale - 20 rubles worth. Rope wrapped around cardboard tube and impregnated with paraffin. Burns for more than 20 minutes.
sych.v 11-12-2013 17:03
Here's what they say on the internet
five parts beeswax
This economy is impregnated with a tow torch.
Lots of light nice smell, view from afar - bonfire.
Wax can be replaced with paraffin so that you don’t run around the markets, but I think everyone has rosin left, replace the tow with a bandage, it will be possible to stir up on the weekend.)
Stag beetle 11-12-2013 17:04
I remember that in childhood we made torches to climb into caves. The birch bark is 15-20 cm wide and, as thick as possible, is wound on a raw, freshly cut thick stick. To hold on tight, it heats up over a fire. It is important to warm up the first layers well - then the birch bark "clings" to the stick better and does not need to be fixed with anything. The more layers of birch bark, the longer it burns. You can do it easier: insert birch bark into a split stick and update as needed. However, this is a much less convenient option.
Stag beetle 11-12-2013 17:10
quote: One part vegetable oil (suppose linseed
Five parts beeswax
Four parts of rosin (most affordable option wood resin)
Heat in a water bath and mix.
This economy is impregnated with a tow torch.
it will probably be much easier and cheaper to stock up on a lantern than to cook such a mixture ...
sych.v 11-12-2013 17:14
We walked through the dungeons of Koenigsberg with oil or fuel filters worn on a stick. trucks They were made out of paper back then. An ideal thing, both in form and content, it burns for a long time and smokes moderately, the most important thing was the sea under the fence of any motorcade.
sych.v 11-12-2013 17:21
quote: it will probably be much easier and cheaper to stock up on a lantern than to cook such a mixture ...
This is like one of the options, otherwise any kid will choose a torch at night in nature ...))) Why not give your son such a gift, take everything and cook right on the hunt or fishing in the evening?)
DON MIGUEL 11-12-2013 17:26
quote: Originally posted by sych.v:
We walked through the dungeons of Koenigsberg with oil or fuel filters from trucks put on a stick, they were made of paper then. An ideal thing, both in form and content, it burns for a long time and smokes moderately, the most important thing was the sea under the fence of any motorcade.
Almost an analogue ... When we arrived at the pioneer age, we made torches like this:
a tin can was nailed to the handle, an old filter was inserted into it and clogged with paraffin honestly pioneered from the medical room ... It burned for a very long time - it was enough for the solemn line, for the transition to the fire meadow, for the solemn lighting of the fire and for burning around the meadow ...
SpongeBob 11-12-2013 17:49
General requirements:
fresh-green stick so that it does not burn itself (well rowan)
screen protector or winding that would not drip and flow down the handle.
dmr110 11-12-2013 20:17
We made from a stick, rags and gasoline drained from my father's motorcycle. They explored the basement of a five-story building. It was smoky in the hallways
kvaserfirst 11-12-2013 21:46
A jar on a stick stuffed with rags and soaked in a wonderful liquid called "type cleaner" A two hundred gram vial, the price of a penny in stationery. Practically does not give a smoke, the fire does not burn.
Being poured onto a dried-up slop behind a garbage chute in the entrance and set on fire, it almost brought us to a lynching for a chemical attack.
kvaserfirst 11-12-2013 21:50
From professional fireshowers I heard the word "korza" or "korsa", Google does not know. By the smell of this very "type cleaner"
HP-43 11-12-2013 22:28
A little reenactment from the forum:
quote: Impregnation composition: wax + rosin (resin) in equal proportions. The wind can really bring down the flame, but if the torch has previously flared up well, it then flares up again. Extinguishing such torches is not easy.
quote: Why was tow chosen? Here, perhaps, it is worth experimenting with materials? For example, cotton, as far as I know, has a very good properties by decay. By the way, the most difficult-to-extinguish torches (extinguishable by the wind and then flaring up again) were obtained by me using ribbons of coarse cotton fabric. That's exactly what happened there: strong wind knocked down an open flame, but the smoldering threads continued "inside" the torch, and as soon as the wind subsided, burning with an open flame resumed
And better in the topic itself:
http://www.tforum.info/forum/i...0%BB#entry32449
HP-43 11-12-2013 22:30
1) Materials.
It is better to make a torch on a stick 2-5 cm in diameter.
For winding, you can use tow or cotton fabric (cut into ribbons). I use cotton fabric. Tow is sold in construction stores and markets, cotton fabric - in shops of fabrics and overalls (special fabrics).
Wax is usually sold in the same place as honey. In Moscow, we bought wax in several pavilions selling honey at the All-Russian Exhibition Center (formerly VDNKh).
It is more convenient to buy rosin in stores for goods for radio amateurs and the electronics industry, and not in ordinary household ones. Best in large packaging, approximately 100 grams each (significant savings compared to purchasing small jars).
Some hemp rope or twine.
2) Tools.
The resulting mixture will be quite sticky and difficult to wash off. It is liquid only when heated. Ideally, it is better to take dishes that are not a pity and constantly use them only for preparing a flare mixture.
You also need something like tweezers or tongs.
3) Safety precautions in the manufacture of torches.
- Be careful and careful when grinding wax and cutting ribbons when working with cutting tools and when grinding rosin - do not get hurt and do not injure yourself.
- Work is carried out with a heated mixture, if it gets on unprotected parts of the body, a burn is possible. Wear protective goggles to avoid getting hot mixture in your eyes. When melting the mixture and keeping it liquid, follow the standard for your heating element security measures. Don't forget to turn it off when you're done.
- For the first time, it is better to cover the floor in front of the stove and everything that is nearby with newspapers or film. Keep flammable films and newspapers away from the heating element.
- Wear protective clothing as you may splash yourself.
4) Process.
It is easy to guess that wax and rosin melt faster if they are ground beforehand: wax is easily cut with a heated knife, rosin can be put in a tight plastic bag and crushed with a hammer or other hard object - it is quite fragile.
I usually do the initial heating and melting directly on the heat source (aka a pot on the stove). When the mixture is melted to a homogeneous state (the process will go faster if the mixture is stirred at the same time). It can be placed on water bath or simply on the edge of the heating element for the sole purpose of preventing thickening - otherwise you will have to melt again. So, we immerse the fabric tape into the molten liquid mixture. Achieve complete wetting. It is more convenient to lay the tape not in a lump, but according to the principle of an accordion made of paper. When the fabric is saturated, we take out the tip of the tape with tongs, wrap it around the stick and turn the stick evenly, wind the fabric onto the future torch. When winding, you need to try not to leave excess mixture on the torch. Otherwise, the burning torch will drip heavily. Having wound a sufficient number of tapes (with a fabric width of 1.5 meters, a strip width of 4-5 cm and a winding zone width of 10-15 cm, I wind 3-4 strips on one torch - the torch burns for about 30-40 minutes). Then, on top, you need to tightly wrap a dry tape (next in line for impregnation) and strongly compress the torch with your hands. The wound tape will absorb all the excess mixture.
About 10 cm below the edge of the fabric, I wind several turns of hemp rope or twine around the torch. This is done so that if a few drops of excess mixture during combustion flow along the handle of the torch, save your hands from burning.
Ignition of torches can be facilitated by first burning the surface of the torch in a flame to a uniform deep black color. This can save a few minutes when lighting a torch.
We usually prepare torches in this way two to three hours before the intended use.
5. Safety precautions when using. When using torches, safety requirements must be observed. Keep a lit torch away from trees, grass, flammable objects and people. Beware of burns: you can not only burn yourself, but also burn others. Always (!) fill an extinguished torch with water - even in the absence of an open flame, it can smolder for a very long time.
sych.v 11-12-2013 22:36
It's time to upload photo and video reports.))) On Sunday I will have time to do it, everything seems to be there, I'll try vegetable oil ...
narkad 11-12-2013 23:11
quote: Originally posted by sych.v:
I'll try vegetable oil...
Take unrefined, it will be tastier!
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13mm 11-12-2013 23:24
Complete with torches, you also need pitchforks and armfuls of dry hay or straw!
In general, I do not understand how a torch can illuminate something. If they hold it in front of them or in the field of view so as not to set something on fire to them, then nothing is visible except the fire. In my opinion, torches are much more convenient to set fire to.
And I take into account how many ingredients you need to BUY to make torches, it’s easier to buy a lantern anyway. Even if it's kerosene...
By the way, in one book I remember that one guy stupidly stocked up with trunks of "resinous Christmas trees" before going to the cave. Has anyone tried this?
BUT tin cans with wicks on sticks can be considered a torch?
Yari 12-12-2013 12:31
If you pour oil for kerosene lamps into a jar, then it’s quite ...
We usually just wound cotton cloth around sticks, soaking it with lamp oil. Such torches burn well, almost without smoke, but for a relatively short time - 15-20 minutes maximum. A mixture of wax and rosin is much more durable ...
Giovanni 12-12-2013 12:57
If you cook ahead of time, then roll toilet paper dip into melted wax or paraffin, saturate, put on any stake
From personal experience - on fire more than an hour exactly
Giovanni 12-12-2013 13:16
firemen impregnate asbestos cloth or cord with watsprit or kerosene
sych.v 12-12-2013 13:53
quote: asbestos cloth
There is a spool of asbestos cord in the basement with a ten-liter bucket, I wanted to throw it away for copper from sin, now I’ll definitely leave it.))
atadracula 12-12-2013 14:31
A tablet of dry alcohol, no longer a torch ...? Torch, this is from lack of fish and is made from what is under your feet)))
almost anonymous 12-12-2013 14:42
quote: A tablet of dry alcohol, no longer a torch ...?
she doesn't shine.
if only to leave it as an ignition to kindle the tar / paraffin
13mm 12-12-2013 17:37
Well, you can keep the shit for yourself, but here is a dry wooden stick in which one end burns, and you can hold it behind the other and there is a simple torch.
ShamanVudu 12-12-2013 20:18
quote: Originally posted by Giovanni:
firemen impregnate asbestos cloth or cord with watsprit or kerosene
They also use (eat) special ways of winding maces and knots for poi. But pure kerosene quickly burns out, therefore it is body-bound with liquid paraffins (lighter fluid is possible). Or take a solarium. Not as bright and smokey, but burns several times longer. For a torch, the option with paraffin and rosin is more correct. If you put a piece of hemp rope into the windings so that the ends stick out, it will be much easier and faster to light, even without firing to blackness.
Torches have long been used by people for lighting, until one clever man did not discover the magic of electricity, and another did not invent the incandescent lamp. Now the torch is used as part of a show, on film sets or at themed events.
Popular topic - smoke torch but doing it at home is not very safe. But it’s easier to invent an ordinary torch, the main thing is to take into account all the recommendations and correctly implement them.
What is the device made of
The torch has only two parts - this is the base-holder and the burning part.
To figure out how to make a torch, let's start with the basics. In her role is a pole made of bamboo or wood. Why can't other materials be used? It's just uncomfortable. The material for burning is better fixed on the tree. Moreover, wood has low thermal conductivity, and if you take a metal rod, a burning torch will quickly heat it up. The handle, by the way, should be 2-4 centimeters in diameter and at least 50 centimeters in length.
burning part
Since we make a torch from improvised materials, we need two types of tools:
burning component.
The fabric should never be synthetic. Such a canvas melts and drips, which is fraught with burns. Only natural fabric and as coarse as possible: linen, cotton, asbestos fabric, felt, tow. Gauze may come in handy, but more on that later, when we deal with the manufacturing process and how to make a torch so that it does not fall apart during the combustion process. The length of the fabric strip should be about two meters, and the width should be 10-15 centimeters.
How to process fabrics
As a fuel, it is necessary to use just non-combustible substances. Most often choose wax and stearin. The latter is a component of ordinary soap, and household soap is best suited. Instead of wax, you can take pine resin, but since we are talking about improvised means, the second option is not so common in the box in the kitchen. Mixing proportions are as follows: for 1 kg of wax/resin, 100 grams of stearin.
There are other recipes as well. For example, a mixture that is relatively resistant to water: one part kerosene, one part rubber glue, a couple of spoons liquid soap. These ingredients will need to be thoroughly shaken together.
You can mix one to one rosin (pine resin) and wax (or paraffin).
A pleasant smell will give the following mixture: four parts of rosin, one part of vegetable oil, five parts of paraffin or beeswax.
An interesting tip from the craftsmen: if you want the torch to repel mosquitoes, add a little lemon juice to the mixture when cooking.
Actually, the process
What to do, in principle, figured out. Now let's look at how to make a torch. There are two ways, and the second is preferable, but still we will talk about both.
Method number one.
We wrap the holder as tightly as possible with a cloth, lower it into ready solution on the for a long time to soak. After that, we take it out of the mixture, squeeze it strongly, expelling the air, and dry it.
Method number two.
We pre-soak the fabrics in the solution, squeeze it very hard, and then tightly wrap it on a stick. Dry again.
The second method is good for all wax and resin compounds for a simple reason: all ingredients must be mixed and dissolved in a water bath without boiling. If you then put a cloth-wrapped holder into it, most likely, the mixture will harden before the fabric is saturated with it. But for the option with a water-resistant torch, which uses a kerosene-based mixture, the first method is the best fit. That is, we choose the option of how to make a torch based on fuel.
By the way, about gauze. It was mentioned above that it can be useful. So, some advise using it in the second way, namely:
Divide the required length of fabric (two meters) into three or four parts;
After winding the strip, wrap it with a layer of gauze and wait until it dries;
Then repeat this with the rest of the strips.
Although, if you put in a lot of effort just wrapping the fabric tightly, it will also hold up well. If you are still worried about how to make the torch complete, you can additionally strengthen the material on the holder with wire - this should not affect the quality of combustion.
Smoke torch and skillful hands
If you need such a device, then it is better to purchase it at a pyrotechnic store. They are affordable enough for the consumer that there is no need to blow up your kitchen.
What is better as a light source - a torch or? Of course, the latter is more pragmatic, and safer if you are going to use it during a night walk through the forest. However, any flashlight has a drawback: sometimes its battery is discharged at the very wrong moment. And then you have to solve the problem with lighting literally on the go ... picked up a stick from the ground, set it on fire ... oh, something is not set on fire! What to do?!
In fairness, even if you always have two or three excellent lanterns in your hiking backpack, being able to quickly make a torch with your own hands from improvised materials is useful. It can always come in handy, BUT you should not forget about precautions. Still open fire is a source of danger, therefore, it is highly recommended not to use home-made torches in dry conditions in the steppe: one random spark, and the fire on the sun-dried grass will “run” at a terrible speed. And also in closed unventilated rooms (in abandoned bunkers, for example ... hello!), in coniferous forests and on peatlands.
The easiest way to make a torch with your own hands: find a dry branch of any coniferous tree, split one end with a knife, stick a few needles into the resulting "brush" - you're done, you can set it on fire. The secret is that spruce (pine, cedar, juniper) wood is impregnated with flammable resin. Thin chips are made from one match. Such a torch can burn up to half an hour, giving light, it will not spark and drip. But it is not resistant to wind and moisture.
To get a more stable light source that can be used in any weather, you have to work on it ahead of time, at home. How to do good torch at home? You will need:
- Half a meter of steel pipe with a diameter of ~ 2cm
- Strip of asbestos fabric 100x10 cm or 2-3 m of asbestos cord
- Meter of thick steel wire
Asbestos is tightly wound on one end of the pipe, fixed with wire. Congratulations, you've made it absolutely non-flammable torch! In order for it to burn, impregnation is needed - some kind of flammable liquid. There are many options, my personal preference - vegetable oil. Why? It is always at hand, unlike rosin, wax and kerosene. When burning, it does not smoke much, does not spark and does not stink. And if you soak the winding right, then it does not drip.
That's right - how is it? pouring sunflower oil(preferably unrefined) in a jar. We lower the “head” of the torch there so that the winding is completely immersed in the liquid. We are waiting for half an hour. Can be more. Then we take it out, wrap it with rags and wait another hour. The rag absorbs the remaining oil, and as a result we get a semi-dry torch, already suitable for use. Completely dry is fine too. But you should not light the winding, which literally oozes liquid - the oil will flow onto your hands.
Does it heat up steel pipe during the burning of the torch? Yes. Sometimes even significantly. And I would recommend protecting your hand with a leather glove, or make a comfortable winding of the free end with elastic leather tape.
Another production option simple torch in field conditions
. You will need an empty Glass bottle, some fuel (for example, alcohol - it is always in a tourist first-aid kit), a piece of rope or a rag as a wick. NOT synthetic! 10% of the volume of the bottle is filled with flammable liquid. The wick is impregnated with it and inserted into the bottle so that it reaches the bottom. They set it on fire. Ready. It is very easy and fast, but it is categorically not recommended to drop such a torch, turn it over ... it is also better not to hold it in your hands without special need - to put it on flat surface and keep out of the wind.
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A lot of players with the onset of night in the game are interested in the issue of lighting. There are several ways to light up your home and surrounding area, and one of them is to create an improvised means. Actually, then all players can learn how to make a torch in Minecraft, and what it is for. It should be said right away that this item is well suited for lighting, as the resources to create it are quite affordable, and the illuminated area is large enough for a typical hideout in the game. What's more, there are several varieties of torches, so it doesn't hurt to learn how to craft each of them so as not to get lost in different game situations.
Ordinary torch
It's worth starting simple. Creating a traditional torch from improvised resources is not difficult, and therefore it is so sought after by players. At the beginning of the game, you need to think about how you can defend against hostile creatures and survive. The first thing that comes to mind is the construction of a shelter or a full-fledged dwelling. It must be designed, equipped from the inside and illuminated. This is where the standard torch comes in handy. This tool has several purposes.
The most obvious is lighting up your home, the caves you explore, creating a hostile environment for enemy creatures, and getting rid of water and lava. Craftsmen in Minecraft even use a torch to get air while underwater, so this item should not be underestimated. To create a torch, you will need a stick and coal. The following describes where you can find the right ingredients for crafting.
Search for materials
As mentioned earlier, a good supply of sticks and coals will be required to create a torch (if you are going to a cave or have an extensive house). Where can you find these resources in the game world?
The vast and varied world of Minecraft is filled with different cubes and objects. Finding a specific item can be difficult for a novice player, so it's worth getting ready to learn new things about this game universe. However, the recipe for creating a torch is not difficult for a beginner, which is justified - without it, survival in the game will be somewhat inferior and dangerous.
You can get a stick by working with wooden blocks. This resource is available in most biomes where there are growing trees, so it is almost never difficult to find it on early stages games. All you need to do is break some wooden blocks, activate your inventory, place the mined material in one of the four cells, and you will get the boards. These, in turn, need to be moved to the place where you placed the logs in order to create sticks from them. Pretty simple recipe.
The next ingredient is charcoal. You can get it in several ways. This is the creation of a block from already existing materials, searching for ore in caves or treasure chests. All these methods are different from each other and it is worth choosing the easiest and most accessible to you at the moment. What needs to be done in order to obtain coal?
One way is to mine coal ore. This block is broken by any type of pickaxe and drops one unit of coal (in the case of an unenchanted tool). This is the easiest and most handy method in situations where you went to search for precious materials in a cave. Just collect coal blocks along the way so as not to be left without lighting.
Another way is to mine coal through burning a wood block. To do this, you need to create a stove, place several blocks of wood in it in the section of the burned material and fuel for it, and wait for the end of the process. Coal can also be found in treasuries (in chests on railway). After gaining access to the right resources, craft a torch by placing coal on top and sticks on the bottom. One charcoal produces four torches.
Redstone Torch
One of the possibilities minecraft games is to create a red torch. But why is it needed if it exists traditional look torches? Many players are interested in this issue, and it will be discussed later in the article.
In Minecraft, it is possible to create various mechanisms. The main role in them is played by Red Dust (Redstone). It performs the function connection cable and is used when crafting most of the mechanisms in this game. The activation of these mechanisms occurs due to the red torch. As a source of illumination, it is somewhat inferior to its carbon counterpart, but in terms of functionality it surpasses it.
How is the red torch created? The crafting recipe is not significantly different from the previously considered lighting method - just replace coal with red dust, and you can create your own torch to activate mechanisms and decorations for buildings.
red dust
Where can I get the necessary resource to create a red torch? It is located in the depths of caves approximately on the same level with lava. Break the redstone block with the iron pickaxe and you'll get the item you want!
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situations in which you may need good torch, lots of. The most banal thing is the complete absence of electricity, but the area needs to be illuminated with something. Or you need to explore some cave, but there is no flashlight. Or just make a thing that burns and that can.
Hence, the main properties are indeed good torch: burns for a long time, nothing and does not fly off in the process, it is simply manufactured, it burns regardless of external conditions. It is clear that without the necessary skills, all this is extremely difficult. But, as practice shows, there is nothing particularly difficult in the manufacture of torches. You just need to remember a few nuances. So.
General
good torch consists of several parts - combustible material, combustible impregnation, non-combustible fixative and non-combustible stick. Ideally, the retainer and stick will not react to fire at all, making them reusable and making it much easier to reassemble torches. But this is ideal. In principle, you can do without impregnation - the material will burn on its own, but this will happen more slowly, there will be no strong fire, and there is a high chance that the burnt pieces will fall off. You can also do without a retainer, but then there is a risk that the burnt tissue can slide down and burn your hand.
Material
Absolutely any fabric is suitable as a material. But there are tricks here. If you take asbestos fabric, which is positioned as absolutely non-combustible, and at the same time impregnate it with something that burns well, the burning process of the torch will be VERY long. What we need. Tow, felt and burlap work a little worse in this regard. As for ordinary textiles, it burns too quickly. It is better not to use synthetics and polyethylene at all, since they burn and melt at the same time, which means that they can drip melted. They will also smoke a lot.
Impregnation
To be honest, absolutely anyone will do. combustible material. The question is solely in the nuances. Gasoline and kerosene, for example, give off a lot of smoke when burned, and they don’t smell very pleasant at the same time. Rosin, wax and paraffin are devoid of such shortcomings, but you can just find their horseradish. We'll have to gut apiaries, candle shops and radio equipment stores. Machine oil smells bad, thick and dripping, vegetable oil is too thin, but it is easier to find. Pine resin... You can find horseradish on a large scale. And preparing complex multicomponent mixtures is long and tiring, although they give a good effect.
Briefly speaking, ideal option no. It all depends on external factors, conditions and availability of time. There is access to paraffin - excellent. With it, you can even "cartridges" for refillable good torches make. Well, if not, then gasoline and kerosene have long become classics. Again, if there is no access to a flammable liquid, the torch can still be collected. Yes, it will burn much worse, but it's better than nothing.
Retainer
The ideal option is wire. Non-flammable, can be found anywhere, easy to wind and remove. Can be more complex options come up with all kinds of metal nozzles, plugs and clamps. But with wire good torch much easier. The thicker the wire, the easier it is to perform the second function of the latch - to prevent the molten components of the torch from flowing down the shaft.
Stick
The main thing is that it be as non-combustible as possible. Plastic will not work - it can melt. Aluminum and steel do not burn, but heat up quickly, so you will have to additionally make a handle for which you can hold this good torch. Wood - depends on the type, thickness of the stick and its "hardening". "Hardening" - preliminary firing of the working end of the stick until blackened. When a tree is covered with a layer of burnt coal, there is less chance that the core will catch fire. It is also better to use a thicker stick as it will burn longer and worse.
As for the type of wood, it is definitely not necessary to use coniferous trees- they burn very well. We are also interested in aspen and larch. Both of these varieties contain enough liquid to keep them from catching fire for as long as possible. You can also use one of the many refractory impregnations. In summary, for a reusable torch with replaceable “cartridges”, it is better to take metal, but if you don’t bother with this, then a wet aspen branch will last for a long time.
Assembly
There are two fundamental different options manufacturing good torch. First - first we wind the fabric on a stick, and then immerse this end in impregnation. Pros - simple and fast. Cons - the inner layer may not be sufficiently saturated, so that the torch will burn unevenly. The second method involves dipping the fabric into an impregnation before winding. Then it will even be possible to give away excess liquid. Pros - uniformity and stability of the flame. Cons - for a long time, more impregnation is needed, and the treated fabric can be poorly wound. In general, the second option is more efficient, especially if you are making "cartridges" for reusable torches.
If you act according to the first option, then first wind the fabric on a stick, fix the lower part with a dense and thick wire winding, immerse the working end in the impregnation and turn it over so that the fabric is evenly impregnated. Well, in the second option, you first immerse the strips of fabric in the impregnation, then take them out, slightly squeeze out excess liquid, wind them on a stick and fix them.
If you want to good torch with replaceable "cartridges", then you need to do the following. First on metal pipe a newspaper is wound in a thick layer, and layers of fabric are already going on top of it. You need to wrap it as tightly as possible. Next, the “working part” is carefully removed from the shaft (which is why it should be smooth metal) and immersed in impregnation for a while. Turn occasionally for evenness. At this stage, there is a risk that the impregnation will flow into the middle and clog the central hole, so it is better to plug both ends with a cloth in advance, which can then be removed. Actually, everything. We prepare several of these “cartridges”, fix a wire clamp on the pipe and wrap the other end with a hard cloth or leather - this will be the handle.