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Post by cajunlady87 on Sept 13, 2014 7:09:04 GMT -7
I recently purchased a man's tie at a thrift shop for a hobo costume I'm putting together. Of course I washed it and that's when I made a discovery. After being machine washed I noticed part of the tie had opened up revealing the inside material used to maintain the tie's shape. I honestly thought I was staring at a store bought lamp wick as the material was cotton and tightly woven. For the cheap price I paid for it and considering the length, that would provide quite a long lasting supply of wicks. I don't know if all ties have this same material inside but before tossing them or donating them it may be something you want to check out to add to your wick stash at a far much cheaper price.  |
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Post by cajunlady87 on Sept 13, 2014 9:23:38 GMT -7
Okay, I was getting curious about the lining material in the other tie I had bought. It too has the same cottony, closely woven material in it. By a fluke I located something you guys can recycle and is much wider and longer than the lamp wicks they're selling today. I will add the store bought wicks are thicker but in a pinch who gives a hoot. If you don't have ties, check out thrift stores and buy them for next to nothing. |
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Post by offtrail on Sept 14, 2014 19:09:55 GMT -7
Good deal and good job of keeping your eyes opened, just wondering if you tried the material to make sure it does work. Just take a small sample and some cooking oil and give it a test. Check for smoke and time it to see how long it burns. If it does not smoke I would say you have a winner  |
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Post by cajunlady87 on Sept 15, 2014 5:41:17 GMT -7
Good deal and good job of keeping your eyes opened, just wondering if you tried the material to make sure it does work. Just take a small sample and some cooking oil and give it a test. Check for smoke and time it to see how long it burns. If it does not smoke I would say you have a winner You're right OT, thanks for the suggestion. Will do and post the results.  |
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Post by cajunlady87 on Sept 15, 2014 8:25:01 GMT -7
I did my own trial with the tie material I suggested using as lamp oil wicks. First I clipped six inches of the material, saturated it in kerosene and placed it in the lamp burner. When first lit all looks fine, as the wick continues to burn it's obvious an element of an acrylic is present causing the wick to melt down, harden and go out. This is one example of how looks can be deceiving. Sorry guys.  Thanks OT for encouraging me to do what I should've done in the first place. |
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Post by thywar on Sept 15, 2014 8:51:37 GMT -7
Lessons learned from experience are always best. And sometimes the hardest. Good thing you didn't try using that tie as a hammock. :-)
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Post by offtrail on Sept 16, 2014 19:35:36 GMT -7
I did my own trial with the tie material I suggested using as lamp oil wicks. First I clipped six inches of the material, saturated it in kerosene and placed it in the lamp burner. When first lit all looks fine, as the wick continues to burn it's obvious an element of an acrylic is present causing the wick to melt down, harden and go out. This is one example of how looks can be deceiving. Sorry guys. Thanks OT for encouraging me to do what I should've done in the first place. It could be that some of the tie is cotton with a touch of man made material. One never knows unless you try new things...good job regardless |
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