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Homemade oil lamp from Judy of the Woods

Here's a great idea for a homemade vegetable oil lamp from Judy on the MAKE Flickr Pool. Check Judy's site for detailed instructions.
In fact Judy has a ton of amazing Off-the-Grid how-to's on her site like - Cold Vacuum Jar Sealing, Hydraulic Ram Pump, and Foraging for Wild Food just to name a few. One other particularly intriguing highlight was this sketch of a "Methane Powered Hypocaust":

Great stuff - Thanks for sharing Judy!

Judy of the Woods - Link
Vegetable Oil Lamp on Flickr - Link
Methane Powered Hypocaust - Link

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Posted by: khoa on January 28, 2008 at 10:23 PM

LOL, "methane powered personal holocaust"

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Posted by: Walking funny on January 29, 2008 at 8:23 AM

I'm curious as to the attachment of the "methane conductor"...haha

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Posted by: judyofthewoods on January 29, 2008 at 11:45 AM

Didn't quite think through the details, was a rather 'tongue in cheek' drawing - or should that be 'hose in....'
;-)

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