Great ideas! Sharing a tip though: if you put superglue on one surface and PVA on the other, the resulting bond has the best properties of both - the superglue bond is accelerated due to any water in the PVA & sets up quickly, and the PVA provides a better long-term bond as the superglue will get brittle and often fail over time.
An easier candle is to buy some wire stripers and some electrical wire, get the thickness of the candle you want. If you're anything like me, you probably already have a load of electrical cables that you don't need any more and so only need to buy the wire strippers. Then just strip one end of the wire to make a wick end and cut it down to size. A little super glue to hold it all in place. Then coat it all in thick white paint to form drips (add PVA or a medium to your paint to thicken it up. You can also use hot glue, if you're skilled with a glue gun). Then a brown wash and finally black the wick and give the whole thing a very gentle off white dry brush. Done. No fiddly drilling and gluing. The hardest part is cutting it down to size. If you want a flame, roll a blob of green stuff (or other epoxy putty) into a point and squidg it to the end.
As expected your candle holder is much better then my attempt 🙂. An alternative method for candle making is to use isolated electronic wire. Part with stripped isolation as the flame additionally dipped in hot glue to gain some volume and sharpness.
Another option for candles that might be easier is to use the insulated wire the thickness you want your candles, then strip the covering at the top and work it into shape. Mod podge the melted parts. If you want a larger flame, you can tease out some hot glue into a flame if you want to.
@@RPArchiveOfficial You can get a lot of wire of the right size for relatively cheap as well, either new which is a little bit more and easier to keep track of, or you can spend some time to scrap old electronics, normally for free...
Hi ! Nice job again ! Lately I tried to make candles from white porcelain, with pva glue to create "drips". A piece of wire painted in black to form the wick. Turned out pretty well, and it allows you to make different size candles. You have to take time to "cook" the white porcelain, but you can store it almost for ever in a plastic bag (without air). Great job again ! I can't imagine the time spent on all your creations :D !!
Thanks! And yeah... I've spent an insane amount of time on the channel this year, a surprising amount of it on photography and editing though, rather than crafting :)
Don't know if this would be too tedious or even doable, but have you considered using the tiniest of magnets on the top end of the wire that makes up the torch, and building different colored flames around another of the same size magnets so you don't need to build a bunch of torches, just the same number of each color head of flame? You could then also leave the flames out if the torches for whatever reason aren't currently lit, and when someone lights it, plop the magnetized flames on to them.
How much does it cost you for washers that size? The few times I've looked, it seems like I could be a whole 4' x 8' sheet of XPS for the cost of a dozen of them
Really? That big bag I show cost me £1. Practically nothing, and it had a ton in it. Remember you don't need quality stuff that will work smoothly for its intended purpose, to us it's just a weight, so buy cheap at pound/dollar stores :)
Very true, but I deliberately didn't use those to avoid having to cover the 'texture' of the queen's head, as well as to make it look more like a part of the candelabra, not a flat base :) I found a fair few examples with ringed bottoms so I figured it worked well for that.
Seems like it could be a fiddly build, but I love the wall sconce look with the bent wire... That'll look great on the candelabra as well!
Honestly, I did think that after I finished :) There's a few different candleabra designs that would look great actually!
Those are great little scatter pieces!
Thanks Jacob!
Great ideas! Sharing a tip though: if you put superglue on one surface and PVA on the other, the resulting bond has the best properties of both - the superglue bond is accelerated due to any water in the PVA & sets up quickly, and the PVA provides a better long-term bond as the superglue will get brittle and often fail over time.
That's interesting! I'll have to try it :)
Very nice precision for this candlestick
Thanks Patrick. It's actually quite zen just sticking all the little bits on with superglue...
An easier candle is to buy some wire stripers and some electrical wire, get the thickness of the candle you want. If you're anything like me, you probably already have a load of electrical cables that you don't need any more and so only need to buy the wire strippers. Then just strip one end of the wire to make a wick end and cut it down to size. A little super glue to hold it all in place. Then coat it all in thick white paint to form drips (add PVA or a medium to your paint to thicken it up. You can also use hot glue, if you're skilled with a glue gun). Then a brown wash and finally black the wick and give the whole thing a very gentle off white dry brush. Done. No fiddly drilling and gluing. The hardest part is cutting it down to size. If you want a flame, roll a blob of green stuff (or other epoxy putty) into a point and squidg it to the end.
Honestly, I don't have a problem with the drilling and gluing, I find it quite zen :) but it's a good alternative
As expected your candle holder is much better then my attempt 🙂. An alternative method for candle making is to use isolated electronic wire. Part with stripped isolation as the flame additionally dipped in hot glue to gain some volume and sharpness.
That's an interesting method actually. I like how in that method the flame is seperate again from the wick.
Your work never fails to amaze!
Thanks man! :)
Another option for candles that might be easier is to use the insulated wire the thickness you want your candles, then strip the covering at the top and work it into shape. Mod podge the melted parts. If you want a larger flame, you can tease out some hot glue into a flame if you want to.
That's a good alternative :)
@@RPArchiveOfficial You can get a lot of wire of the right size for relatively cheap as well, either new which is a little bit more and easier to keep track of, or you can spend some time to scrap old electronics, normally for free...
Also true...
Hi !
Nice job again !
Lately I tried to make candles from white porcelain, with pva glue to create "drips".
A piece of wire painted in black to form the wick.
Turned out pretty well, and it allows you to make different size candles.
You have to take time to "cook" the white porcelain, but you can store it almost for ever in a plastic bag (without air).
Great job again !
I can't imagine the time spent on all your creations :D !!
Thanks!
And yeah... I've spent an insane amount of time on the channel this year, a surprising amount of it on photography and editing though, rather than crafting :)
Well done! The ring template looks like cap gun ring caps, which is giving me some crafting ideas :)
That's... Interesting actually. Wonder what the scale is like...
Nice job
Thanks man :)
These lighting options look great Matt :)
also it's great to have you back
Thanks Matt, I really needed the time to get things sorted, big project videos are an insane time investment :)
@@RPArchiveOfficial no worries, i'm sure everyone who watches your videos are more than happy to wait for the quality content which you produce :)
I really like these small detailed builds. but my fingers don't I usually end up gluing them together
Hey, happens to me occasionally too, that's where tweezers come in :)
Luke sent me, you got me subbed :)
Awesome! Enjoy the channel :)
Ahahah
Thin superglue can get hot when dry. Even more hot when you supercharge the reaction by using activator.
I've done that three too many times.
Don't know if this would be too tedious or even doable, but have you considered using the tiniest of magnets on the top end of the wire that makes up the torch, and building different colored flames around another of the same size magnets so you don't need to build a bunch of torches, just the same number of each color head of flame? You could then also leave the flames out if the torches for whatever reason aren't currently lit, and when someone lights it, plop the magnetized flames on to them.
That's a really interesting idea actually!
Glad I could contribute! Lol I have been tearing through your videos lately and now plan to revamp my terrain. Great stuff!
Awesome! Glad you liked the ideas :)
hang some skulls on the walls for an extra evil look
Oh I'll get there... ;)
how about some gem encrusted shields or artwork?
As wall accessories? Give it time ;)
Did someone from the Oil Lamp Union dislike this video?
How much does it cost you for washers that size? The few times I've looked, it seems like I could be a whole 4' x 8' sheet of XPS for the cost of a dozen of them
Really? That big bag I show cost me £1. Practically nothing, and it had a ton in it. Remember you don't need quality stuff that will work smoothly for its intended purpose, to us it's just a weight, so buy cheap at pound/dollar stores :)
@@RPArchiveOfficial To ne honest, the cheapest "weights" are probably 2p coins. I've never seen washers cheaper than 2p per piece!
Very true, but I deliberately didn't use those to avoid having to cover the 'texture' of the queen's head, as well as to make it look more like a part of the candelabra, not a flat base :)
I found a fair few examples with ringed bottoms so I figured it worked well for that.