How to Make a Flashlight: 6 Steps (with Pictures)

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How to Make a Flashlight: 6 Steps (with Pictures)
How to Make a Flashlight: 6 Steps (with Pictures)
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Fabrics, accelerators, and torch accessories work well for starting a bonfire, but are limited to one use only.

Steps

Make Torches Step 1
Make Torches Step 1

Step 1. Tear or cut the disposable fabric (eg

an old shirt or a rag) forming strips 5 cm wide and 30 cm long. Use a fabric made of natural fibers (cotton) so that, after being soaked with the accelerator, it does not drip.

Make Torches Step 2
Make Torches Step 2

Step 2. Secure a strip of fabric to one end of the stick (eg

with staples) and wrap it around the wood securely.

Make Torches Step 3
Make Torches Step 3

Step 3. Wrap sturdy wire (about 5-15cm) around the fabric

Make Torches Step 4
Make Torches Step 4

Step 4. Pour your chosen accelerant (kerosene, fuel oil, gas) into a basin in sufficient quantity to submerge the fabric wrapped around the torch

Make Torches Step 5
Make Torches Step 5

Step 5. Leave your torch submerged for a couple of hours so that it absorbs the accelerant

Make Torches Step 6
Make Torches Step 6

Step 6. Light your torch

Advice

  • Grab your torch at the opposite end of the flame, and nowhere else.
  • If you wish, you can modify the material of the handle of your torch for prolonged use over time.
  • Make sure that the torch is always pointed upwards so that the handle does not risk catching fire.

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