https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcF9N0QmY-o
Very cool. He adds extra nuts and screws since metal conducts heat. He adds a clay saucer to the top to help reflect heat. He seals the plate with furnace cement so it can withstand the heat.
Since I have cats, I decided to place this heater in a toaster oven built for breadmaking, which can withstand heats up to 500*. You could also put it in your regular oven in a power outage, on a cookie sheet.
Replies
Something I realized watching these videos is that tea lights have a short life span. If you want one of these things to run all night, an oil lamp might be a better idea instead of tea lights.
Right.
Byron wilkins said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfQ3e1is4F4
If you want to rig a fan to spread the heat, runs off battery or solar panel.
The outer clay pot has to be raised off the surface so the candles get oxygen.