Thread: PVC Flicker Candles

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I love this idea so much, after seeing it yesterday, that I had to start making them (I'm still in the progress...waiting on foam to dry).

I didn't like the looks of the fake flames on the tealights so I made my own.
I did up a how to:

LED Tealight - flame redo

I absolutely love the candles what a great idea. I am definatly going to have to make some of these.

Oh yeah, we've all jumped on this one. I too have started mine, just have to paint and wait for the tealights to arrive. I however never filled mine with foam, I just pushed cardboard up from the bottom to hold the tealight in place at the top.

That's a really cool idea! They look pretty realistic too i'm definately going to try this one

Question: Is that using one 1/2" PVC pipe, or one 1 1/2" PVC pipe? Same with the drill bit. one 1/2" drill bit, or one 1 1/2" drill bit?

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Inch and a half PVC pipe and inch and a half (or whatever size your tealights are) forstner bit.

Jimmyzdc, The candles look great! Have you tested a few tea lights to see how long they'll stay lit? Friends of mine that had them last year were a bit disappointed as they died in an hour or so. They might have bought a bad batch. . . It might be good to have a few spares around.

DMTNT, I was actually thinking about this the other day. I think I'll try it tonight when I get home. I would be really sad if they did die that fast. Although from what I heard they are supposed to last a fairly long time without changing the batteries.

Hopefully they last near the 60 hrs they claim. Although, I bout a doz. 2-packs of them for a buck a piece, and don't have high hopes. After all, the dollar tree is a dollar for a reason.

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60 Hrs would be EXCELLENT but I wouldn't count on it. If they don't last long in a test, you could wire them together and use a wall-wart for power.