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Building a gas Tiki Torch Viewer 11-09-2006
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Posted by Viewer on November 9, 2006, 3:17 pm


Hi all,

I've been considering building some gas tiki torches like you see all
over the place in Hawaii (like these:
http://www.beachsidelighting.com/products/TK1NP.html).

There seem to be vry few vendors and the prices are in the $200 range
each. They seem like a relatively simple concept to build, soooooo, I
was wondering if anyone here had some expertise to share.

I've got a nicely lanscaped tropical theme backyard and I thought about
6 or 8 of these would be cool.

Thoughts?


Posted by Pete C. on November 9, 2006, 9:50 pm


Viewer wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've been considering building some gas tiki torches like you see all
> over the place in Hawaii (like these:
> http://www.beachsidelighting.com/products/TK1NP.html).
>
> There seem to be vry few vendors and the prices are in the $200 range
> each. They seem like a relatively simple concept to build, soooooo, I
> was wondering if anyone here had some expertise to share.
>
> I've got a nicely lanscaped tropical theme backyard and I thought about
> 6 or 8 of these would be cool.
>
> Thoughts?

No experience with them, but if I were doing it I'd buy one unit to save
the design work and then clone it exactly. Of course if you don't
already have a well equipped metal working shop you aren't going to save
any money since a number of the parts are not off the shelf items.

Pete C.

Posted by Viewer on November 10, 2006, 10:59 am


I was tinking about either getting some funnels in the approximate
size, or simply making a wooden form over which I could shape the torch
body, and then braze it closed. Then an appropriate bottom plate and
the burner -- that's the challenging part. I'm not sure whatt he burner
entails. It just seems to me as I look at them that there really isn't
$200 worth of "stuff" or proprietary technology. If they were in the
$60-$75 range, I'd be all over it.



Pete C. wrote:
> Viewer wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've been considering building some gas tiki torches like you see all
> > over the place in Hawaii (like these:
> > http://www.beachsidelighting.com/products/TK1NP.html).
> >
> > There seem to be vry few vendors and the prices are in the $200 range
> > each. They seem like a relatively simple concept to build, soooooo, I
> > was wondering if anyone here had some expertise to share.
> >
> > I've got a nicely lanscaped tropical theme backyard and I thought about
> > 6 or 8 of these would be cool.
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
> No experience with them, but if I were doing it I'd buy one unit to save
> the design work and then clone it exactly. Of course if you don't
> already have a well equipped metal working shop you aren't going to save
> any money since a number of the parts are not off the shelf items.
>
> Pete C.


Posted by Goedjn on November 10, 2006, 11:47 am



>I was tinking about either getting some funnels in the approximate
>size, or simply making a wooden form over which I could shape the torch
>body, and then braze it closed. Then an appropriate bottom plate and
>the burner -- that's the challenging part. I'm not sure whatt he burner
>entails. It just seems to me as I look at them that there really isn't
>$200 worth of "stuff" or proprietary technology. If they were in the
>$60-$75 range, I'd be all over it.


It ought to just be some sort of venturi nozzle, and
a baffle to spread the flame around, all wrapped in
a shade to keep the wind from blowing the thing out.


You could probably make something workable with
a propane torch head, a metal tea-strainer, and a
soup can.



Posted by Viewer on November 13, 2006, 6:20 pm


True,

I hadn't really considered any shape other than the typical tapered
cylinder. I was getting held up on that rather than considering the
actual burner and flame holder.

I would think that the burner needs to be little more than some small
jet to allow the natural gas to pass through at residential gas
pressure (~4 inches of water -- I'll verify) and a flame holder which
looks to be little more than a perforated metal cup.

Thanks for helping unblock the brain!


Goedjn wrote:
>
> >I was tinking about either getting some funnels in the approximate
> >size, or simply making a wooden form over which I could shape the torch
> >body, and then braze it closed. Then an appropriate bottom plate and
> >the burner -- that's the challenging part. I'm not sure whatt he burner
> >entails. It just seems to me as I look at them that there really isn't
> >$200 worth of "stuff" or proprietary technology. If they were in the
> >$60-$75 range, I'd be all over it.
>
>
> It ought to just be some sort of venturi nozzle, and
> a baffle to spread the flame around, all wrapped in
> a shade to keep the wind from blowing the thing out.
>
>
> You could probably make something workable with
> a propane torch head, a metal tea-strainer, and a
> soup can.


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