The ULTIMATE Halloween PVC Candle DIY
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Even classic DIYs can benefit from an update - and that's exactly what I'm doing in this video. I've found better materials, faster methods, and easier electronics to help you make the best PVC Halloween candles around!
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3” PVC Sewer Pipe (Schedule 30)
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Doing the drips from the bottom up is going to be a game changer for me.
Super cool!! ....I just ordered a bunch of white glue sticks and I have a bunch of pic pipe....I may go with the schedule 30 if I have the extra cash....Thanks so much...I love Halloween!!! ...and your stuff is another level altogether.....
Thank you so much!
I went with the alternative of buying used LED candles at the thrift stores for ~$1 each and embellish them from there. I am refitting them with small WS2815 12v LED strips and WLED so that I can use them throughout the year.
Nice solution!
Never can have enough ! I love making candles all different ways. Good tips on here, I honestly didn’t know that you could take the dang writing off the pipe. 😆
You’re not alone. I’ve heard the same from some well established haunters. Acetone to the rescue!
I made candles last year based of 3 of your videos and they turned out fantastic. It was the led video,the motivated lighting video, and the low voltage waterproof box. They added a very spooky feel to my graveyard.
That is awesome!
Another great tutorial, the brown stain did so much heavy lifting in the transformation, and such a great idea using that translucent foam as a diffuser!
I was just about to head out to the home improvement store in one hour to get PVC to follow your LAST faux candle tutorial and then this video drops. What are the chances! Love your videos!
Glad I could help!
A soldering iron is very handy in making notches too. Not sure if would work on carving out the top of the candle though.
keeping my soldering irons away from you lol
A wood burner might work too. I used that to weld 3D prints together
Awsome! I knew you would come up with something instead of using molds. Brilliant!!! Never would of thought light would shine though thin pvc
I’m glad you added the warning about wearing breathing protection. I would also like to add the warning to wear eye protection. I was cutting PVC last year when I was trying to make a wrought iron gate to join our two sections of cemetery fence when the pipe shattered. I got knocked backwards like I had been punched in the face, because I had been essentially. I got a nice cut on the bridge of my nose, but I counted myself fortunate because I had been wearing my protective eyeware and there was a shard of PVC embedded half the thickness of the left lens that would have taken out my eye if I hadn’t been wearing them.
An absolute upgrade on a classic. Well done!
Thanks, this is a great idea! Husband likes to help so this is a perfect project for him to help.
Those drips are amazing and look quite real. Nice technique.
Glad you like them!
I learned a few new things. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Love your content. 👍😎
Glad to hear it!
Thank you for making videos that us lay people can make. :)
Glad you like them!
I made some of these before using the same kind of LED’s, I used a disc of white EVA Foam with a small slit in the center to hold the bulb in the base. Then filled it up with clear hot glue with hot glue to make a water tight plug and provide diffusion. There was a bit of marvel ping from the white that was still left I the glue gun that really helped the diffusion. I was working with thinner diameter pipes though, and that might be a lot of glue for larger candles. (Don’t forget to drill one or two drainage holes in back of course).
I am addicted to your videos 😅
Thanks so much!
Perfect timing too! Can I throw out a request? How about do a video on old dried up flowers for a grave site?
Projects are always great, thanks!
Chris
Great suggestion! I'll see what I can do.
That looks amazing!! I like that it can be battery powered if needed. Your videos never disappoint!
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Thank you!
That’s so realistic!!
I love this video, I am so happy I found your channel. Thank you for sharing 😃
I'm so glad!
I have been using Schedule 20 for one inch diameter pillar candles for years now. The only chain hardware store that carries it now is Ace.
Great video.
I made 4 of the 12volt light boxes from your video 2 Halloween's ago. It works so awesome!
Good to hear!
Nice job!! Injoy your page a big into Halloween, want to make some this year in different sizes, can you tell me where you bought the wax paint you used to age it? Thanks
Thanks! There’s a link to the paint in the video description.
Not to sound creepy (pun intended) but, that candle is sexy as hell! Cool project!
USELESS FACT FOR THE DAY: As an old civil engineering GIS dude, I can tell you that SCH 30 PVC has a min slope of 0.40% on 8" sewer. There's your free useless tip for the day! LOL
Genius!
Great tutorial. I tried making a candle a couple of years ago, Yeah it didn't go so well. 😢 thank you
Absolutely beautiful and I learned so many different techniques in just one video, thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
What a great idea love the technique!!
Brilliant!!
Love your videos! Can't find schedule 30 anywhere. Do you have a suggestion for an alternative? Thank you...
Worst case scenario you can just use schedule 40. A lot of hardware stores keep it with their sewage pipe - in fact some just call it "sewer and drain pipe." So if you haven't looked in that department or using that term it may be worth taking another look.
@@VanOaksProps WOW! Thank you for the fast reply! (and for the suggestion) I appreciate it.
Do you recommend using non flickering LED lights if I plan on using your new lighting system with LED spotlights and a flickering module?
That's correct. The module will do all the work.
Really good version, and way cheaper than buying the ones that use batteries. Thanks!!!
Question, please: With this design, how many LED sets can you power off of one 12v adapter, please? TIA!!!
I’ve run at least 40 LEDs from one 12v 5a power supply.
@@VanOaksProps That many? Oh, I've got ideas now... Thanks!!!
Would those bulbs and connectors be weather proof for outdoor uses?
You'd need to protect them, but they could definitely be used outdoors.
Damn, i cant find schedule 30 pipe at either the orange or the blue store.
Have you tried “sewer and drain” pipe?
I finally found some 1 inch at Lowes. Well on my way to have a set of 15 candles!
A possible alternative to pvc pipe is the translucent pipes that rolls of window tinting comes on. You can get them for free from the auto window tinting places. From memory they are about 80mm (3") in diameter and 1500mm (5') long.
The wax paint, after wiping off, looks great in the drip area but will not stick to the pvc tubing ... HELP!?
If wax paint isn’t sticking you can use acrylic instead
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What kind of wax paint is that?
Folk Art
looks good but damn that was a lot of work
It all comes together pretty quickly.
Did you stain the inside of the pipe as well?
I did.
How does the candle wax paint hold up to rain? I used a leather dye a few years ago and after the first rain most of it washed away :(
Put some water based dead flat varnish on top.
Pretty well as far as I can tell.
Great video! But for some reason, it looks like your voice is slightly out of sync with the video of you talking.
Oh, this is great I love that it would be resilient materials for a candle! Question, you think it would last in the rain in the wind in Minneapolis weather ⛈️❄️
Also, do you have any either 🏴☠️ or Egyptian ideas from decide if I want to go with the theme outside?
I think so! Stay tuned for some pirate props.