Having searched for that very item to stock for better that 2 years...$15 PLUS shipping is as cheap as it gets. Base light, crystal display lamp are search words. Try "LB2"..the only commercially made/ mass produced lamp of that kind I've ever found.
I've found 2 such items in thrift stores made of wood by small manufacturers who are no longer in business.
Your local spiritual book store might have something. Nothing there will be cheap.
A small candy tin is more attractive than a tuna can. But that thin steel is hard to cut neatly. When using a food can, you don't care.
You can make a lamp out of a block of wood or seasoned small tree section with a drill press and spade bits if you don't have a lathe. The tree section looks very nice but labor makes it very expensive. [Find the appropriate wood, cut, season so it doesn't split when drying out, drill, finish, assemble and install electricals and ship]
The electrical parts from Home Depot will run over $6 and have to be assembled.
Ode At 08:14 PM 6/4/2003 -0600, you wrote:
I thought I would try thermal stirring, using a small light bulb (5-7 watt night light). Question: what are good cases to mount the bulb & socket in, that I can make a 1 inch hole in the top & that is able to support a quart canning jar? I am looking for something a bit more classy than a tunafish can, but less expensive than I have seen advertised for sale at one list member's site (about $15). --Steve Y. -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>

