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How
do I fill a Flaming Rock© with oil?
Where
can I get oil for a Flaming Rock?
What
kind of rock is it?
These
colors look alike to me. What is going on?
How
much is shipping?
Can
I choose a particular Flaming Rock?
How
heavy are they?
What
happens if I need to replace a wick?
Do
they leak?
Do
you varnish or seal the stone?
Each
Flaming Rock© comes with a small funnel. To fill, just
pull out one of the wicks, insert the funnel, and gently
fill to about 1/2 inch of the brim of the glass bowl. If
you are filling a single wick Flaming Rock©, you may
need to lift the funnel up just a little bit to allow the
displaced air to escape as the oil enters the oil chamber.
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The
oil used in Flaming Rock© is common lamp oil, available
at any department store (Kmart, WalMart, etc).
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Flaming
Rock© are made from tan or grey shale, and now beautiful
black slate!
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Remember,
the colors are MOSTLY tan or MOSTLY grey.
They are all from the same quarry, and the colors come from
the natural inclusions in the stone. If you were to split
a stone of one color, you may find a stone of the different
color within. But please... do not split them, they are
perfect as they are!
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For
shipping prices, click here.
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Due
to the incredible number of variations between these particular
Flaming Rock©, there is no way we can possibly pick
out a particular rock for any one customer. We are lucky
to be able to pick out two colors. For sizing purposes,
if you want a smaller stone, the single wick is the way
to go, for a larger, more dramatic stone, a triple wick
is best.
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Flaming
Rock©'s weights vary dramatically. Generally speaking,
the smaller rocks are made into single wicks, the middle
rocks into double wicks, and the larger rocks into triple
wicks. Thicknesses also vary widely, so a rock with a smaller
top face may be thicker overall, and weigh the same (or
more!) than one with a larger face. Single wicks are approximately
3-8 pounds; Double wicks are approximately 5-10 pounds;
and Triple wicks are approximately 6-12 pounds.
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Your
Flaming Rock© wick is fiberglass, and should never
need to be replaced. However, if it should for any reason,
pull it out, slip off the glass collar, put it on the new
wick, and reinsert.
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No.
Each bowl is sealed to the rock with sealant, epoxy, and
the same kind of clear silicone used to put together houses
and aircraft. Each one is then tested with compressed air
to ensure a solid seal.
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We
NEVER varnish or seal these stones! After just a few uses,
the varnish (which is flammable) will sear away from the
wick forming an ugly brown ring. Makers of Flaming Rock©
wannabes actually advertise that they "seal their stones"...
buyer beware!
We DO seal the
underside of the stone TWICE so that the slightly porous
stone will not soak up oil by capillary action.
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If your question
was not answered here, please feel free to contact us at
questions "at" flamingrock.com
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