Can I use candles as safelight?

[Deckled Edge]

Kodak made safelights for candles in the early 20th C. You see some on e-Bay from time to time. They were a candle holder on a firm base with a square ?metal? hurricane on three sides, and a ruby glass on one side.

Just what you need: a soot-producing, oxygen-sucking, incendiary device in your darkroom. Does sound romantic.

[DannL]

. . . Just what you need: a soot-producing, oxygen-sucking, incendiary device in your darkroom. Does sound romantic.

I suppose the soot floating around the room would act as carbon filtration, absorbing the fumes from darkroom chemicals just prior to inhalation. Wear a dust mask.

[Kirk Keyes]

Ole - Andy K just gave the answer for using candles in flammable environments like with wet plates. Use a Davey Lamp, invented by Sir Humphrey Davey, which has a wire mesh around the flame to prevent it from igniting the surrounding atmosphere. A little ether in the air would just make your Davey Lamp burn a little brighter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_lamp

[panastasia]

Just what you need: a soot-producing, oxygen-sucking, incendiary device in your darkroom. Does sound romantic.

What about clogging up that other filter (nose) with the air-born black crap?

White developing trays should have a nice patina after awhile.

[DarkroomExperimente]

scented candles may work best

[Jim Jones]

i have air vents. i want to replace my red safelights with candles because they are more romantic. there will be love songs playing the the background while i print.

Stick with the red safelights. Having your own red light district should be romantic enough.