Newbie here... It's alive...

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  1. plantpot United Kingdom

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    My First Attempt,

    dis - assembling, cleaning, bashing, checking for leaks under pressure, soldering pinhole stress cracks,
    re-testing, de carbonising, extracting nrv, renewing, replacing, filling and lighting.

    No leaks, no fires no dramas!

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  2. R100 United Kingdom

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    Congratulations. It's a very satisfying feeling.
     
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  3. JEFF JOHNSON

    JEFF JOHNSON United Kingdom Subscriber

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    Well saved!:thumbup::clap::clap::thumbup:
     
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    AussiePete United States Subscriber

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    @plantpot you have done a good job, congratulations on bringing her back to life. It’s another part of our past being brought back for the enjoyment of the present and the future. Well done.
    Cheers
    Pete
     
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  5. plantpot United Kingdom

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    Thank you all for the encouragement, and thank you all for the advice, love these beautiful lamps and how they work.
     
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    BigStevie United Kingdom Subscriber

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    Well saved! It’s all about that first lighting..... infectious or what!

    Stevie
     
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  8. ASHOK KUMAR United States

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    Great Job @plantpot ,Welcome to the forum, The Nice collecter collector @Mackburner is near by you
     
    ASHOK KUMAR, Aug 14, 2019
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  9. Mackburner

    Mackburner United Kingdom RIP - Founder Member

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    Yeah about 25 miles or so I guess. Quite a few spare lamps to rumage through and a few to wonder at maybe. ::Neil::
     
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    Nice job, great restoration on this one.:D/
     
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