anchor lantern

any one who can help me..i have a anchor pressurized lantern to restore..the gas tank has been cut into two,dont know what will i use to bring it back together...can i use lead? or should i used silver? examining inside the tank there are some lead the manufacturer use..if i use lead to cover the whole cut will it hold the pressure and heat when it operates..

 

I would recommend a new tank and not fixing it.
can you send pics of what was done?
These are quite common and a replacement tank is not that difficult to find.

 

its impossible to find a new gas tank here in philippines unless i will buy a brand new lantern..i will try to post pics tomorrow..thanks

 

A replacement tank? How many would you like. I must have half a dozen scrap Anchor lamps about the shed. They are gradually being canibalised for parts so I can certainly afford to lose a tank. PT me and we can work out a deal. ::Neil::

 

Hows that for service aye ! hour and a half after joining the forum and he's sorted

Regards

 

Bu&&er! I was hoping to get rid of a couple, but Neil's already beaten me to it...

 

here's the pics. of my gas tank..

 

I wonder why anyone would do that. Possibly they've been trying to repair a leak in the top of the tank - hence the heat mark around that pigeon-poo brazing.

Whatever, it's scrap...

 

Definately a new tank there my friend !!

Im sure you'll have a few donor's here tiodi

regards

 

thanks for the offer sir Mackburner,the international shipping will cost me a lot,it will cost 3X more than buying a 3 sets of brandnew anchor lantern..but if your location is also here in the Philippines,then why not

 

Hmm yes you are probably right and I am in the UK so the mail cost would be about £12 for a 1KG small packet. Might be less because I think an Anchor tank boxed for mail would be less than 1KG. ::Neil::

 

Perhaps you should keep that lantern for spare parts and get another one which is in decent condition, it's an idea anyway, Jeff.