And new life for a Glory. Went to trade some scrap for cash and on on my way out saw a Butterfly tank on the heap. Someone had tried to do an arc weld repair to the valve bung and chopped a hole in the side. They gave it to me and I used the pump tube to replace the damaged pump tube on a Glory lantern I have had about two years on the fettling shelf. Should have taken before shots as it cleaned up better than expected.
Looks like the fuel vapour in the tank exploded with the heat from the arc-welder. I wonder if the perpetrator qualified for a Darwin Award. If he didn't, I hope he was wearing his brown corduroy trousers that day...
Yes, David! Along with his bullet proof head gear for when he jumps head first into the gene pool at the "deep end"!!
Thank you. I think I got that Darwin Award once when I used a flame to strip paint off a lantern tank. Thankfully only a whoosh when the vapour ignited and no explosion.
Phew, I thought a red admiral or some other butterfly had been roasted. From a thrifty Scot, Andrew, well done.
