Hi Fellas I have restored the Fireball close to its original look. Thank you to @Mackburner Neil for the link to the Thermidor 303 it was very helpful, The heater was a simple restoration just a matter of a good clean and paint. it fired up first time, I’m missing the grill guard and a meth bowl. It is preheated I used a Tilley torch to get it started, original condition. The fireball is made of steel, two parts, it has a one piece burner cap perforated mesh. The air tubes are plated brass. The vaporiser is brass, the reflector is copper it has a painted black back. Once the reflector is removed it looks like a normal lantern. I removed the vaporiser tube to see if the pricker needle was in good condition and it was. the pricker rod comes in two parts and can be adjusted if need be, I removed the needle for safe keeping.This is the vaporiser setup once I had cleaned it up. the jet size is small maybe1.5 of a mm ? I used the wire of handi kero pet to clear the jet. I didn’t remove or pull apart the fuel valve or pick up as it all was in working order I cleaned it up and used ultra high temperature paint. I cleaned up parts either in an ultrasonic bath or with my need blaster. It had original cream coloured paint on the base so I went with the same colour. It looks very fitting. I reassembled the heater, the reflector cleaned and polished a new coat of black UHTP looking very smart. It a very cool looking heater unusual bit rare, I’m very pleased with the outcome I’d like to recognise and thank Neil @Mackburner and @ColinG for your valued assistance in the restoration. Now the money shot. .I hope you all enjoy my write up and pictures of what is a very cool not so common unusual heater. Thank you fellas
Wow , it’s a fireball an a half ! Some great pics.. it’s fab! thanks for taking the time to show and explain
Well saved. Excellent write up a and pictures. That heater is certainly uncommon. Maybe pretty rare too.
Well said Darryl. Still, it’s Winter here and the gassie has been put to good use in the workshop. John
Nicely done I'm missing the ball from mine and its been impossible to find one over the years. They do seem to be an amalgam of parts from different sources, a really unique looking heater. Alec.
Very cool, or should I say very hot! You have done a great job fettling this one back to life. There can't be to many of these about.
