Got this today in the mail. Need to figure out why it surges quite a bit. Had heated the "loop" and soaked in hot vinegar for a few hours, got some flow then. Failed to blow out the loop when done. Duane
Thank you. Found out like I suspected that the slant cut hood thing on the generator tip has to have the cut towards the burner tube. Works even better now, but carbon is fouling the tip, so was working the pricker every minute, down to every five minutes. Looks like a keeper. Duane
@hikerduane So... you’re lurking over here, Duane. Do I see many Primus No. 96 tins on your shelves? It’s a great lamp, by the way. Cheers Tony
@Tony Press, dont visit here much, mostly stoves for me. My Primus 96 collection is visible a little in the photo, 40 now. Didn't see this model in the reference gallery. Duane
@Tony Press, not near as fancy not much info on this lantern, that was why I posted it. I emailed a supplier, hoping the Preston loop genny on the newer lantern will work for me. They look the same. Duane
Interesting Lamp Duane and a good find. I hope you get it running properly and show it to us completed. Did you try getting a piece of wire into the loop to loosen the carbon?
Supposed to be 500cp, but from what I read, a strong 500cp. Impossible to work a wire thru the loop. I reheated the loop and tapped some carbon out, then blew air thru the loop, using the BB trick. I'm going to get some new nuts for the shade holder, some of the nuts are real sloppy, can push them on a little bit, then need to order a clear globe that will fit the holder. Make take more run time for the remaining carbon to work itself out. I'm trying to get a new Preston loop, waiting for a reply. Duane
This is typical of lancaster lantern made by Amish workers. They are deemed, reliable effective an powerfull. This is on my wish list
It can be a pain getting a cable or wire into the loop but not impossible. A useful tool is a metal rod that is a close fit inside the part of the vap. tube where the loop is, and put a 45 degree bevel on it. Insert the rod from the bottom end to the level of the loop exit and use it to guide the cable into the loop. Once it is in I put the other end in a cordless drill on low speed to push it all the way through. Then work it in&out to scour the inner surface of the loop. On reflection, I think it should be possible to make a guide tube for the cable, perhaps with another length of tube that slides over the guide, to keep the cable straight while it spins and to protect the nipple thread.
Coleman lantern fount painted, not sure I want to spend money finding something better. The shade holder was a pita to put back on. Globe (hope it works better) , new genny ordered. Duane
So, 40 Primus stove tins, do they have different logos on them or are they all the same? The reason I try to avoid buying another Tilley TL10, which must have been the most popular Tilley lamp sold in Aberdeenshire, is that having more than one is just so boring! OK sometimes they’ll have a different pump or control cock or sometimes even a silent burner but they are still boring, boring, boring!
The Primus 96 stoves have a date code on just about all years, so very collectible. In my earlier days, thought a couple were enough, but they have numerous changes over the years, even a neat ribbed, after market bell. Also, many different tins, a few different tins I just acquired over last Winter and Spring, other models I'm not that much into them. Only have nine other models of the Primus brand. Duane
@hikerduane Nice work on the lamp so far, Duane. What years are you still missing in your Primus No. 96 quest? Tony
@Tony Press, no progress this Summer, everything offered is what I have already. A, B, G, H, J, L, AC, AF--AK Duane
