Hi Darryl, I apologize for my late response to your serious burn accident, I am very impressed by your situation. I am taken by a very busy schedule and often my responses to an event are out of step. So I have just discovered your burn late, which must have now taken the long road to recovery. Burns are the most complex injuries to treat. Our hobby for all is not without risk. For my part, since I started, I have always looked for a suitable handling protocol for the different fuels for lamps and stoves. Now for about five to six years, I have come to systematically use fairly sophisticated equipment to avoid losses, spills and leaks of the different fuels for lamps, stoves and others. Storage of kerosen l and white benzine in explosion-proof stainless steel safety cans with five-liter pouring spouts. (purchased second-hand) Alcohol is stored in thick one-liter HDPE bottles. Use of mesh funnels and nitrile gloves only for filling the devices. For pressure lamps and floor lamps running on white gasoline (Colman fuel type) I fill and empty all the tanks with a SGE International syringe with a 30 cm long stainless steel needle and 1.5 mm internal diameter. This prevents any loss or leakage of white benzine and considerably reduces the risk of fire. Alcohol is in my opinion the most treacherous because it has an almost colorless flame in broad daylight. One day lighting a Fabes alcohol burner gave me a good fright because despite cleaning and a thorough overhaul it turned into a sort of volcano spitting crackling flames with drops of alcohol falling and burning on the concrete floor. This procedure is not a paranoid attitude but a question of common sense of safety to reduce as much as possible the risks of accidents of our sacred hobby. These methods seem to me to work well with a good concentration and spending a little money to bring serenity for this hobby by remaining vigilant. I attach some pictures of the material. Working for 40 years in chemistry we question safety every day. Dear Darryl I hope that now you are doing well and that you will be able to present us your beautiful lamps and restorations again. I wish you all the best with a good recovery. best regards, Titoo.
Hi fellas, here’s an update on my burn, it’s a lot better now and is in its final stages of healing. It’s been 8weeks.
