Where do you guys find such wonderful gems?. Envious.
I bought an old lamp which the sender had drained the old paraffin from them sent it with the cap removed. The old really pungent paraffin...
I certainly had a warm glow inside :lol:
What about using an wine bottle cork, cut to the correct thickness then cut out with a punch?
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If you look at the first of the two flame shots, you can actually see the jet of fuel squirting up into the U tube. I bet its not up to...
Hmmm, no reply for a few days, I hope the OP has not set fire to himself... :content:
If there was such a store in the UK, then I would gladly buy from there. Now WimVe, I am going to be working just outside Rotterdam soon, so is...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Fount has no cracks, but it will need a good clean. Smells like it had been run on turps or white spirit, holds pressure but...
Looking for a soldering copper now. Thanks for the advice everyone.
I've gone and won an 1952 Optimus No 111 since my last post. No it will not be run on oil. Good job I'm a member on the sister site :lol:
Looks like one of the new petromax lanterns. On mine i found that after a relatively short amount of use, the ceramic came loose, the gas chamber...
Shame they don't sell this stove in the uk. I wonder if it would work as well with a silent burner cap.
From the bay of evil a hipolito h-502 Let's hope this one has a better fount than the Aida has.
Any recommendations for the best solder for repairing these cracks in the UK as getting Tix brand solder is nigh on impossible without being...
Hard solder idea abandoned, looks like soft solder it will be. Cracks are on the base brass only, nothing up the sides.
Had this link pop into my Google suggestions; Kerosene vs. Lamp Oil Actually informative for a change.
Nothing else as good and cheap, and yes it would take some cleaning out but it is also inert.
My plan was to fill the fount with dry fine sand and pack it to provide support and help keep the heat local. Close the holes. The flat brass ring...
Anyone got any idea of the copper content of the brass in a Petromax / Aida fount as this is important if trying to soft solder, and is the...
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