You can also first put a round object in a vice, then put the outer hood over it and press down. This will straiten the first part. Then roll it...
With the old style "Dreh rapid", it is possible to open the valve more or less. Playing with it may also chance performance.
Nice, looking at the flame of the rapid : it isn't working like it should. It should have a steel blue sturdy flame. Like a gas torch or paint...
If your lamps do have the original filler cap you should use a bike pump with hose.
I agree but when there is no Tillite to repair then it may provide a base. With what I mean is without the lever and the same shape of flame pipe...
@presscall , yes that is the one. So it can't be modified to look like a Tillite. Pity, because the plastic valve base is the worst design part...
Does an Optimus rapid, which also has a rotating rapid valve, not give a good valve body, for the base?
That will never happen. Look at Vapalux. Which had all the tools. Look at the prices. Who can afford those prices? Labour and other costs would be...
You seem not to get the point: it's not about the model or rarity of the lantern/lamp it's about behaviour amongst fellow collectors. @Dashwood :...
Well sorry to read this. You got information and guidance for free, collectors among collectors, not to gain a profit by selling your lantern(s)....
Nice model. It is modified so, some pictures of the burner head without the not ooriginal Px hood would sow if the burner is still original. If...
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