Final? update: Thickness I tested the new .2mm sample and whilst there is very little cracking when wound around a spindle, it makes no economic...
Looks good to me Steve. I've just bought two small brass dishes for 99p that I'm going to drill and fit and see how they look. Need to search my...
Many thanks for the offer Neil, I'll see how it goes. Wim has sent me a message asking me to post some pics. Unfortunately I didn't take any...
Thanks for that Neil. As it is going to be a work lamp for the shed, I thought mica might be a quick and cheap fix. It has the steel cage with...
I've been given an old military Vapalux lamp (steel tank with pressure nipple so 1940's?) by a relative. It's in a very sorry state but appears...
Many thanks for the positive response. A quick update: Thickness The thickness is .35mm. I tried samples up to .75mm but they are less flexible....
Following recent discussions on CCS and CPL regarding graphite for gland/control spindle packing etc, and having tried both yarn and foil/tape, I...
I take the point about the Spirits of Salts and will discontinue my use of it. As always, your advice is very much appreciated. BTW you can still...
Note I said 'a mild solution of 'Spirits of Salts'. Personally I don't use Brasso but I recently discussed it with a friend who was an engineer...
The way I do it - I don't claim this is the best but it's my way. Others will have different methods.: 1. Completely dismantle lamp. 2. Remove...
Ah, now you've gone and done it. There appear to be three schools of thought regarding lamps: 1. Do nothing except blow the dust off and change...
Red or amber globes can be useful in a 'buggy' environment as they do not attract bugs in the same way as white light. Red is also ignored by many...
I could do with two or three myself. I have seen people use upturned brass ash trays picked up at car boots/swap meets.
They have 100% positive feedback because sellers are not allowed to give negative feedback to buyers. As these people only buy and never sell,...
Wow, I thought £122 was expensive! Shows what I know. :roll: Probably not many bidders as there was a typo in the title 'Tilley raidiator'.
In pic 4 there is a Tilley twin burner heater at bottom right of photo (sorry, don't know model number - not a heater expert). FYI, I was watching...
Finally got around to cleaning it up and acquiring a glass and mantle. Only problem with it is that the control knob was jammed and someone had...
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