Considering what you'd pay for an old one from the bay plus cost of parts to replace any knackered bits, that's not a bad price for a new one!
Very easy to light as per the instructions, but please do check that the check valve in the bottom of the pump tube isn't leaking before you try!...
lol! Body work on original disco is not fun when tin worm sets in. We scrapped ours for that (and other things) Don't want to take this any more...
If you count Ford engined defenders as proper :wink:
Could also be the different chemical in the mantle (or an obstruction/partial blockage) in one of the air tubes
Nice score! I think that was one I was looking at and wondering if the Missus would let me have another... :wink: Happy Fettling!
I ordered from them earlier in the week - I phoned around 5:30 ish and had no problems.
The VHT is the autotek one, cure slowly up to max temp and hold for 1 hour - good to 450 deg C. I degrease well with system 20 fast degreaser and...
Pods, as much as base-camp are great, the pump leathers they sell aren't - likewise the pump leathers that you will get on e-bay from pretty much...
Clear VHT paint? I've been using this recently with success but I don't know whether it'll tarnish under it.
I've used plumbers solder before without any problems! I make sure that it contains lead though... For a rebuild, get a pack from the fettlebox...
A Tilley tie-on may fit but you won't be able to use a standard push on tilley mantle. I'd just pop on to e-bay and buy yourself 4 or 5...
I find Vapalux better in terms of construction and just prefer them to Tilleys - however, I love the Tilleys too!
As it's on the top of the tank it should be easy enough to do with a creme brulle torch and decent flux and solder. Flux the join well before...
Autosol polish and an old t-shirt! (Or cheat and get a Dremel with a buffing/polishing thingy.) Autosol is great for brass, chrome and alloy ;)
Its an alloy. Clean any grot off then use elbow grease and autosol metal polish :wink:
Gavin - he did let us know in no uncertain terms that if it was used in school he knew who it would be and promised swift retribution...!
David, yep, our chemistry teacher had a similar sense of humour! Probably why he let us make nitrogen tri-iodide...! Dweller, many thanks for...
Pods, a bialaddin lamp burner is simplicity in itself - pretty similar to a Tilley burner. David, good to hear! Many thanks. I kind of get why...
Hi Pods, completely different! The burner is much larger than the lamp one and the lamp burner does not share the same internal structure. Wim,...
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