@My29cq329 My two cents...Ive actually never had a new to me item (lantern or stove) that didnt need some kind of fettling. Never. I have...
@Fireexit1 @podbros thanks! Yeah the smell is faint but still there. It seems easier to insert single panes of replacement mica with the globe...
The new mica has a scent to it when it the lantern is running... Like...hmmm.... Like slightly burnt rubber...faint but there. I'm curious if the...
@Fireexit1 man it looks great. I like how it looks used still. The lanterns looks great but they definitely have age and patina. So having a brand...
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So... She's about to close it up haha... It looks good!!! [ATTACH]
To anyone who's reading this. So there's a difference in the old original mica...and replacement mica from old Coleman parts. The old stuff is...
Something interesting though. The cut out for the refill cap... It's in different places on the burner cage. Example... If the lanterns were...
@Fireexit1 thanks for that. I'm just waiting now on the mica to give that a try.. It's arriving any day now... They look good to me...and both...
And....it works.... Bright and steady .. Waiting for the mica to work on the gloves so borrowing a globe for now.... for her it's the first time...
It's all together and looking better than I thought but had the one ear break off that's under the burner... But got it aligned anyway...wife was...
@Fireexit1 sorry tagged the wrong user ... Just got the replacement tank... cleaning it up now... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@Firestarter oh uh.... Yeah about that...I guess I can try it... But yeah never done that before. I'll have to see if I can take the pump apart
@Fireexit1 yeah... It just comes out of the font hahaha No matter how much I pump I cant seem to build pressure haha [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
@Piotrek Oh you know it. I still enjoy the stoves and lanterns after they are done, but I seriously look for more project items to keep me busy....
@Les Vaughn IM mixed between using them or saving them. My guess is 1950's because I have never seen "the worlds largest store" logo....
Wife's progress on the mica .. She thinks it's pretty easy to work on... Just removing the bad mica... [ATTACH]
@JEFF JOHNSON just wait...haha... The other is worse and right now the wife is trying her hand at replacement mica (she has small hands for...
Brought one of them back to life... The other needs a new tank as the pump just sits in the tank... It just comes off... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Found these for 5 bucks in an antique store next to some junk... They're really active on my meter.. Lots of thorium The paper envelope they came...
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