What about cutting out a flat ring of brass from some thin brass sheet which would cover the cracks and place flux powder and silver solder...
There are about 25 cracks in total :( Looks like the Aida may never see the light of day. Don't suppose there is anyone near Wolverhampton (UK)...
So I got round to cleaning the font and it does not look good, it actually looks worse than bad. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Can it be saved?...
I think a smear of fire cement will be going onto the replacement.
Doesn't mean it's all old. Listening through the amp via a high end DAC and a high bitrate TIDAL stream to master quality audio streams. Powered...
Just realised I may have posted this in the wrong thread I started, oh well, another glass of wine and I'm going to listen to some music on my...
Thanks Jeff
[ATTACH] Northstar on the left. Sorry about the garden, doing some work. This Northstar is growing on me but for sheer light and heat output,...
Oh, things didn't quite go to plan. It is a cool calm evening so I thought I'd light up some lanterns. Started with the coleman northstar which...
I haven't looked through all videos yet, just the first one, and thinking of the sheer amount of time to make one lantern for a candle, it really...
Oh c**p I've done it now!, from an oxidised aluminium look to a mirror look, I have no choice but do the whole lamp like this. Jenolite Original...
Liquid polish, pipe cleaners and wire wool have just been delivered. Amazon does have its plus points. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on...
I fully intend on saving the original lamp parts where safe. New seals, new valves but generator is going to get a good soaking in carburettor...
I have finally got round to looking at this AIDA Express I got with My Petromax CP500 which is now overhauled and works great. I left this one...
No it's not that, it's the price they can rip us off for here, all the suppliers have moved their stock to the UK. :lol:
I'm a member on a different forum for Chinese diesel heaters. Now quite a few run these on Kerosene and I noticed some people on here run their...
I'm pleased with it so far, and plan on using it plenty. Being an engineer helps, I hate to think what it would have been like if a non handy...
[ATTACH] In my wood store as its really windy today. [ATTACH] Stopped down to check the mantle. Nice even light along the length. That warm...
Put a few drops of light sewing machine oil into the pump about 550 ml of Holts brake cleaner into the tank then pumped up 30 times, opened the...
The journey from manufacturer via distributor, seller to me (Any anywhere along the way) had not been kind to the lamp. Glass was intact, but top...
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