So now I had destroyed the mantle - Doh! The replacement burner I had fitted wasn't finished very well, it had bits of ceramic sticking out where...
So being new to pressure kerosene / paraffin lamps with a removable top (I have owned a coleman dual fuel lantern for years), I thought I'd adjust...
I also wonder about the Chinese version J tube. It does not have a waisted entry so will not accelerate the air causing a low pressure at the...
Sorry to jump in, but I have a thought, so this copper or brass spiral to be fitted inside part 152, I take it you want it so it presses out...
Wow, they look like they were made to last!.
You forgot to add "With a large glass of Sheep Dip!". (This could well confuse the bejeezus out of some members) so to explain: Ian Macleod...
Ahh, every days a school day, this is something I did not know. Thanks. :)
Sorry about the mistakes in the posts above, I was using my phone to post on the forum and the predictive text has a habit of changing my words!....
Rapid burner works properly as well. So far everything is OK with this lamp.
I broke the original clay burner before I even started the new lamp, but with hindsight maybe it was a good thing as it was so loose it would...
For anyone new to this like me, something to be careful of when restoring an old lantern or aquiring mantles. The string is most likely to be...
Lol, I think that I may have missed the.
And I have the one Thomas Edison used to be able to see anything to invent the electric light bulb!.
Nothing near me Wolverhampton, the nearest Harvest Energy forecourts don't sell paraffin. Best I can get is PrePac paraffin, £799 for 4 Ltrs from...
A quick rinse under the tap with a little soap, then 10 minutes with some scrunched up aluminium cooking foil and a bit of water and the first one...
I've got it partially working, figured if its broken I cant break it any more. The bourdon tube was pressing agains the base so stuck, a little...
I've started to have a look at my two recent purchases and have found the pressure guage on the AIDA 1500 does not work, the Petromax operates...
And another: Aida 1500 Express Record 500CP Woah, just found one that is different: AIDA 1500 Express
OK this is weird, just found a link to another member whom also has an AIDA same as myself and the OP, and guess what?, same date code!!! Aida...
I've got your twin :) [IMG] What to look out for on a used Petromax lantern - Advice needed please.
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