Not sure I would use those words together any more. I've had fairly good results with the green-topped chinese mantles. I tie off the bottoms on...
Stove or iron, for sure.
Good repair, Andrew!
+1 for justmantles.co.nz . The owner Mark Strachan is a stand-up guy and will give good service.
I've found that the Chinese 10x8 mantles tend to blow out the bottom on first light-up. The remedy is to tie off the bottom, inside the mantle,...
A good technique, Tony! Certainly better than the "brute force and ignorance" way I've done it before, which was with cloth polishing wheel &...
I heartily second that, Tony! Thanks to all admins and members for making the Forum such a wonderful resource and source of inspiration.
The spluttering you see on a cold 288 generator is not a bug but a feature.;) The plastic fuel-air pickup tube design works with pressure...
The 295 does not in fact have positive shut-off on the fuel valve. It uses a schrader valve, also used in car tyre valves, which relies on a...
Fogas.se is the go-to place for Swedish lamp parts, as well as auctions on tradera.com. Petromax 821, and Hipolito 250 jets and needles will also...
If the rubber of the pip is still soft and pliable, you could swap it end for end. Check that the sealing lip that the rubber pip presses against...
On that 214, the NRV has a rubber o-ring seal on it, so it should be easy to remove the NRV with a large flat blade screw driver. Once you have it...
You can try brushing out the air tube thoroughly with a brass or copper rifle brush. Also check that the little cover on the collar is not...
Good work and a fine description, Martin!
I think it looks rather good. Some were plated with silver painted cages, some were painted gold, so I see nothing wrong with painted silver. If...
+1. A dab of Holts Firegum on the outside surface of the venturi before assembly cures the leak and the smell.
These are all modern Hong Kong made lanterns. I was told they came to South Africa from Germany by way of the UK.
The 821 is an excellent little lantern. It boxes way above its weight class in terms of light output. Certain parts are becoming very hard to find...
Indeed I have :lol:
Yes, @Tony Press , they are mostly unused but have been sitting around for a few years. They were not assembled very well in the factory, e.g....
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