A great find and restoration :thumbup:. Time to paint that ceiling now ?
Welcome to the forum. - Part no 2721 is what you need. "Blandningsrör" Normally I would go to www.fogas.se or Optimus Spares Price List However...
I have had poorly packed globes survive and very well packed ones turn up broken. Yours sounds insufficient and probably it got broken with impact...
Well worth the effort Michel. A great piece of history saved :D/
It looks very "robust" :thumbup:
Luck of the draw sometimes. - Was it well packed ?
Not very long ! Temperature also speeds up reactions. - if your cages are brass the citric acid will react with the zinc in the brass and leave...
A most excellent result :D/:thumbup:
The copper on the surface may be a result of an acid that has removed the zinc from the brass leaving the copper behind. I have used plastikote...
Pleased to hear that Stanislav :clap: - we do like photos here so do feel free to post some :thumbup:
:clap::D/:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::lol: so worth it :thumbup:
OOh - a very nice example. Looks like it has not seen much use.:D/
To be honest a lantern normally needs to have done many hours of service before a loop blocks up - but we never know the history/use/misuse of...
I too have had this issue with an optimus 350. No amount of messing would fix it, but a new j tube did the trick. This for me is one of the...
With reference to the mounting: Ship's lanterns are not used for illumination, but to advertise their presence as a navigation aid to other...
Many here use bicycle brake cable and feed it into the loop.
Similar to many others here - I came to this later in life (one good thing that came out of COVID for me) having meant to restore "that lantern"...
Very pretty restoration :clap:
Excellent works ! :clap:
Progress ! You do not have to have a pressre guage. 50-60 strokes of the pump will do. To release the pressure just loosen the fuel cap. Kerosene...
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