Interesting - I will be sure to pass by next time I am up that way and "touch it" :) I think my "nice" shoes actually came from that shop and I...
It is clever and I know original and you have done such a good job - but somehow I find it strangely disturbing.. the sight of a rapid heater on a...
Well you can prove it is not the needle by running it without one. Another thought is that you may have a small crack on the generator that allows...
Hi - how very odd. Well it does need to throw the fuel more or less directly upwards. I am wondering if the needle is not dropping fully away from...
No it will not harm metal
- yes I agree it does it no favours !
I do know that cadmium inside your body is really not clever..
Very nice indeed !
Very cool :thumbup:
The tube on a pigeon lamp is 8.2mm Outside and 6.7mm inside diameter. Measurements are approximate as my example is not exactly round. this link...
Base camp also might have the round wick you will need. Mike will probably know more about the lamp than I
I suspect, like the pigeon lamp the long brass tube with the wick inside it stops any flame making it to the fuel tank, which is stuffed with...
Grace's guide online has some info : A. C. Wells and Co - Graces Guide This lantern would not have been used in a mine as it has an open flame....
I would clean it with soap and water first - anything non corrosive and non abrasive can't hurt it.
Some nice photos of it for the reference section would be appreciated. Excellent find :thumbup:
A lucky find and an excellent save :thumbup:
Very good :thumbup: maybe you should do one on all the special tools you have made and/or acquired :clap:
- it would to take much to make a small insert - I have always found the Bialaddin burner a bit better than the Tilley design
Tilley R1 issues look at the flames on the last photo
That looks just like mine when it is working well. Safe to say that your pip is not working properly. You could try to clean it a little from the top
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