The Tilley R1 is a heater rather than a lamp. R1 is the model number. Tilley heater
A very warm welcome to the forum. I hope you will enjoy your stay. I think that you have a Tilley R1 heater tank, control cock and vapouriser...
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I tried indoor lamp oil a while back. It does not work well. It gives nothing but a poor dull orange flame. It makes me think that this super...
Cracked it! The problem is with the fuel. I have been using a highly refined low sulphur paraffin which, whilst it has little smell, it does...
I welcome all these suggestions and thanks to anyone who can offer more. @Fireexit1 If that was the case, then re-pressurising would...
Thanks, but this is not likely as the issue peresists with two different lamps. Swapping the vaporisers for NOS or new versions has no effect....
Agreed. Simple and IT are not bedfellows..
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@Fireexit1 That sounds like the way to go. E mails from the forum are not reaching my spam folder.
I have noticed recently that I no longer receive email notifications when someone replies to a subscribed post or for conversations. I have...
That is a real neat job. Well done indeed. How did you find working with mica? What material is the frame made of?
Welcome to the forum. Could you post some pictures of your enamel work and tell us a bit more about yourself? Where are you based?
I have had great results using Cape Cod cloths as posted elsewhere. They have a very fine abrasive suspended in some class of oil which makes them...
@Tony Press Yes, but we get to keep all our delicious shellfish:content:
That is one good looking lamp. Well done indeed. I've never heard of Autosol Metal Lifesaver. Is it an esoteric Aussie speciality?
@Sedgman Thanks.
I like the colour of that tank. Could I ask what paint you used?
Not impossible but as you say, not so easy. Personally, as the lamp is not significant historically I would just replace it. It would certainly be...
I have found that the cheap "No Nonsense" paint stripper from Screwfix to be very good for Tilley paint removal. Just give it time to work. It is...
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