Hi wim although it's working and presentable right now I still need to de coke the Preston loop a little more, when I received it there was so...
This is my Petromax Aladdin 828 300 cp. It has 108 scratched in the base ,which I believe is October 1938 it has a rapid pre heater tap that dates...
@JEFF JOHNSON yes this one is also mostly brass ,I think that's what contributes to their build quality . @ColinG Thanks for the compliment ....
Thanks Jeff, I hav'nt fired this one up yet so I don't know it compares to other petclones . The build does feel a bit more solid compared to...
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Here is my solar 500cp. In the way of tinkering this lamp didn't really need that much doing except for one frame arm/leg that has broken from the...
Hi Henry ,thanks for the extra info . I've just been looking over at the link you sent ,i hav'nt looked on that web site for a while so it was...
Thanks to Neil I have been able to take the cleaner assembly apart . It was very difficult with the amount of gum holding it in, I didn't want to...
Hi Neil Thanks for that info ,just what I needed to know .:thumbup: Usually I just pull untill it gives in and by that time I've found that it's...
Hello every one I have a couple of questions regarding my Veritas superb that I've just bought . I'm trying to strip it all down for a thorough...
@bjornego Thanks for sharing . That is such a easy design . I don't know why I hadn't thought of that myself ?:thumbup:
No problem :thumbup: It only came to mind because I was showing one to someone today .
Hi ColinG Do you have any old Coleman check valves you could cannibalise for the ball bearing that's in those ? Marten
Oh ok , I'm surprised at that because I had two people from Petromax explain the date code to me ,it was them that gave me the 1962 date . Thanks...
Sorry for jumping in and redirecting a old thread . @Reinhard If I understand correctly what you have written about the soldered ring in the...
Hi bjornego Could you possibly give some details on how you made the heat shield . Thanks marten
@X246A It's not very often a Schrader valve gives up on these lanterns ,in my limited experience . I'm guessing you have checked the gland...
Hi presscall Thanks for the extra info . I get a little confused with all the different types of solder or braze . I have a 5% silver solder x 3mm...
I share your pain . I've always said that these lamps need constant maintenance but sometimes it's pure frustration , I'm on my second day of...
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