Hi guys, I have been playing with the lamp again today and have had a better result. I found that the last jet I made at .3mm had gone slightly...
Hi Wim, thank you for your reply yes all tubes are clean and blown through with compressed air. The filter mesh has been replaced with new so...
After a long search I have finally found an Petromax 836 and I have to say its even more impressive in the flesh than in pictures. It is complete...
Hi Bo, I also have one of these heaters. I found it at a steam rally about twenty years ago. Mine is grey on the base, the support bracket is...
Mathew, I agree with what Neil says about these lamps being designed to run on petrol, but not on the stuff we buy today. I believe the old...
Mathew, I dont like to use petrol even for a short run. There is a lot of muck in petrol that will block your vapouriser and on that type it...
Mathew, The advice given is fine and you should not fear these types of lamps, after all the amish have used them for many years and still do. I...
Hi Mathew, Nice lamp and I love the shade. I use a foot pump on my coleman table lamp. I turned an adapter to fit the pump as a valve would fit...
The item on ebay is for the top of the lamp and would be for pots and pans. I have looked at making my own attachments and with the machinery I...
Hi, I have been following the German lamp site called www.petrolicht.de and what is immediately obvious is that these are not just get...
Hi Jeff, The burner was made from scratch and also the air tubes. It is not possible to convert a standard burner because of the air tube...
Hi Jeff, I have now sorted the image size out so here are a few pics. I can do more if you need more. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Hi Jeff, Sorry for the delay getting back on this one, I have been away for the weekend. I do have some pictures of the lamp but not the actual...
Thanks Jeff, I think like a lot of folk, I was a watcher before I joined.
Thanks Pete, I agree, it is a lot of work but its only once in a while we do this sort of thing so makes something that could become a chore, more...
I feel I must comment on the Newark event, the first that I have attended. Apart from it being very wet and windy, Philip te and I both really...
Hello all as my first post I will add my thoughts to the latest topic on the forum. I have collected and played with lamps for over twenty years...
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