On that 214, the NRV has a rubber o-ring seal on it, so it should be easy to remove the NRV with a large flat blade screw driver. Once you have it...
You can try brushing out the air tube thoroughly with a brass or copper rifle brush. Also check that the little cover on the collar is not...
Good work and a fine description, Martin!
I think it looks rather good. Some were plated with silver painted cages, some were painted gold, so I see nothing wrong with painted silver. If...
+1. A dab of Holts Firegum on the outside surface of the venturi before assembly cures the leak and the smell.
These are all modern Hong Kong made lanterns. I was told they came to South Africa from Germany by way of the UK.
The 821 is an excellent little lantern. It boxes way above its weight class in terms of light output. Certain parts are becoming very hard to find...
Indeed I have :lol:
Yes, @Tony Press , they are mostly unused but have been sitting around for a few years. They were not assembled very well in the factory, e.g....
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Part of my lamp hobby is to service lamps for people. Yesterday, these were delivered to me for servicing and/or preparation for first use. 8x...
The needle may be bent over or could have broken or rusted away. Unscrew the jet and have a look. The Radius quality control and parts tolerance...
What Chris says. Fill fount with paraffin. Fuel cap closed, pricker control wheel down, air release screw open. Fill alcohol pre-heat cup (ring...
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Very neat brazing! And hopefully the heat will have annealed the surrounding brass to prevent further cracking.
@presscall , What you demonstrated is important and pioneering work, John! You've got everyone thinking along these lines now, and I'm sure we'll...
Yes, it is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike pottery ;) :lol: Digital temperature controllers and 40 or 60 amp solid state relays are cheap...
Unlike in the case of pottery, for enamel work, the rate of rise and fall of the temperature of the kiln does not really matter. Modern pottery...
When bits of enamel shoot off as the hood gets hot that is often because of rust and/or damp on the steel under the enamel.
Certainly a worth-while technique for preventing further rust while preserving most of the original enamel! Further uses come to mind, such as...
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