In Romania I guess it may be possible to try running it on Țuică..... :)
@Adrian I run my lamps and camping stoves on ordinary white spirit ( I am in the UK I do not know what its called in Bucharest) Its the same...
@Adrian Hi Adrian, Just a suggestion, I have a sea anchor clone that had the same terrible pump action, (getting the angle right to get it to...
Thanks Henry for this guide: Restoration of a PETROMAX 829 Lantern And of course the author of the guide, because finally I have my sea anchor...
@Jacky Young Hi, The black control knobs just push on to the shaft, I think theres a embedded spring cilp that keeps them on so it may just need...
@Gary Waller these 3 came off 300x vapalux/bialladins. The first one with the rolled edge (left) and the next one (middle) came off the hoods...
I do not know where you would get a glass from but if it was me I would be looking to find local artisans that do glass blowing and take a drawing...
@Keith Gantt That looks nice and bright, excellent work!
“Time flames like a paraffin stove / and what burns are the minutes I live.” ― Irving Layton, The Selected Poems
This thread is almost as old as that lamp! I wonder what you have done with it now its mid 2020? Do you still have it?
@Henry Plews Hi Henry, Yes, bad luck, that's my middle name!
Great fix! I have had to solder all my vapalux lamps even my bowl fire had a crack. the exception was the one in my avatar pic as its a steel...
If someone insists on painting a hood by ignoring all the advice on here about paint not adhering... Why Colin, would you go to such trouble...
Polish the scratches out and let the patina take over. I am sure I read somewhere that the process can be accelerated somehow without the aid of...
Metal plating... Not the medical instrument.
Don't strip the speculum plating, just get another old banged up tilley or look out for another unplated fount on ebay, cheap enough, besides you...
@Darryl Durdin Hi Darryl, I have got one of the Korean chaps guards and it is very well made and looks very good on the old bowl. Not quite the...
Excellent vintage that one... should run like a dream if my one of the same year is anything to brag about
Use elbow grease and solvol autosol before you go at it with the wet and dry. That way you will see whats what with the plating and rust. you may...
@Oskar Hazelius Hi Oskar, What a lovely thing, This really does belong in a museum it is fantastic. Please Please PLEASE.... NEVER EVER light...
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