[ATTACH] I use 2 strips of 5mm x 5mm aluminium with a 1/8" hole drilled at the junction of the 2. I used 1 0.5mm shim between the 2 to enable the...
A post from Alby regarding problems with a Korean manufactured generator prompted me to post this. It would appear that the orifice of the...
A solution of molasses, 10:1 to 4:1, water to molasses is a cheap; low toxicity, but slow, rust remover. It is used extensively by vintage car...
Centre for the Study of Science at the Cato Institute. It would appear that adding the word "science" to the title of a company is designed to add...
Belief trumps knowledge. I have more important things to do than continue with this.
I prefer to get my information from sources such as NASA; Scientific Consensus | Facts – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet J. Cook, et...
I agree that he is known among the cognoscenti but unknown amongst the general community which is a shame.
1910 204 Clarence Street. Cropped image from original 16Mb file
Here are 2 maps showing 204 Clarence St Sydney. I have another from 1910 but the file is too large to upload, I will have to crop it down to a...
Hi all This is some more stuff from trove. It would appear that Malcolm Preston and Company diversified into other things as the advertisement for...
Hi all Rain stopped play (work) today so I thought I would do a bit of research, web browsing, on Trove the National Library Of Australia online...
[ATTACH] w The curse of a corrupt SD card, luckily I had backed up, Here are the lanterns in their shining glory. The 555 has a cheap mantle, what...
Ready to go. Just waiting for it to get dark [ATTACH]
Well it all appears to be working.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] There is an X stamped on the rim below the D in CANADA. Can anyone show some light on...
Colmax 222 came with spare nipple and cleaning wire spanner, Cat brand (Hong Kong) and instructions that I ahve posted posted on the reference...
Yes I was aiming for a 0.2mm diameter. The sequence of the images got jumbled somehow. It was meant to show the outside diameter and inside...
Several years ago, before I joined the forum, I had a challenge of an eroded nipple on a Petromax lantern. Rather than buy a new one I decided to...
PTFE can cause polymer fume fever (similar to metal fume fever that welders are prone to if proper fume control is not undertaken) if taken up to...
I had posted this lamp before as a Model 25. The base had some masking tape on it that had a faded pencil name on it that was not decipherable. On...
To reduce the possibility of picking up contaminants. The pick up on a Tilley, at least one guardsman I have checked is similar.
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