Pete, The dangers of heating are well known in my area of expertise (rail traction) and should a diesel engine suffer fire damage special...
And my post should have said hydrofluoric acid. Its nasty stuff....
Be very careful with viton as it releases hybroflouric acid when burned. Most old rubbers will be nitrile rubber but if there is any chance of...
Looks like it would also be very effective at removing stubbon nose & ear hair!!!!
Lovely job Pete, reminds me of my Grandad's 300x with its green tank and chromed collar, well done and I look forwards to reading the full...
I hate seeing lamps that have been electrocuted, so sad.
Nice lamp, I have one very similar,.
Lots of people are allergic to latex rubber, give nitrite rubber gloves a try instead.
Got to finish an early Vapalux 300 whose tank refuses to be painted (on 4th and hopefully last attempt) then its onto my genuine Vapalux 300x,...
Colin, thanks for your nice comments, it's made out of bits that I had previously rejected from my 300 projects, I cannot quite believe just how...
Had it running since about 13.30 today, just shut it down after about 5 hours of almost trouble free running, the never is sealing but not...
It's quite possibly for s ground (shunting) signal which tend to be top loading.
The Vapalux 300 / 300x are my favourite lamps, the tank shape suits them better than the later Bialaddin tank. This lamp has been created from...
I am not far away from Garston.
I would try a dunk test in water and look for air bubbles. The smaller filler caps are a bit prone to cracking if they have been over tightened.
The label says non hazardous and non toxic which would appear to be somewhat incorrect given the damage to Colin's hands. Can only see it...
Interested too
A lovely lamp.
I have seen these before, possibly even have one somewhere, the green ones are made by pyrex, the pic is a bit blurred but does it have a diffrent...
No the risk is still there but exposure to the risk is vastly reduced as ladders only need to be climbed occasionally rather than every few days -...
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