I have a couple of lanterns and one of them ( Hipolito 500) had a problem with the rapid preheater,it is bent and not seat properly, also the jet...
Seeing the mantle, I think the experiment would work better with a pre made burner assembly, I doubt the brass I have would stand the heat without...
Johns comment is very informative, now I can see how the "mixer" works, Now the other question I have, what kind of mantle do they use? I am...
A cross section would be very nice, I was looking at the Radiolite and the Primus heater burner and they look quite similar, I was thinking that a...
I have noticed ( did not pay attention before, other than aesthetics) that British lanterns have the " air tubes" at the top, in a wheel spoke...
I really like three lantern models (I have six, but that is another issue), I like the Coleman 200A, super simple, very reliable, good quality (at...
It all comes from having pride in what you do, if there is no pride, or there is apathy about on the part of the worker, the resulting mistakes...
I would like to know what can I use to glue Viton or Buna-N seals to brass?...I am well versed in the arts of adhesives, epoxy, resins, silicone...
In my list I will be looking for items from Primus, Optimus, Aida, Tilley ( pre ww2) and whatever on that style I can find, I am leaning towards...
I am still hunting for lanterns, do not like to shop online, for me, it detracts from the excitement of finding items in the "wild", I may start...
Then I began reassembly, I made sure to put a new foot valve, and new lead washers [ATTACH] once assembled, I had to test it, I had a problem...
So, this afternoon the wife, daughter and dog went for an afternoon "date".... first I made sure they were gone, waving as they turned the corner,...
I haven't kept a tab, but on one liter of jet fuel I am getting around seven hours of light, is that average?
Now that my 829 super rapid is working as Herr Graetz intended, I am preparing to do an "overhaul" on another lantern, a Hipolito 500, this one...
Ok, I did a full teardown on the lantern, cleaned the brass parts with Carb cleaner ( it let the parts shiny) inside and out, made sure the J tube...
I do understand how it works, the wheel moves the excentric block, the excentric block moves the foot valve stem, which is connected to the...
I have a five pound Halon fire extinguisher, aircraft fire rated, as well as a Dry chemical powder in the living room, a CO2 fire extinguisher in...
Without the foot valve I will have an "always on" condition,without the possibility to properly pressurize it and light it at the same time, not...
I have been thinking, that the foot check valve may not be the right one, the old one was hexagonal, and the new one is cylindrical, it is...
I just restored a very mistreated Petromax 829 super rapid, and lit it for the first time, new pricker, new foot valve, new pump leather and...
Separate names with a comma.
