Wonderful find, Harder. John
Case in point, this Lucas carbide headlamp and generator for a motorcycle. Personally, I’d not want the extraordinary, waxed leather appearance of...
I think that must be the case, yes. Though with my amateur attempts at nickel plating I’m content to go over existing intact plating as well as...
I’ve no connection with the Birmingham, UK, company ‘Genius of the Lamp’ but I’m impressed with their obvious capabilities and mention them here...
@Jean J A change from Tilley brown and black hoods certainly! @ROBBO55 I suspect that with no physical connection to the hood, the butane burner...
Tilley got in on the act (butane lamps) too of course, such as THIS Bottogas-fitting contraption. [ATTACH] They improved on that - sleeker,...
I thought this worthy of a post in the Reference Gallery of ‘classics’ because of the enamelled hood clearly based on a Tilley equivalent and the...
Only for the smallest of components. The J-tube repair and (relatively) low silver content (high melting point) filler rod would require a MAPP...
@Camp numao I know your skills to be exceptional, so your compliment is gracious indeed. John
Welcome@Borgi! My solution would be to cut the remaining threads off and silbraze the threaded portion of a Chinese J-tube onto the Petromax...
@Leonardo Collares My compliments to @MYN for his comprehensive and informative insights. I had no opportunity to restore the fibre control...
@Camp numao Fireexit’s made a vital point about ventilation and that the resulting draughts reduce the effectiveness of the heater in warming the...
I appreciate your thorough, well-reasoned response @MYN Thank you.
Bringing THIS Petromax pattern EFAR 608 back into service it smelled of unburned fuel on initial test firing and occasional wisps of vapourised...
@Tony Press I overlooked your post first time around Tony but I’ve had a good read on its revival now. Great stuff! It might be a trick of the...
@Piotrek Thanks Piotrek. MYN said: I thought so too and that my ‘home made’ (non-factory) fabrication was in keeping with how it would have been...
A factor here I think is that of a ‘fixed’ pump cup leather as in a Petromax lamp or Geniol stove, where the leather cup has to pull away from the...
I had an interesting chat with Mike of Base Camp this afternoon when placing an order for a Petromax lamp nozzle and a pre-WWII filler cap/air...
Alas no, Jeff. Though it has no pressure gauge filler cap, I didn’t need a gauge to realise that I couldn’t pressurise the lamp enough to create...
@Tony Press It’s a pretty well-made lantern Tony, but with a couple of components I take issue with. One is the non-return valve, with too...
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