Thanks Jon,The cage was soaking for two days in the citric acid bath after a couple of members suggested it and this got the worst off. Then a...
Thanks for your advice everyone, it hasn't turned out too bad after all. Barbecue silver was the only solution for a badly corroded cage but...
Hi folks, just received an army spec vapalux in its original Military green and black hood. The vent below the hood is also mat black. Is this...
Well after all that, I used Neil's method and started with Gumption Kitchen cleaner and a stiff brush. Then some vigorous and lengthy rubbing with...
Thanks, as it happens, this turned out to be a 300x Vapalux with the two part hood and the small round perforations, exactly the one I was looking...
Thanks folks, I'm glad I picked your brains before going ahead!! And what is speculum anyway? I tried putting it in a Google search but all that...
Hi folks, I just aquired a Tilley Guardsman in chrome which I have never seen before. This is heavily tarnished and I remember on a previous...
Thanks Terry, will try Freebridge when next in that direction. The boats here on the Broads use mostly diesel heaters or in my case woodburners.
I did ask a neighbour about jet A as he worked at Norwich Airport maintainance for a while. They do empty aircraft tanks and they then use the...
We all know what a stitch up it is to pay £6.90 for four litres of paraffin at B&Q and there have been a number of posts about alternatives....
:thumbup: Thanks guys, I tried a shim on the vapalux, by cutting a slice of an M6 bolt and using that, now works a treat. James's suspision that...
Hi everyone, I am considering adding a Primus lamp to my collection but dont't know much about them, in particular the availability of spares,ie,...
It did cross my mind, but this is from a kit supplied by Ross at the Fettlebox. I would have thought others would have had the same problem and he...
Thanks, will try that, while on the subject, I noticed since I refurbished my vapalux 310,that the pricker does not work when the knob is turned....
Hi folks, I decided to replace all the seals and fire up a Tilley 246b. It doesn't seem to reach full brightness and the light pulses. I heard on...
I was just flicking through the Bialaddin book online when I noticed the T5 glass suplied with these lamps. the one on mine is a T805 and is...
Hi folks, was after a vapalux 300x and got outbid on e-bay. Gutted! :rage: This had the copper/brass hood with the round perforations and the...
Where can we buy DT140's? I have a Vapalux 310 and a Tilley 246b and would like to try them on these.
Would this explain the origins of the Chinese Anchor lamps that look similar? Or what about those Airplane lamps fron Honk Kong? As for the...
Thanks for the advice, decided to clean rather than strip the nickel, and not as bad as first appeared. Experimented with the hood and tried...
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