Congratulations to Your well performed purchase. Also happy that Your wife likes the lantern in the greenhouse.
Hi Phaedrus42! Via this forum I have learned that my lantern has the Petromax/Hippolito flip type of pre-heat torch. I find it somewhat tricky to...
Yes, in action pics would be appreciated. I own one of the Optimus chinamade 1551. Im very pleased with its operation but of course have to store...
I have bought many Petromax 500CP mantles for this lantern that have worked just fine. Now I'm wondering if I could use a lower CP if I change to...
Hi everyone! As I live in Sweden I can see many 1020 for sale at Web auction site Tradera.se but not many 991. I like the size of the 991 better....
I'd love to aquire one of these in a box with spares and all. A very nice present from your girlfriend. Regards Matti Kucer
Hi everybody! Summer vacation has started. To celebrate that, I have uploaded a pic of my first 1200. It works very good now, currently with...
Tonight was a lovely one here in Southern parts of Sweden. After a lucky find of a used Carburetor from a Optimus 200 my lantern works like a...
Thanks for your advise, found a pic from fettling section showing the spring opposite to how my spring was fitted, so that I must try. *edit:...
Thanks all for Your input. I noticed that the spring kind of jumped a bit when I disassembled it for cleaning. -How to assemble it correctly? Is...
Thank You for the input. I have tried min now. It works but the needle stays in the nozzle when i turn the wheel fully to the left. I need to...
Sorry, EUR 70....
I want to vist Tallinn too.
I bring the VW ultrasonic cleaner home we clean diesel injectors with at work when deeper cleaning is needed. But if I wanted one for myself I...
Very good advices concerning polishing brass. I'll stick to Autosol then when deeper cleaning is needed. Thanks!
Hi all! I'm now sitting outside in my garden listening to Eurovision on radio enyoying the restored bright light of my lantern. The stainless...
Hi all! I have a Optimus 1551 (Chinamus) i was happy with, but now it comes flames from the mantle if I turn the cleaning knob with arrow...
Hi all! I have bought this 1200 model lantern. It is on its way to me now. I really wanted a brass lantern so now was the time to buy one. What...
I bought one of these lanterns recently in a fairly well preserved condition, and i agree, it deserve the 500CP tag.
You can find mantles at www.tradera.com a eBay auction site. Regards Matti
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