Reassembled [ATTACH] Is this how the glass sits , not in the lip of the preheater ? [ATTACH] Test burn , nice clean blue flamelets[ATTACH]...
Ah great thanks , that makes more sense. It’s a very tight fit to get the preheater in with it fitted as in my pic, that’s how it came fitted so...
Cleaning up the speculum lamp, coming up really well Should this , what I believe to be a wind defector , be inside the globe or outside as is...
Both my Gold 246Bs (1970) are stamped XA , but both Speculum 246Bs (1972&3 ) are stamped XB , maybe it’s a 1970 thing ??
I’ve 2 speculum lamps to clean , but this is my 246A , I stripped the paint and hand polished with Autosol, not sealed , and used as is [ATTACH]...
Thanks Muzzleflash, this hobby grows quickly. I was first enticed Nov last year when I saw the lamps Mr Swanky does, nearly bought a done one, but...
Great work documenting this and very informative for us newbies For info My Nov 1964 X246A, fount not stamped as X246A, but base stamped 1164XA...
So a sensitive recommissioning has begun The tank has some paint flaking , but is limited to under the frame . The tank has cleaned up well ,...
Not the ones I’ve recently seen on Evil bay , they seemed V expensive ?
Thanks all , glass and seals on order, will start with a deep clean and reassemble with new seals . For the pre heater , I believe these were...
Picked these up today , both from the same owner as the Bialadsim I posted earlier . All the lamps belonged to the guys father - he wanted them...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] So I’ve picked up some more lamps , the Tilley’s I’ll post separately Can anyone shed any light on this one it’s a...
Here we go , glad I did a test run , slight weep on the tank to Valve seal . Had nice blue flamlets so let it cool , filled and lit a 246B that’s...
Well she’s done (are lamps female ?) Not able to test fire tonight as I’d like to do that outside initially and check the burner for the little...
Spent a bit of time on the lamp over the weekend, got all the paint stripped off and the tank polished (Autosol) , not quite happy yet, but its...
Thanks for the advice so far - the lamp strip has begun , still waiting on seals but thought I’d get my head around the parts involved a bit of...
I’ve stripped the pump, it’s the longer version , hasn’t seen a “cut” version , will see what’s in the control valve thanks Podbros
[ATTACH] Robbo, just surfing the web, is this what I may find ?
Ah right , thanks for that Robbo , I was planning on leaving it intact until I had the parts so there was little chance of mis-assembly , I’ll...
Thanks so much for the in-depth pointers on the restoration Looks like the Fettlebox is closed until 20th March. I plan to strip and clean all...
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