You blessed with a truly enlightened recycling centre. In Surrey where I used to live, the camp guards, sorry I meant the recycling centre staff...
Here's a post that details using a Butterfly Mantle on a Tilley (or Bialaddin). As these are basically a copy of a Petromax style mantle the same...
Looks like it could be a kerosene wick burner and chimney that might have originally gone inside a larger lamp.
Wow, what is the location of this scrap yard? It obviously has some very interesting items! Good haul you've got that should keep you busy!
Nice!
Because naptha can be a bit pricey here in the UK I've sometimes gone 80/20 or even lower, and still had good results! It'll be interesting to...
There have been times when I resorted to using an Amish mix, particularly with badly behaved British lanterns. I generally use a 75/25 mix and as...
To be honest, the mantle was already on it when I picked it up!
Yup, for instance 0BA is actually 6mm dia with a 1mm pitch! I didn't know ISO pipe thread is BSP!
I think it was my dear old dad who told me that 2BA was the most used imperial nut and bold in the UK, pre-decimalisation!
Well done @steerpike451 I thought it might be.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I bought this ages ago but asked my son to pick it up for me as I live 500 miles away. Added some...
I'm not at home to check but it might possibly be a 2BA thread. I'll know more next week.
I have some inverted mantles of two different sizes that might fit, if or when you get a ceramic burner head. If you can't get one you might have...
Wow, the 321 is a beauty, and that frosted globe really makes it special! Was the globe an American Mantle by any chance? I bought a couple for...
Agreed, @Big Ferd the 639 is probably my favourite Coleman and really puts out an excellent light!
You've been well and truly bitten by the lampie bug but that doesn't matter, this is a fine hobby! I'd be very careful with the 275 as they have...
Thank you Jean. It took a while to get going but it's pretty stable now I've removed the gunk from the tank.
Tilley's are so basic and simple to work on I reckon they're perfect for the bush. Isn't it great to see them doing what they were meant to after...
You have a fine collection there, @Buggerlugs !
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