Nice!
Nice! Can we see some more photos?
That's a shame, particularly as they destroyed the date coce.
I do that too!
Wow! I tried to polish mine and it just didn't want to shine... yours is excellent!
Would love to see some photos!
The frames are made of a zinc alloy, possibly mazak, and they don't polish well at all! The originals were painted silver and I've done the same...
Oh, and the reason I was given the 106 was because its not legal for charity organizations to sell dangerous goods which includes paraffin...
Pork Pie Tilley TL106 long In this old thread, I was given a Tilley TL-106 with a pork pie base. I later learned that it was from one of the west...
All things considered I'd go for the Coleman 639. They're well made and very bright.
I absolutely love it when I'm able to light one of my lanterns for what it was meant for!
Then theres always a britelyt lantern... Products – Britelyt Green Science & Innovations Inc They claim to run on gasoline or kerosene but in...
At the other extreme, I bought a Sea Anchor lantern a couple of years ago and it works very well. Because it's Chinese the quality control isn't...
Coleman 639's are still sold when Coleman make them. They are a very bright lantern that work well. Aside from those, the Amish made HC Lightning...
Getting the Rigosol going is nothing short of a miracle. Fantastic work and some ingenious use of alternative parts. I've been thinking recently,...
Quite right.
I've learned some useful new techniques in this thread, thanks guys and thanks @Buggerlugs for bringing it up.
Thinking laterally, any fibre based string will break down due to the heat, so I suspect any cotton or thread would work. I'd try thick cotton...
Same as @Sellig33 , the tie from a freezer bag works well.
Yes, its an odd one for sure and at least there doesn't appear to be any hokes drilled. The only down side is it looks like it's got an early pork...
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