Thanks @Dashwood i was expecting it to be Chinese made it’s just these ‘made in Germany’ stickers that are concerning me [ATTACH]
Hi, I have just bought a new petromax hk 500 which I believe are now made in china but it says made in Germany on the box ?, the star has 11points...
@Tony Press Ah that would make more sense being British made. 0.125 is 1/8 inch, just looked it up
Sometimes you can get a good idea by counting how many threads are in a centimetre, I.e if there is exactly 10 it’s a 1mm thread pitch, or if...
sorry, sometimes I’m talking like I’m an expert which I am obviously not. I am just taking what I have learned with the blowlamps, which are...
oh right so there can many different factors at play
@oldfox66 ahh that would make sense, I am a reasonably established blow lamp collector but I am new to the world of pressure lanterns , I haven’t...
[ATTACH] @The_Yellow_Ardvark I don’t suppose you know where to get these ‘baffle plates’ from? I have been looking for years but there must be...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] These 1 litre Optimus brazing lamps are fantastic, the paraffin ones are great as well as the petrol ones , here is an unfired...
@David Shouksmith i couldn’t agree more about the polishing,to me it’s all about them being working, the old brass tanks look better with patina...
@oldfox66 Ahh okay , why does this happen on lanterns and not on blowlamp tanks , I’m guessing it’s the size difference?
@Dashwood as an experiment I have filled my Northstar 2000 with super unleaded just to see how it works and it definitely doesn’t work as well as...
@David Shouksmith thats what I said they burn more fuel hence the larger orifice sizes , I might have worded it badly :doh:
They are so awesome, you even got the old Hungarian instruction pamphlet :thumbup: @oldfox66 why would they be stress cracked if they have not...
@Dashwood what does RUG stand for, I know u mean pump gas, also the last time u messaged your name had the Israeli flag, now it has the US flag?...
Well after deciding it would be a good idea to try the lamp before the thread sealant had completely gone off, I lit it and guess what??………….....
Definitely going to give it a go eventually, I’m surprised the instant light function works as I didn’t think ethanol was volatile enough, I was...
@Dashwood I know through being an avid blow lamp collector that they do consume fuel at a major scale hence the larger orifice sizes, if I did...
@presscall If it is just a case of drilling the orifice to .35 mm and adding a priming cup I will buy a cheap crapper and try this myself:thumbup::-k
I didn’t know that, thanks @Dashwood
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