Intresting post old broken flaky control knobs are a problem. I make replacement out of a kind of fibre board called tufnol that can be had on...
@Kaverony not sure what you mean i reckon this is running fine Pete
Thats intresting john I know what you mean the missed pump strokes. I have always just spread the leather to try.improve function Will try this...
Looks great Michel looks really quality Pete
Nice job you made of it I like the bending tool as well good idea
Not sure like but i dont think these are petromax Are they marked petromax anywhere? In the steelwork? I suspect they have replacement control...
Nice lamp scott looks to be running nice too Cheers pete
Looks good with the blue paint job and the brass cage rods nice Cheers pete
Herb are you meaning burner parts? Reckon you are most folk use diluted citric acid or vinager just a short soak in a tub like then clean it off...
@Tony Press i once had a silver floodlight like the one from R100 probably late 60s with these 10 clips holding the glass. But there were other...
Tilley FL6
FL6 Floodlight Projector
If you look in the ref gallery at the later silver floodlites some of them has glass retained with small metal brackets
Looked at my Fl6 earlier today. The door has 6 holes / bolts yet the retaining ring has 8. Just maybe bits got swapped about on these lamps during...
@podbros the original burner is a simple brass ring with a PL53 burner in it or you could always put a batwing on it as a upgraded one. Cheers pete
@JEFF JOHNSON Not not many of these about nor your R2 jeff
@presscall well nice rare stuff does turn up now and again john maybe not as often as we would like tho. This post has sat on this site for 15...
@podbros it does look like it has the 606 vapouriser on pod well spotted i never noticed that cannot think of any other pre 30s lamps with a...
Yes denise it just unscrews like a normal tilley control cock Cheers pete
@presscall Hi john i have been told nigel is going on the saturday this year See you tomorro Cheers pete
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