Yup, vinegar. I have a plastic bucket of vinegar for larger pieces and day or two loosens it nicely. I follow this up with a wire brush (drill...
OMG, I absolutely love those Teroso glass shades! If only I could go back in time. So my lantern fount could be Nulite, Teroso, Veritas or Hunters!
Wow, a Superb for £10 is... superb! Great find.
[ATTACH] I purchased this from eBay more than a year ago, not knowing exactly what it was but it looked interesting and it didn't cost much so I...
What you said Pete. I have 9 Veritas lanterns, 4x 350's, 4x Superbs and an unfinished P9955 project (I will finish it one day). Both the 350s and...
Guilty as charged... but I'm already on the look out for a metric fine tap & die set and they're no it cheap... and there are various different...
Excellent, thanks. I've already got a7mm x 1mm pitch so I just need the 7mm X .75mm. Thanks Tony.
You've done a fine job there Tony and in such a tiny, confined space! So to confirm, the thread specifications are 7mm x .75mm pitch and 7mm X...
Wow, that looks damned near perfect! Glad to be of help. Cheap Chinese mantles might not be the best but I've used them on Tilley, Vapalux and...
Glad you're healing up.ok.
I've always had a soft spot for those Beatrice style stoves. Nice haul!
Whilst idly looking through old posts on CPL, I stumbled across this post regarding Veritas lanterns: both 350s and Superbs. I guess it's not too...
It makes for an interesting looking lamp. My guess is someone wanted a longer burn time and fitted a 275 tank. I wonder what changes they had to...
The first question that comes to mind is, what is your intention once the enamel is removed? Also, how badly damaged is the enamel and is the...
You know, I hardly noticed the extremely attractive young woman! :^o :lol: :whistle:
I thought some of you might like this young Korean women enjoying a very rainy solo camping trip. She lights a Coleman Northstar which I thought...
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Jeez Darryl, that looks bloody painful! Hopefully it'll be ok given time. I messed up myself a few months ago and the shock really made me take...
As I recall, (if anyone has accurate numbers please feel free to chime in), an incandescing mantle reaches temperatures in excess of 1000°C...
Looks like you're doing a good thorough job there! Darry's advice is spot on and when fettled Veritas 350's make great, reliable lanterns... as do...
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