Nice find Niko! :clap: These lanterns made by Metalli-Koura are not so easy to find now a days.
You have had a very nice lantern show there! :clap:
Nice heavy duty spirit can! :thumbup: I posted one light duty version that I made to CCS:...
I would believe that M8*0,75 is closest that you can buy easily. Maybe correct is 8mm and 34 tpi since standard metric threads were not there when...
I was thinking to make vaporizer which has detachable jet to my Tilley lamps. Is it called "The Springmann vaporizer". :doh: Project would be...
First version of the spirit cup was sitting quite close to glass so I made two new spirit cups with shorter stem under the cup. One (on right) I...
Maybe with water it cannot stand more than 40 °C. :lol: Here http://www2.dupont.com/Kevlar/en_US/assets/downloads/KEVLAR_Technical_Guide.pdf on...
Maybe it's actually class fiber rope. :-k It's rope that is used in fire place doors and sauna stove hatches for sealing. I would think that...
Finally I had a change to test the spirit cup. [-o< I put some kevlar rope into it to hold the spirit. It worked without piece of rope but with...
I think that it should be normal procedure to discuss with supplier that they are able to supply parts. If there is upcoming some difficulties to...
Yes, with 154 you need some special attention. I change 154 by removing ring that used to screw pump to tank from the pump first. Then I put 154...
Tilley in not able to sell/ship new lamps currently since their base supplier is no more supplier parts for Tilley. :-k...
I spend time to time some time in my relative's summer cottage and there is no electricity. Pressure lamps are good option to get lots of light....
Just for info here is exploded picture of the pump:...
I have not seen Vapalux lanters since they are not very common here so I have not seen Vapalux spirit cup. =P~ Thank's for that info. :) Yes,...
Make the jet's bottom surface little bit cone shape from the point where thread ends. Also "vaporizer tube's" end could be grooved to inner hole...
I have few 246's but only two pre-heating torches. :rage: Pre-heating torches are not so easy to get here so I decided to make semi-permanent...
At the bottom end of the pump tube there is Non Return Valve NRV that allows air flow from the pump to tank but it prevents the flow to opposite...
I think that they have come from Optimus as they are now. Lanterns were unused and they were in sealed plastic pack together with spare parts,...
Most probably that is the "case". Neither of my 1200 lanters have hole for preheater in the tank but one lantern has place for preheater on glass...
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