hmm.. sometimes the top end of the vapouriser swells but it could just be rust if you can undo the air buttons you may be able to lift off the...
Hi Beanie, sorry my batteries aren’t fully charged today yet are you hoping to fit a vapalux burner in a Tilley ?
Im afraid not :/ [ATTACH] they look similar and indeed are with the main body being 1” + 1/8” and the mixing dome threads the same .. the air...
The air tubes need to be sealed.. even a turn or two loose will cause issues repairs are possible .. Tony Press for one has repaired them with...
@Beanie sorry, yes im sure it will be fine to paint :thumbup:
It might be ok for a few firings, but nothing beats the enamel for longevity, i’m afraid :/ you can pick up the black hoods for reasonable prices...
This is a very interesting thread! thank you @Sploosh33 for showing your work with the vapouriser :thumbup: and the update from Tilley too...
looks similar to that used on the small handlamps like the al15
Hi if basecamp list them as Tilley i would give Mike a ring.. he gets them from Tilley.. last time i spoke he was testing them before he sent...
[ATTACH] from this thread… [ATTACH] the tank looks steel on those i saw in the gallery ; were the solder repairs to the underneath of the tank...
No worries M i think quite scarce too but you never know :thumbup:
Kind of similar but different is the petromax 824s .. uses paraffin for preheat with a built in pump in the tank? heres one that James restored...
whoops.. think i missed the vital word ‘paraffin’ there >_< some of the early tillies including table lamps had built in paraffin preheats but...
@Muzzleflash There are fork type preheaters which used asbestos rope and were either held in place or made so they could be hooked and left...
well, i have seen that type of tank but it was on an sdr
@ROBBO55 .. hmm those two images show different pumps and they show different control cocks?
Hi, i think that the general consensus is that they were, so if not sure then best to treat as if it is imo :thumbup: i remember reading a...
I dont have a glass from an OL 51 to compare sizes but the shape looks similar?? also the reflector seems to have a lip?? [ATTACH]
Hi @Kyriakos Savvides and welcome! some members have sourced watch glasses from ebay or other online services? something similar might get you...
Sounds good :thumbup: i made mine really for storage in the loft : i needed something i could slip a lamp into and being stackable was a bonus?...
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