Hi gents, What's the inside diameter of the ceramic tubes. We live in a 100+ year old house that had "knob and tube" wiring. There are still...
Had it been an ordinary propane lantern, I wouldn't have posted it. It was the unusually small form factor that prompted me. It's also a bit...
Neil, I know. It was just too cute to pass on. I filled it and it ran for 7 hrs. Not suppose to be adjustable, but is easily throttled, and...
Thanks Jeff. Kinda what I thought. I'll spend my energies on some other frivolous adventure. Mike
Smallest mantle lantern I've ever owned. Overall dimensions are 6-5/8 X 3 inches. Burns Butane/propane mix refillable from canister gas....
I was goofing around in the shop and had a goofy idea to go along with it. Has anyone tried tying two mantles on a burner at the same time?...
They are pretty proud of those drills. WOW! In the past, I've used fiberglass wick and mechanics wire. Thought I would get some possible...
Great info, Bob! I also measured it at 3/8 and it's a better deal to have a replaceable gas tip, so I'll keep my eye out for that 249 genny. I...
Yeah, I was afraid of that. Fred Kuntz perhaps? I'll keep looking. Mike
I remember a paper on the history of these inverted lanterns that I read years ago. I think it was a collaboration that included Neil Terry Marsh...
This is the 8319 I've been working on. These are photos of it in use lighting my pasta dinner cooking. Big pot of rigatoni and the Italian...
Here it is reassembled in daylight. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Mike
I made this simple apparatus to defuel lanterns and stoves. [ATTACH] With most of the tanks I have, it's impossible to get all the fuel out by...
Here are some pics of my milspec generator retrofit on my Thermos 8319 donut and a teardown of it. I used a tubing bender, a flaring tool, some...
Ok, I successfully(kind of) fashioned a generator from a milspec generator, a flaring tool, tubing bender, and some aluminum washers. Burns very...
Hey Bob, That's the first thing I thought as well, but this lantern has had VERY little use. When I pulled the generator on initial teardown, it...
Hi Bob, I really appreciate the input from you and Neil. It's a joy to talk to folks who really know their stuff. All those photos were taken...
Mica and isinglass became synonymous somewhere down the line to the layman. Brewers and others who still use isinglass know better. True...
Neil and Bob, I have been following the instructions for the Kamplite IL-11A and B (10 pump stroke difference between them, different pump...
Bob, Thanks for the info. Makes sense. It's definitely a different breed, that's for sure. A bit more detail on the symptoms. It flares...
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