@Camp numao I was confident you would succeed and you have. Well done! John
Impeccably done, Jean. John
Excellent project @LesRiekie A Coleman pattern (SMP manufacturer) Mil Spec came in a robust box. Mine’s not to hand at the minute but Scott D’s...
@Muzzleflash Do you mean devices using paraffin to preheat such as that on a Tilley BR49 and not the meths lighting torch Alec’s referring to? A...
Grand, @Tony Press
Correction Nether ‘fused’ or threaded, but bonded in manufacture. I retrieved the example I cut open, to clarify. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@Camp numao Here’s the problem, the red part is made of of poor quality soft alloy metal and the air and fuel passages too readily collapse, as I...
@esarratt One of these? [ATTACH] These aren’t threads, they’re just circumferential grooves to provide a grip when unscrewing or tightening the...
@pete sav Yeah Pete, new one on me too. I’m guessing it was a late-production effort to cut costs. The tripod mounting capability is most likely...
Well, they’re not meant to be poked at with a pricker, because the ceramic component the very fine jet orifice (or orifices, there are often two)...
@Charlie Abbott They’re available, certainly, as one of the more common burner patterns and outputs. Ebay’s probably the best source. Try seach...
Further to THIS post, I came across an interesting variation on the Bullfinch company’s ‘Mini-Flood’ propane lamp, one of these. [ATTACH] Mick...
@gkpllantern A very fine presentation (and lantern!) Shinzo, my compliments. John
@pete sav Oh Pete, that’s grim news indeed. You’ve told me just a fraction of the lamp collecting adventures you and Mick shared as long-time...
Exactly, yes. The catalogue I mentioned carries this collage. [ATTACH] Just visible in the railway crane illustration is a gantry listed in the...
@gkpllantern The propane floodlamp’s brightness is determined by the efficiency of the reflector and the light output of the mantle, which is no...
[ATTACH] … ok, it’s a propane one [ATTACH] One of my Tilley FL6’s may well end up on that hefty steel tripod though, extending to 7 feet....
I equipped the Mini-flood, Handilight and No.1700 floodlamp with regulators, hoses and mantles and they work very well. Here’s the large...
@gkpllantern Thank you for your insights into those PL53 design elements and for your testimonial to Neil. Very well said. John
Sorry for the delay in replying. Yes, a 0.18mm diameter acupuncture needle only just passes through it. [ATTACH]
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