@hamid1 So sorry to hear of your accident, Hamid, and that the consequences rule out your attendance. I wish you a full and speedy recovery. For...
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‘Lifting off’ of flames from a burner has been, for me, a result of fuel starvation where the vapourised fuel and air mixture has become too lean...
@Tony Press Any discernible enhanced output from that reflector would you say, Tony? Your photo of the glass reminds me it’s the same component...
@pete sav Well done Pete. If stove or lamp has a tank-fuelled pre-heater, I’m always happy to use it, for the spectacle/sound if nothing else...
Thanks @Buckaroo and Nils.
@Tim Read I like the look of the satin finish, Tim, as a change from the usual chrome or gloss paint on some marques. I should do my research,...
@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
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