Do I spy asbestos? Looks suspiciously like it to me. Do be careful.
Thank you John. @presscall Just what was needed.
It has been mentioned before that the 226 is not the best at long running between pumping. I use mine for taking out the recycling on dark winter...
I mentioned elsewhere that this must be the best ever lamp for putting out the recycling. What can you light, wait for best burn, do the job and...
Thank you PB. Of course it is. I have been past it before but it seems to be easy to skip over since rarely does it have new posts. I look for...
From time to time we get people asking the value of some lamp they want to sell, or have seen for sale, maybe in an online auction. The usual...
I see a pre-heat cup. That suggests to me Kerosene.
Welcome. Here in the open forum it is absolutely encouraged!
I know what happened with my calculation. I had managed to prove that 1 metre =39.37 inches. Doh..
That is a nice table and it made me have the idea of working out the approximate equations using excel. It shows jet dia is nearly proportional...
Please does anyone have the diameter of the atomiser hole at the bottom of the FA tube? I can't see it mentioned anywhere above. This has been...
Before getting a 226 you have to decide what you want to do with it. I bought mine NOS at a car boot sale because I thought it was cute and the...
He's back again. Camera angle looks the same as last year. The birds are having a go already.
A search of speculum does get you confusing results. I suggest this one as a start. Speculum metal - Wikipedia
Search Cherosene or Paraffina. Maybe available at filling stations.
Looking good. Most interesting. Especially the glass strips globe.
Isn't this an area where the solder has not flowed as well as other parts of the circumference? I reckon it let go at the weakest point. If the...
It shouldn't be a displacement reaction since Iron is more reactive than Copper. It makes me wonder, since the copper is deposited only close to...
On my 285 the O ring between plastic fuel pickup tube and valve body was leaking. I have had it on 533 stoves as well. Causes all sorts of strange...
You have scroll down to it under the Fettlebox banner on the home or forums page. Click where it says and I suppose your member status is...
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