Happy Birthday David. Hope you had a great day.
Great photos! Sadly we could not make it this year as it was the day of our return from the west country to Essex, and after the 300+ miles hack...
Excellent job. Thats a very nice lamp...
Sorry for not spotting this before the event, but it was great to see you there again this year. Things have been hectic ever since - hence...
It was great to catch up again, and I have been trolling your UTube vid's :)) We had a fab' evening, lamps are one of only a few things that...
Looking forward to it. Been absent for past two years due to holiday - but its in our diary this time...
Why not start with a nice shiny one 'the boss' likes? Once you have established base camp in this way, further additions can be introduced from...
Nice pic :) A green light for the tunnel too...
It was great last year and we will try to make it this year, if my old bones don't feel too tired for the drive (I have a 300+ miles drive...
I rather like those insect guards, they look nice on the table lamps... Nice work and a big well done from me... :thumbup:
I have been using 28sec heating oil in Vapalux and Tilley lamps. It burns fine, does not seem to clog jets unduly and only 'stinks' when its in...
Second-hand day at a local market is a good bet.... I saw a box of about 10 kero' blowlamps yesterday on a market stall a couple of miles from...
Nice job! I was wondering if the fount would hold where it had been broken, but was surprised that it even seemed to be fuel-tight with the...
Pineapple will work - as long as the north end of a south growing variety of Pineapple is used... :D
I have looked at these bulk packs of mantles and wondered if they were any good - maybe i'll snatch a batch...
Oh dear, £85 quid for a vandalised lamp, missing most of its innards...
Thanks Jeff... Fingers X'ed the tank of my 310 will be ok :)
Hope i'm not straying too far from the jist of this thread, but is it just the early 300, 300X Bialaddin tanks that suffer from stress cracks, or...
I've polished out very light scratches from glass using very fine abraisive cloth followed by a light buff with fine metal polish on a cotton buff...
Given that Tilley are supplying a bit of plastic tube in the spares pack - it might be worth trying a small piece of plastic insulation (strip off...
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