Thank you all for your thoughts and ideas. My local Screfix has just put a suitable strainer funnel on sale so I will shortly be sorted.
Thank you Erik. We all love the detail.
I've been looking for a strainer and funnel to ensure my paraffin is free from bits when filling lamps. They seem to be both rare and expensive so...
Interesting document, thank you. Looks to me like: ?rf: Thomas Francis Giles, in ?erdic ?nowle, Sudbury, Middlesex, England ?n?: Aladdin...
We used to have wash bottles in the chemistry lab that were very much like that but with a poly tube. I bought one with the copper pipe on line...
Isn't it? ;)
Lovely lamp - well done - and may I add a thank you to Darryl for helping hand.
The hood looks nice. I've made a note of the way you've done that, in case I need to do something similar. Good luck with the rest of the...
This reminded me that somewhere in the garage I used to have a shade that shielded half a lamp. The idea was that it shone light on your fishing...
Those newer bent leg Tilleys are ok though I remember having to heat them twice in really cold weather before they would light. From my limited...
Looking forward to seeing the finished lamp in due course. There is something strangely satisfying about bringing an old one back to life.
Thank you podbros. I've just printed out the original post and filed it with my other lamp papers for future reference.
As someone who used to fish the beaches in mid-winter, I have to say Muzzlefish nailed it. Tilley fine and Vapalux 320 just ahead by a whisker. My...
Hi Sven, and welcome. I'm relatively new as well. Sorry I can't help on the thread except that it is unlikely to be a modern metric thread because...
A slight air leak through the non-return valve has held up the test firing. Not sure if it is the washer under the valve where it sits in the pump...
Thank you for confirming it is an M1. I don't know enough aout these lamps to offer an opinion regarding the 'rightness' of the black hood, but I...
But before you get too excited, the postage was a bit steep! However, in total, it was a fair price. I spotted this lamp advertised as a 320 on...
Thank you all. Funny how one word can be used for two very different purposes!
Thank you, David. I think I'll do the same as I certainly have some thick copper wire lying around and you make a good point about being able to...
Thanks pb - I think you are right about the mantle needing just the one hole as it 'dangles' rather than fitting around both the burner and...
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