I had a go at remaking Tilley vaporizers, I was shocked at how thin the vaporizer actually was. I doubt it would be that difficult for someone...
My condolences to your family and Leon's.
Saw it when it came out, it would look alright on a shelf but as soon as he lit it I knew it wouldn't last long. Gave him a few tips in the comments.
Where are the lamps tho Lol.
Have you tried cleaning the vaporizer? Or even pricking the jet by turning the valve? It could be a carbon build up due to the different running...
(from left to right) X246b, X246b, X246a, X246, X246. A good place for spares is the fettle box and nearly all the lamps take the same spares (...
I have a reproduction globe from eBay in mine but it's not that bad, the old rusty hood makes it look better in my opinion. I wire wheeled mine to...
While I haven't got many choices, I think that for outside and kitchen I would use my BR 49 and BR 49 B since no meths is required to light and...
personally, I have had much better success with older Tilley vaporizers such as the ones with the brass thread. they seem to just work. I've only...
thank you very much. Your vaporizer looks quite big in diameter for a tilley? by any chance is it a vapalux part?
I don't think there is any kind of finish apart from proper vitreous enamel that will withstand the heat...
very nice
that would be great!!
That's debatable :lol:
Hi, I would love to hear more about your conversions such as parts, threads, and general performance. Vielen Dank, Josh.
Ill order some Calcium soon to try it.
My thoughts exactly
Hi all, Lit one lamp up today and that turned into two lamps the. 3 lamps and so on, eventually I ended up with my 5 "working" tilleys. Behind the...
well done with the experiment. I must try this. Did you observe any difference in the dye?
yes, its called traffic film remover more commonly and its mainly used in power washing. I buy it in 25l drums and its cracking stuff. Beware it...
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