Hi all! Just wanted to show my latest acquisition...never been lit up. A bit of polishing and she’ll be right up there with my other lovers.......
Sorted...I mounted the nuts keeping the leather wrong...](*,):oops: Thank you all for pointing me in the right direction! Keep those lanterns...
Thanks for your replys! @Nils Stephenson yes it stays pressurized when I blow air in it with my compressor. Leather fit snug, even struggled a bit...
Hi all! Im restoring a Primus 1020 for a friend of mine and having problems getting it pressurized when pumping it. It will pressurize when I use...
Didn’t buy the lantern. As @WimVe mentioned the burner was missing... /peter
@WimVe ok, I’ll check if the burner is missing when I go pick it up. If so, I’ll leave it. Thanks for the heads up! /peter
@X246A Thanks! Is it possible to get it up and running without the parts you say its missing? Is it a preassure operated lantern? Parts available?...
Any ideas?
Good evening. Anyone that knows what this is? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] /peter
@X246A Nah, just some soot that easily cleaned off. For me the issue is to keep the lemon producing “lemon fumes”. It dries out quite fast...
I was thinking about making a small cup that fits snug on top of the lantern. Where I could put lemon peel and other stuff that vaporizes and...
@ROBBO55 Yes, it actually did! /Peter
Hi! Found a new way to use a lantern...might be a bit unorthodox but no lantern was injured in this experiment... :) Mosquito repellant:...
Fired her up last weekend...and gosh! she’s bright!! Have a nice weekend y’all! /Peter
@Wim Just what I wanted to hear! Curious about the light a 500cp lantern produces. Reckon it must be very bright since the 350 I got lights up...
@Nils Stephenson Ahhh! Thank you. Thought it was a bit “cheaper made” than my other lanterns... So basically no need to keep it in unused...
Hi! Just got this Optimus from a charming old lady. As I understand it quite a few of these lanterns are China made. Is there a definite way to...
@MYN Outside diameter of the nozzle threads is ~21mm if I remember correctly. Sorry to say I have no idea about the pitch of the threads. /peter
@eiremax Yes, it sure looks like an Optimus. No inskriptions, stamps or anything on it though. Fogas are great, ordered quite a bit from them...
@MYN Yes threads fitted nicely. Just had her lit up, needs some fine tuning still though, nozzle works like a charm!
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