I have not gone as far as turning it electric but I have gone against my principals as an ex vintage motorcycle owner I always rode my bikes to a...
Having taken on board whats been said about blown tanks and read previous post's i certainly wont be using it as it is. I mentioned my predicament...
I'm sure you will correct me if I am wrong but if I used it and it was lit and the tank fractured would I not just have a sudden loss of pressure...
Thanks for the advice gents. The risk of buying in an online auction. i'll sit back and wait for a guardsman fount come along at the right price.
On closer examination of the bottom there is a stamp 259XA there maybe a 1 in front of it or it might just be a scratch plus Made in England
My new project to restore a x246. just realised it has a wobble, the base has blown out a little, no leaks, looks like it has been like that for a...
No date stamp. Mid 50's?
I agree. a clean up, a service and i'll go with the old idiom "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks Ian.
As I had a spare glass, the old deeper one and a spare control cock and vaporizer i was looking out for an old guardsman without a glass. This...
There's a great web page Antipodes Map - Tunnel to the other side of the world where you tunnel to the other side of the world from where you are....
Sorry if i'm being stupid and missing the obvious but how do I put a picture in my profile? John
I contacted Base-Camp and he said the the 21c ring in the Graveyard is not for a M320. He can send a new one at £9 but He suggested a new glass...
Yes, I'm trying to source one.
The Hospital lamp is superb, the mantle has formed perfect, perfect white light. minor snag is the pump slowly works back but i think i know what...
I started off just getting a service kit on Vapalux M320, that got me interested I then set about an Tilley x246b that looked scrap. I thought...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] What an interesting observation. I have so much to learn. I had a spare glass and compared them, I had never realised there...
Halfords very high temperature engine gloss worked worked fine for me on the cage. Thought it would be ok on the hood, wrong, the hood must get to...
Great display and a fine tribute. You have given me an idea for VJ day which is 15th Aug 2020 in the UK
Bought for spares in a poor state i fettled it instead.[ATTACH]
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