I gave into temptations and bought a samovar from Germany. So far, I have only given it a test firing to boil it up and make sure it's completely...
@MYN @MarkC Many thanks for your responses. :thumbup:
Hello folks, After joining this forum and thinking more about cooking things outside with fire, my thoughts have alighted on the Russian/East...
This may already be well-known, but I've just found "The Tilley Man" channel on Youtube....
Just to tie up this thread. I think I have finally got to the bottom of this and believe the problem was that I was over-cautious and was simply...
I have to confess, my passion in oil lamps is really for Aladdins and I am on the lookout for ones to rescue. Needless to say, I already have more...
:) Base camp did warn me of the difficulty, but to be honest, it may have taken me 30 seconds longer the Tilley ones, and number of mantles I...
In February when ordering something else from Tilley Lamp I thought I would write a review of the mantles I bought from them. I bought ten of the...
Thank you. What a great people you all are, and what great places the fora on this site are! All I have to do is ask a simple question and then...
Oh dear, I think I have answered my own question! :oops: There is one for sale on eBay here: Anucapnic Rowatt's Patent Brass Burner & Vaseline...
I've recently seen the term "aneucapnic" (what a great word!) as the description of a type of wick oil lamp. There is mention here: Book Reviews,...
On returning to Tilley lamps after many years I guessed the mantle to buy would be the 164X from the Tilley shop. However, on trying one, it did...
This is a spin off from my question about a Tilley X246B Mk I that was pulsing (here:Pulsing Tilley X246B Mk I). I think I have got to the bottom...
Some progress … for a while at least … I made a number of changes at the same time so can’t now pinpoint exactly what helped, but none the less...
@Mackburner Thanks - I had suspected it had to be fuel feed with some obstruction along the line. Thanks also for the point about not dismantling...
Thank you all for the several replies. @JEFF JOHNSON Thank you - I will check the feed pipe, I don’t think I’ve looked in that so far. Also,...
Hello again @podbros, A quick follow-up before I forget. Just checked the burner head and the three tubes seem firmly attached. I've also prodded...
Hello @podbros, Thank you for your thoughts. One of the things I did was to flush the font out with fresh paraffin a couple of times (with much...
I’d be grateful for your help with a Tilley X246B Mk I, which I have been trying to service/renovate. It appeared in quite clean condition when I...
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