Not trying to steal this thread, but a question popped into my mind. Hurt too...... Regarding ColinG's image above.......my Anchor's original...
I just posted a long explanation of most of the above, plus some other concerns, in your original posting on another section of the forum. PLEASE...
After posting the above, I have some real misgivings about your experimental lantern. Let's assume you start dripping water on the carbide below....
I have several carbide lamps and play with them on a regular basis. Caution is needed here, as acetylene combined with oxygen is violently...
Just like you, I fell in love with the Petromax design and history but couldn't find one so I bought an Anchor lantern off Ebay. It ran fine,...
I've been a amateur machinist for years, restoring antique stationary engines and thought I knew just about every trick in the book............but...
I looked unsuccessfully for deodorized kerosene before buying some Jet A from our local distributor....$3.29/gallon. It has a stronger odor than...
Thank you! I should have mentioned that there is an illustration in the booklet that came with the lantern..........BUT............it's about the...
The Anchor lantern I bought is equipped with a rapid heater. Now, I actually got it to work.......once.......and it puts out a dandy flame, but...
Sounds like we need a distributor here in the U.S.........any volunteers? :) I have three Aladdins left after a divorce, a model 12 nickel plated...
It's an Aida 500 cp, "Rapid", that has "made in Germany" stamped in the fount. It has some major problems to be sure, but I hate to see such a...
Just a quick update.......I received two new burners in today's mail, and both fit MUCH better in the lantern. The threads engage properly and I...
Oops................. I meant steel. Thanks for the correction!
Well, I already ordered the new burner(s) but that sounds like good advice. I'll wrap a piece of fine copper wire around both. Thanks!
Thank you for taking the time John. If you have an extra in good condition that you'd part with I'd be interested. In this age of digital scanning...
Thank you for your generous offer Colin, but the threads in the holder appear to be full size and well cut. Let me check the new burners when they...
Well, I just received my Anchor Petromax clone yesterday. I won't bore you with quality details as that's been covered before, but I WILL say that...
Thanks for your encouraging reply Colin. I really wasn't sure what I was getting myself into, but it sounds like I can make a go of it with some work.
Ah, of course! I'd read that on here, but forgotten about it. I'll dig up some fine stranded wire, like speaker wire, and wind some inside the...
A friend gave me his Butterfly (Petromax clone) to repair for him. He picked it up in a yard sale years ago and never did learn how to operate it,...
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