I read somewhere that 15 strokes was recommended so I counted to 15, but found I had to give a few more for the lamp to work.
Thanks, if you want to make something like that, you'll have to build the form in place, it's too heavy to lift. I also made mine in two casts,...
Yeah I just tested it again and it worked a lot better now, worked real well infact. [IMG]
Yes I did replace that piece of rubber, I do notice it sits below flush on the brass cup that holds it, perhaps that's what's causing it to leak?...
I just tried to start it for the first time but it didn't run too well. The pressure handle gets pushed back out and then started leaking, and...
I've put a drop of oil in it, hope it loosens up. Last night I turned a cup from aluminum, just winged the dimensions. Turned out to be a tight...
Oh and a picture of the lamp as is currently [ATTACH]
OK I got the washer kit (and the mantles) and I have used all the parts except one of the two o-rings. Not sure where that goes. Lamp seems to...
I ordered a kit and I looked up some mantles on ebay before reading here, turns out it was Julian Shaws though. So I should have it all here...
I haven't had time ot even look at the lamp. I was looking through the fettlebox site a while ago and I was hoping to buy mantles and other stuff...
Did some searchiing and I wouldn't have been the first to have used autosol so it seems like it will work.
I got it last night and everything on the lamp looks be in good shape, I was able to pump up some pressure, though I am not sure it feels right a...
I see maybe I lucked into sometihng nice or rare perhaps. We'll see when it gets here next week. Viton is a material I've heard of before, for...
I bought this via facebook and it hasn't arrived yet, it's a Tilley and it looks to be whole and decent shape: [ATTACH] It lacks the torch but...
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