Am stump Stu :thumbup: you have really transformed that ugly duckling into a very lovely Swan. Somehow envious at what you can achieve :lol:...
Stu, I look forward to the completed lamp. Good going there Ron :thumbup:
For brightness, you cant beat the Petromax. Parts also available and uses kerosene which is less volatile than coleman gas. If you are over in the...
Johan, I'll bet you with a bit of TLC it will come out a winner :thumbup: hope to see it lighted in the near future. Ron
Thanks Paul :thumbup: Ron
Does anyone have an Optimus 200cp reflector or similar? I need to get the size lip-to-lip measuring from the outer curve in inches or millimeter...
Thanks guys. I light it up once in a while. One thing about the colemans are that they work fine even after 30 or so something years with nary a...
Great restoration. How far does it throw the light at full power? Hope you can take a picture at night outdoors so we can see what distance. Ron
Hi Dan, well, I am only using a Sanyo Xacti CG6 camera that has a macro mode. And the pictures were done holding it. It perhaps would be a tad...
Hey Wim, IT IS piano wire actually. Well, on my needle base there was a little bit protruding so I just pulled it off. With a .23mm drill bit, I...
I posted this [url=http://0flo.com/index.php?threads/3636 1200[/url] which had a crushed needle and....while waiting for new parts to arrive, I...
Those lamps are definitely older than me. It took time for me to find a milkshade. Now its a lovely conversation piece and light it up once in a...
Hey Blacksmith, it might be old. The last two digits shown on the fount tells me on is 1935 and the other 194x...cant read the last digit. They...
What a thing of beauty. Very well restored indeed (master class restoration). Ron
You can contact OLDCOLEMANPARTS.COM and they may able to sort you out with the correct parts. Ron
Has anyone ever replaced the wire off the seat of a cleaning needle. Shown here is an attempt at doing it. I pulled the wire off the seat, using a...
I have to agree, Stu does make wonderful work :thumbup: Ron
I too am getting the same response. I wonder if CPL is in a different server/service than CCS. Ron
Hey Christer, yup I did order it already. You say its .16mm? Did find a supplier that has either .15mm or .17mm wire in small quantities. I guess...
Hi Mr. Optimus, well $85 "was" the tag price but haggled it down to something my wallet would be comfortable to pay. Yes, I do love the older type...
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