I'm fettling a nice Veritas 350 (well it was nice when it burned). I took most of my lamps apart to schmick 'em up a few years ago, but they went onto the back burner as it were, as my health interrupted. Now I'm back one lung lighter, trying to sort them, I'm paying for my lack of organisation when I dis mantled (see what I did there hahaha?) them. I have some bags of spares which will need I.D.ing -photos will follow one day. But... Meanwhile, this Veritas, -I'm trying to assemble the Vaporiser (V2/31) but don't seem to have a pricker spindle atomiser (?) the right size to go around the spindle and into the vaporiser tube. Does anyone know if it's a spiral wire wrapped around the spindle or is it a brass wire gauze wrapped around it like an Austramax? Any ideas?
Now... that nice lump of brass, your opinion... to polish? or to leave patina? That wire spiral has been wound then flattened a bit by the looks of it. That could be fun. I wonder how critical the shape and form is. Suck it and see maybe.
@Julian Whittaker . just make it out of the fine mesh wrapped around the rod. I don’t think it will make any difference. It’s just to restrict the flow as the heat vaporises the fuel turns it into vapour under under pressure. Check out my threads in the gallery under veritas.
These links shows relevant paperwork. https://classicpressurelamps.com/threads/veritas-350-spare-part-list.7974/ Other Brands
Julian, the Veritas 350 didn't have anything wound around the pricker rod originally. That wound wire has been added by an owner, probably trying to reduce flicker in the lantern. Have you found all the parts ?
Interesting Martin, nothing around the spindle originally ?, -though I notice one model does have a gauze. (in other brands '50's 350) -Would be pretty difficult to add a gauze to mine, as the I.D. of the tube is only about 4mm. Yes I do have all parts I think... new pricker ordered from TW Sands, new glass. I'll know after I test it next week. Ta.
I had completely forgotten my 'other' Veritas that I gave away years ago... found it in the Gallery. My theory is that the Needle fitting restriction shape works as a sort of diffuser obviating the need for a gauze or similar around the needle spindle. That make sense?
