Only for the smallest of components. The J-tube repair and (relatively) low silver content (high melting point) filler rod would require a MAPP...
@Camp numao I know your skills to be exceptional, so your compliment is gracious indeed. John
Welcome@Borgi! My solution would be to cut the remaining threads off and silbraze the threaded portion of a Chinese J-tube onto the Petromax...
@Leonardo Collares My compliments to @MYN for his comprehensive and informative insights. I had no opportunity to restore the fibre control...
@Camp numao Fireexit’s made a vital point about ventilation and that the resulting draughts reduce the effectiveness of the heater in warming the...
I appreciate your thorough, well-reasoned response @MYN Thank you.
Bringing THIS Petromax pattern EFAR 608 back into service it smelled of unburned fuel on initial test firing and occasional wisps of vapourised...
@Tony Press I overlooked your post first time around Tony but I’ve had a good read on its revival now. Great stuff! It might be a trick of the...
@Piotrek Thanks Piotrek. MYN said: I thought so too and that my ‘home made’ (non-factory) fabrication was in keeping with how it would have been...
A factor here I think is that of a ‘fixed’ pump cup leather as in a Petromax lamp or Geniol stove, where the leather cup has to pull away from the...
I had an interesting chat with Mike of Base Camp this afternoon when placing an order for a Petromax lamp nozzle and a pre-WWII filler cap/air...
Alas no, Jeff. Though it has no pressure gauge filler cap, I didn’t need a gauge to realise that I couldn’t pressurise the lamp enough to create...
@Tony Press It’s a pretty well-made lantern Tony, but with a couple of components I take issue with. One is the non-return valve, with too...
@Tony Press Cheers, Tony. On first firing it up there was an ignited fuel vapour leak at the joint between the top and bottom half of the...
Thanks Jeff, Tim.
The outcome of THIS fettling project. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] As found, with much to do, including rectifying a collapsed hood … [ATTACH]...
A successful light-up. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Testing the priming cup, lantern not fuelled up or equipped with mantle as yet. [ATTACH] I’m happy with that.
The priming cup was missing and I made one from sheet brass, tubing and brass rod for the securing loop. Silbrazed with 30% silver rod: the...
A wash in very hot water with detergent added improved matters considerably, disposing of the grime and leaving the nickel plating responsive to...
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