It is worth doing especially before painting a lantern that the tank has to be painted. I dont supose there could be anything worse, than painting...
Hi longilily what a dam shame,i have been very lucky so far with my stove lanterns and blowlamps i have not come accross any so far with stress...
Very nice indeed and looking at the pic it is working perfectly. Giving a nice bright light,it is going to look superb once it is finnished
Hi Phill as mentioned this has been disscussed on here before,i my self have mentioned this as i have a 500 series X246B,and i am sure it was...
Looking at the collar where the control wheel goes through it can only be fitted one way,so quality control must have been sleeping when this lamp...
Hi Phil it all depends on the condition of the vapouriser and upper burner, to what model lamp whould be the brightest. And has Al staited the...
Well done there Matt and a brilliant job of the paint work. And i am over immpressed with your work on saving the decal,your tecnique is that of a...
Hi Neil i havae all so noticed what a great collection of lamps and knowledge you have a true expert in this field. Looking at both the Manchester...
Hi Steve it looks beautifull a fantastic job,and the hood cap is the bees knees. And some very good points there regarding polishing the brass,or...
Hi neil thank you for thge valueble info,which is realy good news. as all one will need to do, when changing a upper burner,on a older or rare...
Many thanks John and sidders i expected the upper burner to work on all the lanterns, Which is handy to know as the burner on the 300x is not in...
This may sound a bit of a silly question,but looking at the recently restored Bialaddin300X and my Bialaddin 315, on the 300X the burner buttons...
Hi Phil if the cock pip seal is ok,i may have misread the post but,the cock also has a rubber seal pip,the same as the pump. If it has been...
Hi Steve i think your version of them being gun oil cans to be their purpose,or prehaps for model making/engineering. They are hand made by some...
Hi Brian i have had a few NRV's on various pressure items,have failed even after replacing the pip with a new one,and the cause has been a bad...
Hi Mathew thank you for your kind compliement,it is not a mettalic just a normal non mettalic paint. It is Rover Damask red,i would think the...
Hi All i am still waiting for a new mantle,but i rembered a while back i ordered four mantles from base camp,there own brand non thorium,two for...
Hi The Back o Beyond Steve and Neil,many thanks for your kind compliements. Brian as Steve said the control cock goes in first with out the...
Hi every one today the seals i ordered, from Ross's fettling box have arrived and i have basicaly finnished the restoration. It does need a new...
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