Any plastics formulation that uses long chain molecules, beit thermoplastics or thermosetting will degrade under the extreme temperatures that...
If the other Veritas wasn't too much money I'd buy it and either sell it (to me!) of keep it for parts. No, definitely sell it to me! :lol::lol::lol:
Lovely! If you ask me, that's what we do this for... a lantern, a few beers and the gentle hiss as it works its magic!
My oh my, the French certainly knew how to make a beautiful lantern!
Nice job!
Just a quick point... don't be tempted to use the 315 with Coleman fuel! They were not designed with the safety features you get on a Coleman...
The Tilley glass globe is a lot harder to copy using a donor of some sort. Maybe if you can find a similar diameter laboratory flask you might be...
Wow that's a beautiful lantern!
I use a courier myself because Royal Mail still have a policy of 'crush anything that looks a bit different' in place. Also, they can be eye...
Thanks guy, I'm extremely proud of her! She's still learning her craft and would like to do more lantern paintings so if anyone wants their own...
Thanks Tony! As someone who prides themselves on having as many different tap and die types, I guess I really need one of those!
She certainly does mate... her email address is... jazzy.geer@outlook.com Pop her an email with one or more photos of a lantern and have a chat.
With reference to the thread, I believe it's the thread between the brass section at the bottom and the inside of the steel tube of the vaporiser....
It was my birthday on the 25th of last month and my daughter painted me this... [ATTACH] I'm so happy! Not only did she paint it, you can see...
I have a very similar lathe and it's not so bad as you might imagine. The one I purchased needed to be properly set up and adjusted as they seem...
There it is... never seen one like it! It's a very unique and interesting lantern.
I've never seen anything like that... and it looks like theres a Tilley glass shoved in the box which is odd. Could it be a home made creation?...
Yes, you unstitch the seam rather than cut it, I should have said that! Thanks Gilles.
The cost and short supply of twin tie mantles is an issue for sure, but not insurmountable. If you follow the link below you'll find not just two...
My pleasure!
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