Ah. The best laid plans...... After burning for about five minutes, the mantles developed a halo which eventually became external flames. I...
You can get the schroeder valve attachment and use a foot pump. Works much better. I only use the hand pump after it's running to top it off.
Thanks all for the tips and tricks.
I took the advice of some of you and converted my 220F. She is a kero burner now. The preheating pot was made out of some brass I had laying...
@Nonzo . Sounds like your generator still has a carbon buildup inside it.
No it won’t. However it does degas the tank and make it safe to solder etc. my go to for the varnish is warm Pine Sol. I might follow up with a...
I use powdered laundry soap and hot water in the tank. Shake well and rinse out a few times.
You would have to take out a mortgage just to fill the tank in South Africa.
I tried using a small flame to preheat the fount. I seemed to have forgotten about getting the temps of all the parts equal before adding solder....
Very elegant.
@Titoo . What color is the reflector? It looks like it is a black top and white bottom.
Beautiful example. Nice to see the German made one and compare it to my later model.
Love the valve control. Great lamp.
Those lanterns are so stylish. Looks good
Thanks for the tips and compliments . That fount is heavier duty than I thought and needs a heavy duty iron to solder with, hence the untidy job....
Check that the jet is tight. A loose one will cause a rich mixture and flames everywhere. Don't ask how I know lol.
So I acquired this Petromax in pretty sad shape. It had been sitting on the previous owners front porch for 10 years. He tried firing it up and...
The lamps do have a degree of draughting. Granted, the flame was set very low so any change in oxygen or methane would alter it.
Our mine safety lamps ran on benzene in South Africa. Burned clean with almost no soot.
@JohanOptimus Gives credence to “nou gaan ons braai “. Use the bbq to clean out the vaporizer.
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