Thanks! Hope you get yours up and running soon :)
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Ive had a bialaddin table lamp top powder coated before and it looked quite good, but they recommend you do not run them with a heat source as it...
Tried lighting again, it seems to make a clunking noise, air comes out of the jet but it seems like no fuel is mixed with it. Any ideas ?
Yes I waited to pump until preheat is nearly done. I'm trying to clean the generator and Preston loop then I'm going to try again.
Trying to get my optimus to light. I've fitted a new needle and jet but the paraffin just seems to dribble out of the ceramic nozzle. I've tried...
I've got anchor lamp parts if you need some. Send me a pm.
From my experience you won't get those imperfections out with wire wool. You would have to use wet and dry paper, starting with a coarse grade to...
Update: new needle ordered and new jet. Going to try again and get it going. Thanks for the advice :)
Thanks for that advice Phil. I'll be on the case of finding new parts so the optimus will live again :)
Having straightened the vapouriser, the lamp pressurises but no paraffin comes out. Plus I think the small needle is missing off the end of the...
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Fixed that issue with a vapalux pump cup. Now having issues with the vapouriser and blocked jet..........
I've tried to put in a new pump leather on my optimus. I've tried trimming it a bit but the leather seems too thick. It isn't helped by the...
The swiveling hood is unresolved. Tilley paperwork from the time was inconclusive. It looks like it's one of a kind so I'll be holding on to that...
Cheaper than shoplifting!!
Was the tilley wall lamp the only tank tilley made where the centre boss was different to accept the pipe that goes into it?
Only 3 to 400 David? Where does one store them all ? :)
If you look at this thread : pl53 ?? Or variant , it shows one of my lamps with that shield.
Hi there. It looks like a genuine one. One of the early ones that goes over a burner on table lamp or parlour lamp models. That's why the hole in...
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