Hey Jeff I dont have any petromax wrenches so I had to order special 9/16 in. 1/8 thickness open wrench. Am afraid the tube is stuck fast but if I...
Nagant, I just ordered two milspec 9/16 wrench (the other to counter the other nut) jaw thickness is 1/8 inch and once it arrives hopefully I can...
I recently won off Ebay a Petromax 829/500CP lantern. Description was that this lantern was in storage for 20 years and that the fuel had been...
At what point in time did Petromax start producing lanterns made in China? Likwise, are the military versions also made in China? Just curious. I...
Lovely....very versitile petromax and good for its age :thumbup: Ron
Yup, am aware so I really do not heat it to a point and only use propane to heat it up to a point that the silbrazed joints are not affected. Ron
If you will be stripping it down to clean, check the vaporizer tube as it may be gunked up. I just finished a hybrid lantern and I heat and...
Having a Petromax 821 with a really bad stress crack all around the bottom of the tank, I decided a coleman tank would suffice throwing all the...
Hello Otogi, welcome to CPL. That is a lovely lantern indeed. I like the pressure gauge style on that model lantern. Some members may give you...
Hi Mike, I do have the Tilley mantles but sadly I only get under 25 watts equivalent. Ron
Looks like a percolator handle to me. Just what popped into my mind. Ron
Thanks for the suggestion, I am unsure about whether what material is used in ye olde priming clips but it looks to me like this (its not cotton)...
Beautiful lantern. I have to put that on my Christmas wishlist. Ron
Lovely heater there Kenny :thumbup: quite rare. Thanks for sharing some pictures. Ron
Welcome jxmorris. Someone with more experience on this model will jive in shortly. I too am new at lanterns so I could not really give a more...
As I noticed using the Happy brand mantle on the tilley, the light was not that bright. I then used a coleman mantle which when preburned is...
Did Tilley make inverted hanging lamps? Looks like the glass is from an inverted lamp to me but am not familiar with Tilleys so I may be wrong....
Hey Clancambo, have not tried that yet but it will surely come in handy when the time requires it to be really cleaned. I dont have an ultrazonic...
Thanks Neil. The Vapalux and Tilley Bowlfire seem to be behaving well but the Tilley Lamp seems not to. As you said, each lamp has some sort of...
Neil, it does make sense as I compared the diameter of the vaporizer on the Tilley vs the Vapalux and the tilliey is slightly thinner in diameter....
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