I've picked up this Coleman 335 today: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I've never had a Coleman before so this is a new venture for me. Under the base it...
A friend of mine recently gave me a rather poorly Sea anchor lamp with a view to stripping any useable spares off it and consigning the rest to...
In between fettling lamps and the odd stove I picked up an old Blow Lamp (1950's Monitor) and have got it up and running. The question: Where to...
Thanks for all the help. TBH I didn't even think of fleabay for meths ! Best I can find is just over £15 for 5 litres and works out at 1.59 for...
Although I've managed to source cheap Paraffin/heating oil (cheers Trojandog) does anyone know where I can get relatively cheap meths? all the...
All resolved once i found a decent O ring!
I'll give it a go Thank you
I have an X246B with what appears to be a loose spindle on the control cock. If you take off the black plastic knob you can feel a lot of play in...
Since joining the forum this year and starting my apprenticeship in lamp fettling I've been learning a lot: Pressure lamps are highly contagious...
From a practical point of view I would say Tilley Lamps are pretty bombproof with less parts than a petromax type. I have a number of X246b lamps...
I have recently obtained an X246a with a dent in the side of the tank. could somone out there outline any tried and tested methods please? I'm...
Decided to take my Anchor CP350 for a walk along with my two springer spaniels along the riverbank this evening. So much better than a torch, kept...
Had an interesting week. First of all our Troop has been given a SVEA paraffin stove in great condition but no pressure. I replaced the pump...
Green with envy ! Every time I go somewhere like the local car boot at Polegate I rarely find any pressure lanterns but there seems to be a...
I am very much in agreement with David on this one. Yes, there is the satisfiction of picking up something that is rusty, non functional etc,...
Is there a kind soul out there in lampland who can tell me the thread size of the three screws that attach the cage to the tank as one of mine...
I've only been "into fettling" for a relatively short while compared to most on here but in the case of a stuck control knob I've saturated the...
The Green X246B was my first go at a respray in "scout (mondeo!)green and I hope to add a scout symbol at one point. The Bialaddin 310 is my...
ah ha..... Well I thought I would use it anyway, saves me shooting down to halfords yet again. :oops: :oops:
Out of interest I have tried the "Aldi" stove paint as per the instructions -forget any hint of gloss cos its matt. So I've used it to spray a...
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