I agree, and have even used it to clean the shower in the bathroom when that task has been neglected for too long. Re-use is not something I've...
I think many of us have had a run-in with black mantle disease /blight at some point, and for no obvious reason. I started out if you look at my...
There are essentially two heights of dome and their corresponding tubes are designed to have a clearance in the dome of about 3mm from what I can...
I've had some pretty awful tanks over time, and some where the contents have turned to black oily pitch like residue. Caustic Soda at about 50...
As you may have gathered, this is a work-in-progress analysis at the moment, whilst that is, as a result of viral constraints, my diary is pretty...
Hello Tony, and thank you. I've plenty of good stock lamps that burn perfectly, and burners that essentially look no different to some that are...
Hello Gents. I've been playing around with various indoor and table models of late, and testing burners to try to discover which burn bright,...
Since I have no lantern-savvy heir apparent, and since who knows how this pandemic will affect us, I've decided to share odd snippets of workshop...
Brazing is sadly not in my suite of skills. Finding something light in weight that would serve as a handle without unbalancing the shroud was...
My ancestors have been "cobbling" things up to suit the need for invention for many generations ! Legend has it, one of them, a Cordwainer, made...
I'm hoping this may be of use to others who as in my case acquired a preheater with no shroud. Mine was on an IL47 with Railway provenance. I...
Hello Darryl. Yes it is extremely bright. It ran 6 hours without faltering last night 'til I turned it off, and still passes the "slosh test" so...
Good evening folks. A happy ending to report at last. Been too busy decorating to find time for this, but she's now up and running, albeit with a...
Hello Darryl. No sign of that at present on Ebay I'm afraid. I'm waiting on the jet from Paul before I try my next move in any case, as before I...
Hello and thank you for the welcome ! I've tried drilling out all sorts of things like studs in alloy engine blocks, and yes, unless you are...
Thank you once again Henry. I'm waiting on a jet from Paul M, and actually do have a needle from I believe a Petromax I can file down, but need to...
Thank you all. Graham your suspicion was well founded, as you can see from the picture I've just added here, the skinny section of the pricker is...
Thank you Paul. I'll give base camp a call if Pete thinks they're worth a shot. I might come back at you regarding that jet if all else fails....
Hello and seasons greetings to all. Having just taken delivery of what I think is an all brass 350, I'm stuck with the issue of the jet and the...
I'm wondering why the aftermarket has not dealt with the X246 reflector. The initial instigation of this thread related to the Shaw version, which...
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