If it is yours and not exactly rare, then the colour it ought to be doesn't matter. I sprayed a Bialaddin 300X cream. Because I didn't like the...
The dreaded CFL produces electronic 'hash' from some kind of an oscillator. I know the damn things radiate all sorts of garbage that renders a...
Santa should have locked the door before he made that delivery.
It is really very simple: The heat deflector is usually in such an appalling state that replacing it with an ashtray of the right profile &...
I used the mantles intended for the Handilight in my 200cp Solar & the Mini-Flood one on my SMP Milspec lantern. I am not sure now if there was a...
Where might these mantles be obtained? Reply by private topic if it should not be mentioned publicly.
If the pump cup/washer is dry then it isn't flexible. The edges of the cup let air past as you draw the pump rod up. When you thrust down the cup...
What is the situation in Europe & the UK regarding radioactive mantles? When was the use of Thorium banned? I had Anchor mantles that were...
I have always wondered if there is great difference between using a thorium mantle or it's exact modern equivalent (in terms of light output) if...
Sounds like the non-return valve at the bottom of the pump is stuck closed. There is absolutely no 'hiss' when you undo the pressure relief screw?...
The mantles are made of what appears as a woven tube drawn together or totally closed at one end. It seems like the materials of construction are...
Lubricate the pump washer and see how much pressure you can raise before dunking it in a bucket of water. Have you done the magnet test on the...
What else do you have which takes a single-tie mantle & is rated less than 300cp? If a smaller Petromax or Coleman is doing exactly the same thing...
Would they actually be safe to use if dismantled and re-assembled properly and not over-pumped? The Prahbat in question looked like the 'J' tube...
I thought the bent and twisted parts was bad enough. But using a coffee can to stamp out the spirit cup... It looks like it was assembled in a...
I used to have one of these milspec lanterns (SMP 1982). The top of the lantern was not enameled like a regular Coleman top, it had a matt brown...
What cp rating is the lantern? The mantle looks a little under-sized for whatever it is on. How many of these mantles did you buy? If they are...
Were these lanterns shipped to France as unassembled parts & W&B made a different top. It does look like they made a top based on the pattern of...
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