Hi Michel! No i didn't tried with a match. I used a bit fiberglass rope with a wire inside soaked with spirit. I hope i see yours in action soon!...
A short search on Google i found this company BOROSIL Probably as good as any borosilicate glass. Cheers, Francisc
That is close to the dimensions of many Coleman (108x111 mm) coleman 282 (112x113 mm) and many of the Petromax clone in 300 cp and 500 cp (110x115...
@Sellig33 are you still in the chase for a top and a glass? I may have some, at least a part of them. Cheers, Francisc
@MYN i agree. Here stands next to the lamp type what it should bare that number. Probably I'm gonna swap the tanks. Maybe the previous owner has...
@Tony Press the tank says 252 but the build variant is 255 So it's fair to say 255. Cheers, Francisc
Thanks! Sometimes it just feels that they have too mych chat time on the shelf instead of glowing.
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Hi! This Ditmar 519 is almost complete. It came to use the glass with hole what i made during another project. The original glass is 110/126 mm (...
@Martin K. Thanks for all the information. I have the original glass with the hole in middle but unfortunately it has a crack on half of the...
Thanks Martin! They aren't so easy to find :) even för parts. Cheers, Francisc
Hi! This lamp is incomplete but i managed to make it working. I need to find a right cleaning needle, the one it have is worn and to short. I...
The cleaning is going further. Today i puted on paus the cleaning to see how the vaporizer (without touching it) works. Is working very well...
Hi! I got this Aida 103. There are missing some parts, so if someone gas them lying around, I'm interested. What is missing : the inside of top...
@Nils Stephenson indeed. I was looking today through gallery to see if the other lamps have a number on the tank (is then i saw yours optimus...
@Nils Stephenson i saw it today. I was looking strikt after 263 and therefore i missed it. Have a great day! /Francisc
Thanks @Bo Ryman and @JEFF JOHNSON! In working order i don't think it will be so challenging but to make it a nice looking lamp it will be a...
Hi! I just got this Optimus 25x model. It was black and not easy to see something. The top has lost most of it's plating. The tank lost also a...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] I put both images in the same post. I don't iwn one, never had one in my hands so i don't know. I understand what you say about...
The globe appears also different from the more usuale 25x serie, it looks wider att the bottom. The top is longer than 25x. I like it.
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