I thought the same thing, and made an effort to disassemble the manometer for that reason (the meter dial is printed on aluminium). But I forgot...
...and thanks @WimVe for the complete restoration instructions and other tips! Before I can light this up I still need to get some of the regular...
Not burning yet but today I did a total disassembly (as far as I could) and cleaning in a boiling citric acid solution, as described by Shinzo...
Thanks Wim, good to know. I was already hoping that px parts would be interchangeable.
This arrived today. I think that means 1. yea this is addictive and 2. I'm going to need to learn quite a bit about...fettling? And figuring out...
@WimVe I'm pretty sure right now it has only one of those two settings!
Thanks. I hope I will get the lantern to work, but first I need to get it in my hands! It will be a while before I expect I can make it back. I...
Hi, I've only posted once, and then later placed a reply in this same thread with one more picture. Did I do something wrong with my posting?
Hi, somewhat unexpectedly I got this online, and it's been delivered to my parent's in the Netherlands. Petromax Rapid. What type and year is...
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