Paraffin Lamp advice / recommendations please

[ateallthepies]

Cheers for the sub Not been on the tube recently but hope to make some more vids soon.

Steve.

 

[British Red]

Glad your cheapies worked out - mine were - defecatory - I guess it depends on which factory they came from

 

[spader]

Thanks~ True. It would also depend on luck as well? Cheapo, no name make products would have higher percentage of faults say 15 - 30% in their products, while well known, established expensive makes would have less than 1 - 3% due to more strict quality control? A bit like playing lotto.

Glad your cheapies worked out - mine were - defecatory - I guess it depends on which factory they came from

 

[spader]

Welcome~ You should keep making more vids, as they are excellent and very informative.

Cheers for the sub Not been on the tube recently but hope to make some more vids soon.

Steve.

 

[Jonbodthethird]

I was researching funnily enough yesterday in the end I went for a uco candle lamp with a oil convertor.


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I've tried it and in all honestly absolutely brilliant bit of kit. Well worth the money saved in weight and pack size.


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[kawasemi]

Also worth stripping the lantern and giving a quick spray with high temp paint or plastikote (I know, I said it before). A tiny drop of your wife's perfume in the tank or on the top of the hood will stop any odour but keep your wicks trim and tidy, don't burn too high and there should be very little smell.

If you've not stripped one down before, the ring on the top is not for hanging, pull it while holding the tank to raise the hood which allows the globe to tilt back for easy removal and cleaning/wick trim/change or spraying with paint. The globes on the bigger lanterns will be fragile so careful how you handle them and wash in warm water.

Worth getting in a stock of wick, buy by the metre off ebay, its cheap enough.

I know I'm bumping an old thread but there is some really good info here. Question please...when you spray with Plastikote, is it affected in any way by the heat and any recommendations for the inside of the tank as a coating to stop corrosion?

Cheers

K

 

[rik_uk3]

The plastikote lasts fine and I've never coated inside the tank.

 

[kawasemi]

The plastikote lasts fine and I've never coated inside the tank.

Cheers Sir

K