Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says:

"I miss the days when you could just push someone in the swimming pool without worrying about their cell phone!"

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Ulf You will have time to figure out what you like. I have may stoves and a couple folding ovens. Almost any of the stoves work well. The difference being the size and number of pans they will accommodate. As for ovens...the folding ovens are fun but I consider them a novelty, not a serious controll...

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Ulf

Nice stove. I bet your wife will love it.

My wife likes my GPA stoves and enjoys watching me cook on them every bit as much as she enjoys watching me cook on our regular stove.

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Darned generator screens.

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Just looking at the picture I notice a couple were threaded and then plated, while others were plated and then threaded.

Don't know what that means.

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Kosterme wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 2:45 am That’s what I was afraid of.. thank you

It's not as hard as you think.

Oh and that hole in your finger will heal fast.

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Carefully pry that ring keeper off.

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No but if I did I would take Cale Makar to score a goal.

Too much of a fan to make smart bets.

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That's a great story.

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Good deal.

Now to find a spoon, I'm off to eat some dirt.

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Mark I have both styles of pumps and both screws and tacks, but I don't recall seeing that thinner wooden bushing before. I have had to re-solder a couple of those end caps on these in the past. I figured from kids blowing air in each other's faces instead of pressurizing appliances 😁 No kids left ...

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I always assumed these were shipped unassembled. So there is no constant clocking.

No idea if I am correct.

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If I talk about illuminating a pair or silkies and watching them fill out nicely until I can feel the warmth from their glow, would I be banned? (I have never been on facebook) By the way I did this in the house yesterday while my wife was out. When she came back she knew what I had been doing and w...

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If I'm looking at your picture correctly it's bent that would happen when tightening the valve not from loosening.

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The eccentric block operates the generator rod not, the F/A metering rod.

Correct?

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Good luck. Hope it's a mild case.

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Ulf,

Thanks for a lot of fun. Safe travels, and please check in here from time to time.

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Dang. That is neat.

So the generator is the angled part the goes to what looks like a Preheat cup?

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Another hour or so to go, friends! And I haven't gone into my books because I don't wish to send the wrong impression -- that I'm here to peddle books or myself. Neither is the case. I'm here to have a little fun with fellow Lantern Addicts and that's it. I've mentioned my trade every once in a whi...

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I would like to have my name put in the hat.

(And the title to your books)

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I have the urge to try frosting a globe.

What have you guys used as a media.

Also is it possible to find small quantities at a reasonable price.

Thanks

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Nice work. I have always been a grease gun guy but you can't argue with results like that.

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I've never used or seem an O ring in that groove.

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I've always called them a bug shield.

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Takes a little practice but it's fun.

A real mantle saver when you forget to put the F/A tube in. (Or so I have heard)

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Common lanterns change. I started buying and fixing lanterns that were given to friends years ago. At that time I was tripping over five dollar 200As. 200As are still common but, they are harder to find and the price has gone to the sky. Give it time and those darned old green double mantle things w...

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I must confess I have found more than my share of real cheap 200As.

But I have not found one of those cases.

Nice work.

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Dave I will let others ring in but, in my opinion you did nothing wrong. From the pictures it seems that the uncleaned lanterns showed a slight green hue. This leads me to think the nickel was already gone. The nickel under the protection of the collars looks good. I think someone in the past remove...

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Whitegas Extraordinaire wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:27 pm Dominic
I have a few that run way hot. They seems to self pressurize when they are too hot to touch.
I kinda like them that way.

I'm sure it was self pressurizing. I put the 6 tip in and it's running well.

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Tgarner01 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 8:45 pm Well it is a custom.... Might as well soup it up

I'm pretty sure the paint is cured.

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Here's my theory:. A 200A owner goes to the store to get a replacement generator. The salesperson thinks all Coleman generators are the same. The owner goes home convinced that it's the right generator because the salesperson must know what's right. At this point the owner either modifies the lante...

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You can replace the cage and go with a 200A generator, but it seems you can also continue to use this cage with the 220 generator and just replace the tip and innards with that of a 200A. Jim I should have included that option as a question in my post. I have done that and it seems OK just a little...

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Well as many of you have seen in another post I just finished a 200A / 275 Frank. I ran it for a while yesterday and lit it up again today. After a few minutes I noticed it was running real hot. Even the fount was getting hotter than I felt comfortable with. So I figured maybe the generator tip was ...

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Tgarner01 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 10:09 pm Made a quick stop on the way home today. Ended up picking up this Akron 133.

Toby
When you drive down the road do you have to roll up the windows and wear a helmet to keep GPAs from jumping into your truck and causing injury?

Nice lantern.

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Best looking brown lantern I've seen.

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Just explain to her that is the recommended breaking in procedure. The flames season the lamp and allow it to run brighter. The high pitch screams you were making during the break in period are also beneficial to the seasoning process. I hope she noticed how nimble you were while flailing your flami...

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Old Cat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 11:50 pm Welcome to the forum. If you have the old generator we can walk you through the rebuilding process.

Welcome.

If you have one most of the time they can be made to run like new.

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Those must be prayer rugs.

You set up camp and the sit on the rug and pray the wind does not blow and bury your camp.

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Well we got a fair amount of snow. Hard to measure as it was blowing 40mph+. Had drifts about 4 feet high in places. Finally stopped snowing and the wind stopped. Jumped on the snow thrower and got plowed down to the road about 7 pm. 9 below going to 16 below but for the most part the storm is past ...

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It's hard enough to find shades. But you even find em for lamps that take two at a time.

Nice stuff.

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Mark
Howdy from Wyoming.

At this point I'm sure you feel you can control yourself. This false hope will soon pass.

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Well, it hit here in wyoming yesterday afternoon.

It's a dandy, get your warm sox ready.

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Moses

Catch some for me.

Forecast 70mph winds and over afoot of snow for Tuesday and Wednesday.

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rob_pontius wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:07 am Nice work.

Thanks. I'm glad a good guy sent me a fount to put it in.

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Davao2 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 3:40 am That is really nice job you did. Thanks for sharing

Thank you.

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What a nice stove!!!

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Tgarner01 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:45 am Perfect Dominic! Lots of ways to skin that cat eh? Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words.

Someday I'm going to cut a junk fount and figure out just how close to the bottom the F/A tube should be.

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Toby recently posted a great way to shorten an F/A. However, I don't have a flare tool and have taken a different approach. I have done this acouple times and they seem to work fine. https://i.postimg.cc/QtvgJvhJ/20230218-162444.jpg First I remove the tip. Take note that the inner tube is slightly l...

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For what it's worth I use Teflon tape on everything that won't get too hot (hundreds of appliances here)... For many reasons, but most importantly because it's highly frowned upon

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So that's why your stuff never works.

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lynn225 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 5:08 pm I have one that cracked. Caused the lantern to run poorly after it warmed up. Tough problem to track down!

Mine sure looks like it run for a long time after the break. Im sure it didn't run well.

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Phredd wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 2:58 pm Think it could be repaired by brazing?

A good brazer could but I'm not that guy. Also may need to be re tapped to clean the threads.

I'm tossing it.

Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says: "I miss the days when you could just push someone in the swimming pool without worrying about their cell phone!"

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Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says:

"I miss the days when you could just push someone in the swimming pool without worrying about their cell phone!"