Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says:

" 'Well at least I don't have to wake up any more.' Is what I want my tombstone to say!"

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Would be handy to know what model 413

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Nice

This is what I think of every time I hear somebody say "restoring a stove is a lot of work".

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You can make it as complicated as you want, but it doesn't have to be. Soldering is a good skill to learn, not that tough, but like anything takes some practice. Ulf, you seem like a smart cookie, you could do this if you so desired A good rinse and air dry is fine for a font. A bad seam? should be ...

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Pictures of what you are doing always a huge help.
A lantern fount?

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I learn something new! ty Jim

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Perfection heaters are great....................for heating! I use mine every winter.

If your into beautiful get the glass one. But I find them too bright, and too heavy/tippy and sold them. The regular ones are great.

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IMHO most lanterns are too bright anyway

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I don't understand (happens a lot w me) heat shield is there??

I'll take it unless something is missing I can't see.
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We've had interesting members here too

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You will need a glass globe (ocp has repo globes) and then a typical shade from anything.

Ideally you would have the finial (is that right) thing at the top too, but it will run wo it.

Wiser people than I will help I hope

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Jim, your post above reminded me of a time wife and I were on the east side of MT at some buffalo jump park. Ever been on the east side of MT.? You aint seen windy till you have. Yeah, like that. I had a 500, thank goodness I had a nice windsceen and we found a little depression. And it worked well....

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Lynn, how did you know when you recieved a call if it wouldn't ring?

We have a couple rolling around in the prop room, fun on stage when doing oldies.

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Jim is right, and wrong. 502 is great, but start with a 500. Kinda like the difference tween a 425 and a 413, a 500 offers a real stable, large cooking surface.
Of course, you need them both though.

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Would be super simple to file a bit of that valve away so it wouldn't hit.

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Coleman makes a nice oven which is common and cheap. And some stoves come with oven attached! You need a bunch of these :) Below is picture of my Boss oven, Coleman is similar https://i.postimg.cc/Ssx6FQmV/BOSS-1.jpg Below is Coleman stove with attached oven https://i.postimg.cc/ZYD1QCJ7/COLEMAN-2-G...

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Very nice. Maybe your wife can pass on some cooking tips.

And now you need an oven so you can bake stuff!!!

I enjoy cooking on my stoves, I'm crude and clumsy and learning.

PS we like pictures of stoves cooking things

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Had to look up 424. Here is parts diagram
https://www.oldcolemanparts.com/files/d ... 24-700.pdf

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Crick outside our place hasn't come up at all yet. Our valley is really dark and cold, doesn't melt till late spring..

And we get that cold draft you mentioned coming down the creek every evening, can chill you to the bone!

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Nice thing about being that cold is you don't hardly get wet.

I'm envious of the flat ground.

And as long as you have coffee for breakfast the rest doesn't really matter to me!

Good on ya getting out. You've got more snow than we do.

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I love the anticipation of something coming!!

Less than 10 stove??? ROOKIE!

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Neve used Heet. Try it and let us know. But there are lots of (probably) better options

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Among the best looking lanterns

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A drop of water is fine. Let's not overthink this. Let there be light!

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THe only time scary fireballs can result is when lantern is left pressurized, and not lit. Fuel can then slowly leak out of generator and build up, resulting in flames when lit.

Not uncommon for lanterns to take a while to shut down completely, and yes, this is normal.

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How did they "test" it without a fuel bottle?

I've never had to do anything to mine, and really don't even know how to clean cable whatever it is. Wonder if mine has shake thing?

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Good on ya!

I enjoy finding something (stove, fly rod etc) when out on adventures and using it on the spot.

Always found my whisperlites a bit fiddley, or something. Not my fav stove, but I used it a fair amount way back

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I had a thrashed looking 275, it worked great.
I had a 275A, it wouldn't shut off

To test, pump up lantern, leave valve shut, and see if any fuel come from tip of generator.

And go light your lantern! About the worse that is gonna happen is it won't shut off.

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I can see em now! One thing about those......Coleman has that cool air stem arrangement, AGM does not. And it is easy, when pump it, to bang the threaded end of the pump shaft on the threads of the check valve, buggering them up. So careful when you pump. That said, some AGM use a kind of screwdrive...

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I'm a stovie and I CAN'T SEE IT!!!

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Whatever, I would be all over that either way.

But then ,I'm not a Stovie

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It's not just cracks, it's leaks from many places. I had a 519 leak from the valve Orings, could have been a disaster, really woke me up. These things aren't safe. Just a note, 10 years or so ago, shortly after I joined here, I took a running 220, and poured CF on the fount. No issue. I poured it on...

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Dag!

I'm heading to the thrift store at lunch.....

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And I hope everybody gets the message that this is not the safest hobby around. We are playing with fire.

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What's not tolike about any of them?

I have a 413D that has been loved almost to death.

And a month or so ago my wife very proudly presented me with a ratty 413G she had bought for $2.50

so that one is now my fav

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Purty!

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"the heat from the abrasive saw caused the coating to release from the inside wall of the fount". With due respect, do you expect the coating to stay on when being cut with an abrasive saw?? This is probably important if you go cutting your fonts up and expect the stuff to stick, but is not relevant...

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Doesn't matter where the snorkel is , or overfull, or tipped.
if the air stem in snug, Your pump tube leaks.

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I'm looking forward, next time I do POR15, to coating something that is really scrap, so I can heat it up and see when it lets loose.

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Yup, in one failure it is on too thick (instruction say THIN coat) and in another member is applying a second coat over the first coat before it is set.

Following the instuctions, treating the metal as per the instructions, is a good first step to making ANY product work well.

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Can you find the post about Caswell's "having faith"?? I don't believe that was the term they uised, more like "it should work" And I think POR15 was something "we havent tested it" But I'm just recalling vaguely too. I could be mistaken. If you want to be really safe around your family, pets, etc, ...

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I was just chatting with a friend yesterday about doing the same stupid thing over and over, glad I'm not the only one

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I have had these things spring leak from every possible place. Except the fount after I have sealed them. Sooner or later, leaks appear from somewhere. Sealed or not, you need to treat these as a disaster just waiting to happen. Your most beloved, trusted, pristine lantern could leak from the font t...

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Oh that's nice. I think you should use that font.....

Years ago I saw a post where a member had soldered (it doesn't need silver solder) multiple cracks, smoothed it out, and made it look pretty good.

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I have used POR 15 for decades, first on automotive fuel tanks and now on GPA stuff. Really good product, never had a failure. Follow directions.
I have a Caswells motorcycle tank kit and have yet to use it, but I will

That's such a pretty old thing I would certainly fix it if it was mine.

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Dang it I was hoping you would take bad checks....

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YOu have a "pour over"? has one pot above the other? like the big one on left burner?

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So picture is not yours?

They're around but not easy to find. If you have a functional rack and pinion you are better than most.

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You filter coffee?

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My AGM #1 stove "cap" is close, but not exact. It has the same thread pitch--27per

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I've got one of those tall, yard lights with the frosted Turd globe, it's a good unit. I think that is the only propane I have at the moment

Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says: " 'Well at least I don't have to wake up any more.' Is what I want my tombstone to say!"

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Uncle Sidney ~~ Prison Philosopher Says:

" 'Well at least I don't have to wake up any more.' Is what I want my tombstone to say!"