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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Cool. Now I know why the one on the floodlight points in a different direction after I move it...

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We got Seafoam copied off the bottom of a 500 at Sherwin Williams. Got two spray cans. One says something t the effect of "keep this can- it has the formula on it".

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Use it, that's why the tip cleaner is there. Moving fluid is probably holding particles in place (i.e. at the base of the tip threads perhaps), then they settle out when the flow stops, and go to the orifice when it tries to start again. Put that on a lantern and you'll have to give the tip cleaner ...

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Oof. To be fair, a single application of single stage all-in-one would be better than factory new. Just saying...

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I see speaker lantern parts. PM coming.

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I typically use regular acid core plumbing solder. I also like to deaden it with inert gas (CO2) on the inside so it doesn't explode. That and/or use a giant soldering iron instead of direct flame. It should go without saying, do this at your on risk- The only things I do it on are either priceless ...

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It appears to be a later one, possibly made with parts from southeast Asia. Use only kerosene- this design has a few idiosyncrasies that make it dangerous for using gas or CF in. Check that the fittings are all tight before you use it- each time. The newer ones are notorious for having the generator...

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I remember a piss yellow wall hanging version from when I was five; one day in the early 1990s the phone company came and replaced it with a new dialtone one in whorehouse red. At the time, the change in dialing blew my mind. It had the square block of push buttons in the round hole where the dial o...

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All the parts in the picture look right. If you want to complete it with correct parts you'll need a vent nut with vertical splines and a globe with the faint green rising sun logo. And the 220B-E vent of course. If you want to be more practical and put it to use, just get whatever 220 size globe yo...

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Forget not also that these tanks are made of sheet steel, which is somewhat malleable. You may try holding the tank on the floor with your feet, firmly grasping the valve, and pulling up on it until it clears the tank properly. Changing the packing will not help because that's not where it shuts off...

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Hi What generator do I need to convert a 242c to kerosene? Also what size mantel would be sufficient for this conversion? I realize I will also need a pre-heater cup. Thanks As Pancho says, a 201 generator and a spirit cup. A 21 mantle may work, or it may push a 99. You'll have to experiment that o...

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That'd be sorely tempting if I lived in, like, Albany rater than way over the other side of Buffalo. Have the mods move this to the Classified section, you'll get more attention that way

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Ball nut, vent, or globe?

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Quick-Lites, both lamps and lanterns, would have had nickel tubes like this. Possibly also 220/228Bs, but those tended to have a restriction built into the tops. You don't really notice the nickel on them because they've all been discolored from decades of heat.

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That 242 gives me a "70s biker grunge" vibe. Did you do anything special to the valve wheel or just find a really faded one to use?

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School bus driver! Ain't no way, no how I could do it! BTW I spent several years as a field mechanic in the Wyoming oil patch, and a few years with a paving crew in AZ and NV lol. As a school bus driver, I can confidently say oil and asphalt work is unappealing! :) I can't work in a cubicle... Some...

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Sure it can be saved. I have one just like it that's been transplanted onto a Coleman-made Sunshine Safety fount.

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Yeah, most likely an Air-O-Lantern QL, probably from 1920-21 based on the frame. Appears to be missing baffle plate that should be over the depression in the frame bottom. Clean it up, look for words on the collar, or whether it has "CLOSE" and an arrow on the valve, and whether it also has a letter...

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outlawmws wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:22 am OK, ON Topic:

2/28 228
2/86 286
2/88 288
2/90 290
2/42 242B , Exists
2/35 235
4/27 427
3/27 327
2/27 227
2/49 249

Can't say for the rest....

2/28 is exactly one month too early for a 228. They entered production in March of that year.

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These founts also have internal bracing. When they were tested, the pressure was a couple hundred psi before it even began to deform, and a few hundred more before it failed. My Firefly (the lamp version) regularly gets about 80 psi in it, though it's set up for gas at this time. https://i.postimg.c...

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It keeps big bugs and debris from going up the air tube, it also moves air through the collar, which cools the top of the fount.

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I do a variation of the boiling water method. I fill with freezing cold and then set it in a pot and heat it up. There's less chance of accidentally putting in too much pressure that way. (Water expands more slowly as it gets hot.) If it doesn't move far enough the first time, just do it again...

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I have a '30 327 in it's box. Green vent. So the one you saw is legit.

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Think of it like this: Why are they so common? Because they get the job done, reliably, and well. While the 220F was being made Thermos gave up making gas lanterns altogether. It wasn't because the Colemans were chintzy either- which is more likely to be operable when you find one? Same deal a coupl...

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Because just as compressing a gas heats it, allowing it to expand cools it. Those pounders can do that in the middle of the summer here in the Great Lakes area where it's humid. You should see what a Northern Nova running at full blast does to one...

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Try three things before writing that off. First, look inside. If it's all clean in there, then your rust problem is most likely cosmetic. It can be pitted enough to obscure the date stamp and still be completely sound. If you still have reservations after looking inside, grab a pick or nail and poke...

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Vintageish wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:45 am

So how soon will this be Dean's new avatar?

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Performed some basic maintenance and brought this beast back to life:

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Out of town last night, listening to my Walkman, thinking, why don't I have any of The Boss on tape?

Tonight I'm rectifying that situation.

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Got this to have on hand in case of any more surveillance balloons:

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The only things necessary to convert a 335 to kerosene are a 339 generator and preheat cup. They take to it extremely well; you don't even need to play with the FA tube or anything. I imagine the same would be true of the 321, given it has the same frame and generator. Just pass by the lighting dete...

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For the red package ones, heck yeah! Ignore the haters- these are leagues better than they were a few years ago.

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Yeah, check our sponsor. Should have a shade holder, and a R55, and the pump assembly from a 220B will fit on that lamp.
When you do get into it, you will need to take out the fuel pickup tube assembly from the fount and clean it well. They clog easily and then the lamp won't run right.

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In all that universe, all those galaxies, all these star systems, and all the planets, there's only one of each of us. What are you going to do with yourself, hmmm?

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I'm ready to relieve everyone of wrinkly robes!

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Yep I saw it last night. Who's betting on what it spread? New human virus or something agri-warfare related like wheat rust, corn blight, anthrax or brucellosis? Seems to me it spread a bunch of fear. Surely anybody here can come up with a more effective plan than sneezing in a jet stream. What doe...

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outlawmws wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 3:09 am
I need a fount .... that you've retired due to rust through the bottom.
So two bad fonts = one good fount?

Yeah. The bottom of this one is good. Won't be the first time I've done this.

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outlawmws wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 1:22 am Will, planning a fill station?

No...

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What exactly is the trouble? Is it clogged? There are several things to try before resorting to this kind of surgery.

Rubing I think did it to a 227 or Slant 228. It functioned afterward, but with an obvious solder repair.

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Specifically, I need a fount with the side stamp, so about 1962 or older, that you've retired due to rust through the bottom.

On a possibly related note, if anyone has a good Christmas lantern fount, that will also serve my purposes.
Let me know what you have, thanks,

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Where are the originalists when someone clones a Shelby GT out of a 6 cylinder Mustang? Is this not the same thing on a smaller scale? If someone is making a large purchase, especially when they want the item to hold or accumulate value (and say otherwise all you want but that's where Arcs and Gold ...

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Toby's right on. The tabs are factory, the figure 8 just screws down till it's tight, and the big hole in the frame was probably put there when the owner replaced the original mica globe that had a lighting door with a glass one that doesn't.

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Were there any major differences between the 200 and 200A or just minor improvements? The only difference between the 200 and the 200A, when the one became the other, was the fount being all steel instead of brass. (Incidentally, this was also the only difference between the 220D and 220E, at about...

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Hey, that's my idea!

But I'm on the hunt for an old 413E-F case to put it in...

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I've my suspicions about a typewriter being "noiseless". A little bit of artistic license, that. Think of it in the same way as a Quick-Lite lantern and it will make sense. I thought my Underwood drafting typewriter from the '40s was of the same marketing nonsense until I got a Remington Standard N...

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https://i.postimg.cc/brrMwMrN/201-fount.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/SKLHTCHq/201-fount-2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/k4nzkDdS/201-fount-3.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/hjp6ggS5/201-fount-4.jpg Since you're asking for a replacement already, go ahead and strip that one and see if it's still sound. If it is, rep...

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If you do try the Amish mix route, just remember that it only is safe in a Coleman or other pressure lantern with a positive shutoff. (HC is about the only other maker that comes to mind right now.) Anything you shut off by depressurizing should use straight kerosene. And, never, ever, use any gas/c...

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outlawmws wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:49 pm I could see this going into a fun project. too bad it's in Canada, I think shipping would kill it for me.

Same here. I have a hgp burner that would combine with that to make an awesome Frankie!

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"after getting it out and having a closer look at it I suspected that was how it worked." Does the valve assembly have a an air valve/spring like the AGM valve assemblies reportedly have? While apart it is a good time to nail down the method of operation and fuel/air flow paths. Does the lantern ha...

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The check valve may be just fine where it is. The part you show broken is the air stem. If you got the rest of it out, put a good one in and try it. Then you will know how much you need to do to the check valve- it may need just a shot of carb cleaner through it. If you really want to replace though...

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!"