Thanks for the reply, I was just going to use the soldering pen,
when I thought that it was to overdo it... so went on with the super
glue as above.
Just hoping that the glue does react with paraffin/kerosene like
the silicone did.
Thanks for the reply, I was just going to use the soldering pen,
when I thought that it was to overdo it... so went on with the super
glue as above.
Just hoping that the glue does react with paraffin/kerosene like
the silicone did.
I have not used a torch before in my life.
I guess I must fill the tank with water first to ensure that no fuel
is left in it if I try to solder.
Problem is I have no torch, just a soldering pen.
EDIT:
I try super glue first, to see if that helps. Usually this
glue melts together fingers and destroy kitchen sinks here, so
why not some mm-small holes in a lantern can... Looks
good for now.
I have bought an old Dietz Little Wizard lamp over eBay. Blue
with red glass.
But the lamp had som "minor" damages - a half-glass crack, a stuck
burner gauge, it's "tilted" (i guess it has got a hit...), the wick was
finished. And for the last but worst: the tank is leaking!
I have fixed the burner control by WD40 (5-56 spray), replaced the
wick with a slightly smaller.
Yesterday I tried to repair the leak by using "Elast-o-rub", some kind
of silicone - with a great failure. Paraffin + silicone/elastorub is like
water and soap here...
And another thing for the record: never put masking tape on an old
painted lamp - the color gets off. Now the bottom of the
tank looks more damaged than before.
So what should I repair the tank with? I have heard of epoxy, and
I have also been thinking of electro-soldering.
It's leaking in the bottom, in the border between the bottom plate
and the container, not a small crack, but a fire problem.
Lamp has soooooo nice colour when it's lighted up... (bad me,
tested even if it leaked, he he he...
Thanks.
I removed the glass from the lamp, now I don't dare to
put it back.
Height: 167mm
Top diameter: 70mm
(Top ring is adjustable about 1-2 mm maybe if bending evily,
but already goes down to 67mm without glass attached...)
Bottom diameter: 84mm (max 86mm, burner hole is 33mm).
(Side to side, including glass thickness)
Bottom glass thickness: 2-3mm.
Top glass thickness: 4mm.
Glass thickest part is 120mm(?) in diameter.
Maximum possible glass width goes from 140mm (bottom) to
110mm (top) in glass width.
Oh, lamp have no text saying "Sturmtrotz", I just guessed this.
Last summer I fetched this beautiful lamp from a swedish flea market.
Previous owner said she found it in an old shed. I like it, burns nice, and
the bars around the glass is just perfect wilderness (?).
But previous user has cracked the glass badly.
One part is missing, and there are cracks from top to bottom.
Heat when using lamp causes glass to crack more - not using.
My checks says it's a Panzer Sturmtrotz "Fenix" (?), sign on tank
reads "FENIX Nº1 C & J Bergman Co STOCKHOLM". Tank bottom
reads "ORIGINAL PANZER LANTERNE". Glass has "Panzer" written
below a shield.
I need replacement glass, where do I get it?
Wick would also be appreciated, as current was found in the tank
and could be better.
I have been thinking about replacing glass with Dietz #852
Fitzall Globe, or Feuerhand 451/453, but the dietz doesn't
seem to fit exactly, and did not found any Feuerhand-glasses.
Heeelp!