Beiträge von wskmotor

Heh, I've got a problem with "leather pump" too, but in different kind. I did a new washer by cuting a new washer from a part of leather. But the leather was too thick, so after forming it to correct shape and pushing into a latern it is TOO HERMETIC and when I pull it out, the air cannot go under the washer. When i let it free, there is underpressure under the washer which takes it down. So my new washer is REALLY hermetic Offcourse it is impossible to pump even a little of air
Weting the washer in kerosene made it more elastic, but it's still too hermetic, so if the technical vaseline won't help You, the good idea is buying a new leather washer. Or You can make it by yourself, but remember that the fat of a leatherand and correct profile of washer are the keys for success.

Everything is below:

OK, OK, I will

That link doesn't work Maby You have a new one ?

Hello Guards of fire !

When I bought my lamp I could turn the 111 wheel around (360 grades). I burned my latern yesterday (and it was my first time ) and everything was OK until I started to turn the wheel. There was a laud noise and almost no light (because the flame started to draw back into the mixing tube). So I turned fast left and right with no result and than something happened, because I could not turn the wheel so that the arrow faces upwards.
some parts of mixing tube was red, so I opened air release screw (13). After extinguish of latern I was turning the wheel several times and now I can turn it that the arrow faces upwards and downwards, but only in a range of 180 grades. SO, the question is: if the wheel should let to turn it in a range of 180 or 360 grades ?

With regards from Poland
wskmotor