And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
willford. Same here. I did find out that storing a partial can of fuel for something like 15 years didn't quite work out, but with a few drops of oil on the washer, a new mantle, and fresh fuel, it fired right up.
Ahem. My turn. Got one, use a lot.
ReplyDeleteQuite attached to it.
They have a model that uses a combination of Propylene and LOX?
ReplyDeleteAmazing how bright mine is with two mantles. had it for years.
ReplyDeleteAmazing how hard it is to find white gas these days....
ReplyDeleteThe green ones are 'more classic' ;-)
DeleteHad one of these, rusted inside from leaving oxygenated (alcohol blend) gas in it.
I have a single mantle RED. One fuel....& fuel.
ReplyDeletewillford. Same here. I did find out that storing a partial can of fuel for something like 15 years didn't quite work out, but with a few drops of oil on the washer, a new mantle, and fresh fuel, it fired right up.
DeleteGot a 1977 200 at an auction a few years ago. Never has had fuel in it. Sits on top my gun safe. Kids will probably let it go for a pack of marlboros
ReplyDeletethe mantles are a good use of thorium, it's what makes the white light.
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