Thank you for posting this !!! I found that 3/4 electric conduit works well and I used a 11 mm socket for the pressing tool, I made one and it works great !!thank you again my freind 😊
Thank you from Australia. Businesses that regularly use leather often have boxes of scraps that you can buy inexpensively or get for free. I love my Coleman lanterns and stoves.
So happy I went looking for a DIY video on how to make these pump cups. I've got an old Optimus 111B that has a pump cup that's just a bit smaller than a Coleman or petromax pump but your process is still going to work perfect. Now I'm on a hunt for a nice piece of scrap leather 👍👍
I haven't had to replace one on an Optimus yet but if they are anything like the Coleman you will need a thinner piece of leather to be flexible enough to work properly. If you live near a Tandy leather I think you can get it in any thickness you want. I have trouble finding it around here. Thanks for the sub and God bless.
Thanks... I looked for this video after you mentioned this tool at the meet-up and couldn't find it.. And 'boom' it appears...lol Going to be my evening project since it's cold and snowy outside... Planned on going to the shop and working on a case for my 502 but don't feel like freezing...hahaha
Sweet glad I found this video I even have the punch pliers your talking about that use to be my grand dad's Just so happens I need to rebuild a pump for a 426B coleman stove Guessing it's a mid 50s model
I knew there was “a trick” to making those, but I didn’t know what it was!!! Thanks Robert!!!! (I bought the $5.00 Pyrex Coffee Pot.... now I gotta make a basket and stem.... I can’t pay $40.00 or $50.00 for the ones on eBay 🤣😂🤣)
Excellent video! Very good, useful information regarding how to make those leather pump cups for a Coleman stove or Lantern. I purchased a Coleman 502 single burner stove at a Flea Market this past weekend. It needs a bit of work to get it in operating condition.
@@colemanrestorationsrepair4171 You’re welcome brother! I made a bunch but didn’t have any pipe so I used a piece of maple and a ground down socket! It works pretty good!
You are right those new rubber cups are junk I just seen a guy replace his leather cup that was just a bit dried out with one of these rubber pos earlier on avideo and it made me cringe. Guy told me when I bought my stove that he just replaced the pump but that rubber pump cup has wore out already from the oil deteriorating it and making it swell up too much and become too soft. When I seen the guy on the how to video replace his leather pump cup that was just a bit dried out instead of putting oil on it and put that rubber pump cup in I was beside myself. Thanks for your video now instead of buying them on eBay or Amazon I can just make them
Yeah I have seen people replace the leather with the new plastic cups not even thinking about it. I have fettled many lanterns over the last several years and have only had to actually replace only two that were on much older lanterns and had dry rot from lack of oil or probably fuel coming back up through a stuck check valve. Most of the time a little oil and flip the cup backwards a few minutes to stretch some life back into it and they are good as new. Not to mention the thirty plus year old leather will last another thirty years. Let's see someone do that with plastic. Thanks for watching and God bless.
I'm really sorry I don't know the thickness or weight of the leather. This was gifted to me by a friend. All I can tell you is a fairly thin leather works best. I recommend you use a vegetable tanned leather also. Thanks for sharing and God bless
I will have to get back with you on that one. It's been a few months since I made any and I'm lucky to remember yesterday. 🤣 Thanks for watching and God bless.
I'm wondering how to make a fuel cap gasket out of leather since the ones I've ordered from a certain place still leaks even after trying to double them! I ordered several and thought wth! I pressurize my fuel tank, spray the cap with a mixture of dawn and water and it blows huge bubbles around the cap still. The gaskets I ordered are I think rubber or something and I wondered if leather would work better than that rubber or neoprene.
I'm not sure where you got your gaskets, but I have ordered from several different places over the years with no problems. I would suggest looking closer at the fount itself instead of the gaskets. Look closely above the threads of the filler spout. It should be smooth with no pitting or rough places. If it's smooth, put your thumb over the hole and pump some pressure and spray around the bottom of the filler spout and watch for leaks. I hope this helps. Let me know either way. I am curious to find out. God bless.
