Correct information on dealing with flat wick Kerosene Lamps. AND I will show you how you can do so much better than a Fake #2 Lamp Light Farms lamp from the hardware store!
Very neat video, I feel like I learned a lot. Most importantly I was looking for a good wick for my Dietz Jupiter, I had seen so many bad reviews for the ones on Amazon but no one wanted to give an alternative that was good. I am off to order some Hatterley wicks thank you.
I’ve got a round wick lamp like the last one you show here and can’t get much light out of it. I’m using paraffin oil and an old wick that came on it that doesn’t feel hardened or overly dry. Do I need to be using kerosene?
Paraffin is liquid wax and is too thick for a center draft lamp. Use Kerosene, Kleen Heat, or Mineral Spirits. Kleen Heat & Mineral Spirits gives the best light w/o smoking.
Good info.. Miles is the man. I collect and burn all sorts of lamps. The Queen Ann vs Eagle is interesting.. I’m going to observe that in my burnings. What do you think of the White Flame burners with the metal mantle technology..I think they give the best burn. Thanks I’ll b watching for more.
I just got a plume and Atwood eagle lamp yesterday for 3 dollars. Getting different wicks as the current old one isnt holding a burn. Im converting it to use olive oil. All trial and error but i want it to be clean and renewable for in house use on Friday night. I heard theh can run a lot of hours on a small amount of oil.
I get more light out of my queen ann and my #1 queen ann comes close to my #2 eagle. I think performance has a lot to do with how the wick is trimmed and that varies with the style of burner. One of the better videos I've seen. You need to find youself a kosmos lamp. They are like a center draft but instead of a flame spreader the globe pinches the flame together into a bright point.
I second the interest on kosmos Brenner type burners .. great design and a wonderful “ Christmas tree flame effect. I have Miles Stairs custom Sans rival chimney for my 10 ‘’’ Burner and it’s worth every dam penny.. cheers
@@peterwylie6869hello is the sans rival chimney trully that much better than the standard pinch/straight? like how much brighter is it? ive been thinking about getting one but all oil lamp forums to ask these kinda things havent been active for years, I wish there was a blog or something somewhere for me to ask soooo many questions
Aladdin's are really effective. Should I buy a nice working one eventually I won't be able to find it ... could be bad because I think they're already pricey including parts?
Hi me again. Can you possibly look into paraffin oil for lamps and why it doesn’t work so well for certain wicks or fonts. I’ve run into that issue with wicks not getting the capillary action but if I use Kero on the same wick and font .. no issue?
Liquid paraffin is thicker than Kerosene and is temperature sensitive (it thickens). It is actually liquid candle wax. The thicker the fluid, the lower the capillary action. Less fuel = less light.
What is the single arm handle for? It is on the opposite side of the double wick knobs. I bought a double wick oil lamp recently and there is a tiny nail just under the arm handle which looks like it is there to lock the handle in place. I think it might be to drop the wicks when I want to turn off the light? I appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks so much
That arm is called the "Snuffer". Turn the wicks down to the level of the wick tubes and when you push down on the Snuffer, a cap slides up and over the wick tube, snuffing out the fire instantly.
Great video, thank you. Very good real information. Reminds me of the adage 'they don't make them like they used to'. I have Rayo' s and Aladdin's. Aladdin imo is really tanking their future with the shortage of mantles after another move in manufacturing. Rayo has a new lamp but it looks like a copy of another design.
@@greghall_The_TechEditor Lehman's site, Rayo small but mighty is the name of it. The description states the brightest non mantle light. Doesn't say if it center draft, to me it appears not to be.
@@JMGeranimo That is a Flat wick lamp, not a center draft. They are using the name as advertising hype. Also they said "Largest wick of any flat wick lamp on the market ". Specs states a 2-9/16" wick so it is a circular curved flat wick.
@@greghall_The_TechEditor I just looked it up. The lamp appears to be equipped with the wrong chimney. That type of burner appears to be a "Kosmos-Brenner" type which would require a pinched chimney. The bulged chimney is for "Matador" type burner that would have a flame spreader. Ant thoughts on that?
@@mikejohns3104 I have three brenners all work great, but need to have correct chimney to work well. They are nice because you get a lot of light out a small burner.
How are you trimming the wicks, flat, curved or pointed? I'm guessing these are mostly a flat style cut? In my research I finished up with a pointed wick and they seem to work well. How long do you get from a wick before it needs trimmed? I thought it would need done quite regular, but am finding that its not that often. Oh and I'm in the UK and struggling to find the Hatersley wicks you favour, at least over here!
Funny that you can not find English made Hattersley wicks in England?? I cut flat because that spreads out the flame. The taller the flame the more chance of smoking.
Hi Greg, do you happen to have any complete lamps for sale? I'd be interested in a three or maybe even a double eagle. Thanks for the great info in the above video.
Hey. Am having a hard time finding a font that accepts my P&A duplex burner due to the no.3 threads. Do you know of any adapter that will step down to a no.2 or any make of no.3 fonts that will accept that size. Thanks.
Edward Miller listed them 100 yrs ago but I know of no reproductions. Vintage is your only hope. Personally I have never seen one except in old Edward Miller catalogs. I also am not aware of any current #3 Founts. Here is a vintage #3 at a crazy price because of its rarity: www.ebay.com/itm/175118353322?hash=item28c5de03aa:g:jk4AAOSw9nhhzT8Q&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoO%2FqQJI%2F8nlO29T1MVLD6q0B5kMvg%2F7im%2FumYal0cH4R8F%2BveE5N5Bbeh2oWeNt0ftJly2PY5Hop3sMTSb90BLFPdChtwEuaSYG5Pu8DNaU1PFwaC4SjcNaL0A0PAmbMlRJE0O0gKlAN1tWEBtPp2lvzkdoGguV3bh3%2FjUBQ2r6zk%2BOYdQthcgWZJGyb8vl9%2Bw%2BS1ukMLohpNKcjd1p75Y8%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-DurZqtYQ
I couldn't tell you who made the glass bases, no makers mark. Most likely the lamp makers sourced the glass from an outside glass firm. I picked one style of wall hung glass base (because there are many styles) and then started collecting that style only for all my wall hung lamps for visual continuity. Same for the cast iron wall mounts too.
very informative. Was looking to buy a basic chimney lamp for emergency. In case one doesnt find kerosne or wax, can one us edible oil? can you make a video on that too, please?
Cooking oil is too viscous to work well in a wick lamp. The capillary action would be too slow for much light. Liquid paraffin oil works fair but not as bright as Kerosene as long as it is not too cold or the paraffin oil will solidify into Vaseline! Plus cooking oil likes to smoke way more than Kerosene. In my opinion, a Kerosene flat wick lamp works best with Kerosene, not Diesel, Paraffin, or cooking oil.
@@greghall_The_TechEditor Thanks for the tip. I found an all brass original #3 Eagle and now have it in my possession. It does fit a standard #2 font and accepts the standard 3 inch chimney. Fantastic upgrade!
