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Nick
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My fingertips can stand up to a lot of heat, as I have burned the feeling out of them already, but I don't think they could stand what you describe.  |
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Les
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: |
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| tmuir wrote: | | ncseverson wrote: | I do love the gloves with the black fingertips, but I don't see the need for them, besides looking cool!  |
Wait until you get a Meths fired Mamod Se3 then you might want some gloves.
I don't have as impressive gloves as Mr O but with the old meths fired Se3 the flames can actually wrap around the boiler and engulf the regulator lever and if you are running it outside you can hardly see the blue flame but you sure feel it when you go to adjust the speed.  |
Thats why I prefer meths burners to electric. It's all part of the fun watching the flames as well as the engine and making sure you don't burn yourself. 
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toxx
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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... welcome from Austria, mate!  I really like the base for your TE. Looks great!
Good to have you with us
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Mister Occlusion
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Those gloves in the picture look much worse for wear now, several months later..
For the S.E.3. I either use pliers to manipulate the throttle or wear my heavy arc welder gauntlets, as these thin ones offer no real protection from that flaming beast
I fired my new one yesterday and almost melted the new O-ring out of the safety valve.
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Les
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Mister Occlusion wrote: | Those gloves in the picture look much worse for wear now, several months later..
For the S.E.3. I either use pliers to manipulate the throttle or wear my heavy arc welder gauntlets, as these thin ones offer no real protection from that flaming beast
I fired my new one yesterday and almost melted the new O-ring out of the safety valve. |
The fun of fire.
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Nick
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| It's even more fun when you throw some old esbit in your solid fuel burner. Upon lighting the stuff crackles and pops. Any time water drips from the boiler or shoots out the exhaust, it hits the fire and an orange flame flares up. There are also lines of smoke coming out the firebox as very tiny pieces of esbit fly out. |
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Andy
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welcome to the forum
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Cranko
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| Welcome to the forum from new zealand |
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