"Junk" shops

**B92 8NW** · 13th July 2007, 09:04 PM

Anybody else here have a propensity towards junk shops, such as op-shops, so called "antique places" etc?

This week I was up at Rutherglen... and whilst venturing through the many antique and some downright junk shops looking for old pressure lanterns, came across a nice Tilley X246 in very good condition. Cost me $30, and this afternoon $25 in parts from T.W. Sands. After a good clean up it started first go and works fantastically, very happy for $55! I've been trying to track one down on Ebay but they go for silly money, plus $55 is a lot cheaper than the $260-odd-plus-shipping that they go for new www.tilleylamp.co.uk.

Should prove handy camping.

Anyone wanting to do something different one day should venture down to that massive junk shed in mornington (sorry I forget the name), there is all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff.

**HangOver** · 14th July 2007, 01:25 AM

my best find in a second hand furniture store was an old DIY "teach yourself electronics" kit. Still in the box for $5.
It used the zx80 mainboard.
I got over $200 on ebay

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I also got a boxed, (as in unopened) ZX81 unbuilt in kit form, but I'm keeping that one

**hiline** · 14th July 2007, 01:38 AM

i have a old tiley in my garage

it was my Dads favorite light when we were camping as kids

still works to this day

but it needs a new pre-lighter

i'll post up a pic tomorrow

**JDNSW** · 14th July 2007, 05:30 AM

Yes - for example, some years ago got a quality spanner to fit the big nuts on the front of the rear radius arms at an Op Shop in Healsville - for $5!

Whenever I spot one of this sort of shop and have the time, I have a browse. Very good for finding Whitworth spanners, for example.

John

**B92 8NW** · 14th July 2007, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by hiline

i have a old tiley in my garage

it was my Dads favorite light when we were camping as kids

still works to this day

but it needs a new pre-lighter

i'll post up a pic tomorrow

Hi Ray,

By pre-lighter do you mean the rapid preheater "bloworch" that was on a few models or the clip on methylated spirits wick? The torches are unavailable now, but the clip on preheater and methylated spirits jar are available

Tilley, Lighting torch 151 with Jar $14.60

**hiline** · 14th July 2007, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by joel_nicholson

Hi Ray,

By pre-lighter do you mean the rapid preheater "bloworch" that was on a few models or the clip on methylated spirits wick? The torches are unavailable now, but the clip on preheater and methylated spirits jar are available

Tilley, Lighting torch 151 with Jar $14.60

yeah thats the one i'm after
it clips to the stem to light it

**sclarke** · 14th July 2007, 09:02 AM

Buy a Torch....lol

I have an old Primus Gas lanturn that worked great until the glass broke.....
Cant get the glass anymore, so i'm getting one made.....

**hiline** · 14th July 2007, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by sclarke

Buy a Torch....lol

I have an old Primus Gas lanturn that worked great until the glass broke.....
Cant get the glass anymore, so i'm getting one made.....

geeeeeeeee i wonder who's making that

**sclarke** · 14th July 2007, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by hiline

geeeeeeeee i wonder who's making that

Primus..................................

**B92 8NW** · 14th July 2007, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by sclarke

Buy a Torch....lol

I have an old Primus Gas lanturn that worked great until the glass broke.....
Cant get the glass anymore, so i'm getting one made.....

S**t a brick, one of the junk shops had a Primus gas lantern. It was c/w bottle, original unmarked glass [and case I think], but being so old and presumably out of test I didn't even bother to check the price on it. It's in the antiques shop in Rutherglen with the sloping front, just up the hill from the BP if you're interested

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