Recent content by leadsink

Some picture thumbnails. If you open them in a separate tab they'll show the full size picture. Those four looking down into the check valve piston show the material I cannot identify. Doesn't look like rubber or leather. It is pretty hard stuff, won't scratch with a sharp probe. Maybe it is...

Thanks, Alex. I agree about those old torches. This one is at least 50 years old, had been stored for about 20 years and worked first time although not perfectly. It is almost identical to the one here...

Thanks to all, especially Kirbot, for this informative post. I have a question about an old Turner 150 gasoline blow torch. It works fine as of last week, but the check valve leaks. Not much, but it does. The check valve and spring move freely, and the pump will build pressure, but the pump...

Thanks for the welcome. Guess I'll wait before reposting, some forums get cranky when you double post.

Thanks for letting me join. Lots of information here. I'm an old retired guy with fair mechanical aptitude, lots of interest, and very little experience. Recipe for disaster, eh? :) I joined to ask a question about blow torches. If this is the wrong place, say so and I'll repost. Was...