irons 2

[bpetersxx]

How does a fuel fired iron work

the bulb has kerosene or gasoline in it

cannot figure how to light it since it won`t have a glow plug or a sparker in it

 

[red_october]

ZOMG!

My girlfriend has a butane-burning curling iron, it works pretty well, and she loves it 'cause she can do her hair in the car (she can do almost any such task in the car while it's moving, hair, make-up, whatnot. How she can continues to puzzle me). That thing is a grenade waiting to go off. I'd leave it alone and let it sit on the mantle.

Speaking of that stove, though, in a little appliance store in Lowell I saw an older gas range that had a small furnace built into the righthand side, designed to heat a flat! Quite interesting. I wonder if such appliances are still made.

 

[danemodsandy]

Yep, Still Made

If you're hankering for fresh-pressed clothes where there isn't any electricity, Lehman's ( www.lehmans.com ) has a modern version of this iron, powered by butane. A little pricey at $209, but then it's a specialty item, not something that would sell in huge numbers.

http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/pro...DUCT&iMainCat=673&iSubCat=729&iProductID=1093

 

[MrX]

Many of those old kerosine/gasoil appliances had a mesh wick in the centre.

I know my grandmother had a kerosine range (large stove) which also heated the radiators + hot water.

It used a mesh wick system and was basically kept burning 24/7 all year.

You turned it down, rather than off completely.

 

[MrX]

Also, those kinds of appliances are prone to fire!

Just a word to the wise :
Be EXTREMELY careful when using that kind of appliance. Anything with a kerosine tank that close to the heat source is pretty dangerous.

Many of those old oil and gas appliances wouldn't even remotely comply with modern safety requirements.

 

[maytagbear]

Please....

Just Don't!

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[whirlcool]

Man, could you imagine the conflaguration you could have with that kerosene iron?
It drips on the clothes, the clothes catch on fire, the curtains go next. Next thing you know you are running for your life!
Wouldn't you think that the clothing you are ironing would smell like kerosene afterwards?

 

[rocketeer500]

How does a fuel fired iron work?

My great-grandmother had one of those irons, and she was using it into the mid-1930s; she got it as a wedding gift in 1912ish....

You add kerosene (or White Gas) in the fuel chamber. It works very much like a gas cook stove. There is a pump/diaphram at the top where you "pump" to create pressurized fuel. You light the iron with a match thru the bottom slits in the iron. The later irons of this type, had a lever that also regulated the amount of fuel being dispersed (the earlier ones didn't regulate the amount of fuel).

She stopped using it cuz it exploded! She wasn't hurt, but fortuantely, she lite it, and walked away for a moment.... then BAM!!
When the fire was put out, there was nothing left of the back porch.

My advise is that you don't lite it, as now, the integrity (thru time and what-not) has probably compromised the valves and fuel lines.

Nice iron, however.

 

[toggleswitch]

I've seen modern (1980's) butane-fired curling irons, but OMG what a hazard that thing is!