Here is a Primus 107, it's a two pint stove with a cleaning needle. The wind shield though attractive makes lighting difficult, but once the prime is going the self igniter burns well, and easily lights the stove. The tool kit has a tool for scraping carbon out of the 4047 burner. This burner has five rows of holes, and pumps out the heat. They used to say that the camera never lies, but I think this one does, as the flame isn't as good as it looks here.
Hi Gordon, it burns absolutely beautifully! The windscreen is a beauty to, never seen one like this before. Any idea of the stove's date of birth? Regards, Wim
Hi Gordon, Congrat for your excellent score. I see there is a valve on the riser tube. Does it also perfom needle cleaning?
I found one of those scraper jobbies and wondered what it was for! Now I know, ta. Don't know where I stowed it though.............
Hi gordon what a fantastic stove i have never seen a wind shield like that very unique a real collectors piece and many thanks for sharing it with us all and making us jealous well done there
Hi, Gordon, That's a very sweet looking stove you have there! I like the looks of the windscreen and have another Primus, the #110, which doubles as a heater, as well as a stove. Here is a shot of it, taken at our recent CA Stove Gathering #2. I'll try to post some better photos, after I completely unload all the stuff I took to that event. Right now, this Primus 110 is almost ready to go. Doug (Exeter_yak) is making the last support for the heater bowl, and when that is done, this stove will be ready to fire up and try. Your's looks wonderful, and the flame is lovely indeed! Congrats on scoring such a fine example. Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
Hey Gordon, My question has not been answered yet I wanted to learn if the valve below the spirit cup performs needle cleaning as well. I am really wondering it. I hope to get answer
Sefa, sorry for the delay, and yes that is the cleaning needle knob that you can see. Sadly the needle has long gone from the end of the spindle, and I can't see any way of replacing it.
Hi Gordon, If you still have the operating rod, the replacement needle in a tiny (rice grain- size) holder just screws in. Drop me a PM. Regards, Kerophile.
An up date on the Primus. The cleaning needle had broken off the end of the cleaning rod, and there seemed no way to repair it. However, Kerophile had a new needle replacement, and kindly sent it to me, thanks George. He also mentioned that some spanners had a notch which fitted the needle holder, and guess what, the spanner that came with the stove had just such a notch. I had to use an eye glass because it's so small, I wonder what the other notch in the spanner is for? All back together now, thanks again George.
Hi Gordon. The bit I'm missing on this is what is the rest of the burner like? Is it a lipstick burner or similar? If you get a chance could you show some pictures of the burner disassembled? I think this would be generally educational as I believe this is an unusual old burner type. The reason I ask this is that I have a 107 bare tank with no associated components and I've always wondered what parts I need to look out for to build a complete stove. Unlikely I'll ever come across them, but at least I'd like to know I haven't seen them rather than simply not recognise them if you get my drift. Cheers, Graham.
Hi Graham, Have a look ar these links: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/10285 https://classiccampstoves.com/posts/65304 Best Regards, Kerophile.
Hi Kerophile, Thanks for that - I think I've got it now. It's basically a lipstick type burner but with a removable jet, and a cleaning needle arrangement that goes up the centre of the burner. The bottom end of the cleaning needle "rod" will connect with the geared spindle that sits at the top of the pickup tube. I've scratched my head over this whenever I've come across my bare tank wondering how the heck a cleaning needle could be operated via a normal four tube burner. I think I had my Primus 15 too firmly fixed in my mind as a design to think about it being a lipstick type burner. Cheers, Graham.
Hello Sefa, To answer your question fully: the knob does not open or close a valve (or tap): there is none. It only actuates a pinion-and-rack system that moves a cleaning needle up and down through the orifice of the jet. This burner type must have had some problems as it was not carried further after the war. Those Primus 110's dated postwar might have been using old supplies. Regards, Mike
