Hi, Just picked up an old 22b dual burner stove. It is black so it`s probably been repainted,It`s all complete, Question is,, Does it have any value? Should I polish the brass or even sandblast and repaint the case before I try to sell? I don`t know much about the market for this type of stove, can`t find one on E-bay to get any idea of price. Anyone have any Ideas?
wecome! if the stove works and you like it, it has value! you won't get a specific valuation here, but you can find example specimen and advice on how to get it into tip-top shape... willie
Don't sandblast! I respectfully advise that unless you're familiar with these stoves, more damage than good can occur when you take them apart... Quote from Murph in another post: "You DID remove the jet and cleaning needle first, right???"
Just fired it up and it seems to burn real good. I`m not gonna take anything apart. Was gonna just take the complete burner and tank assembly out of the case as one unit then clean and polish, was gonna sandblast the case in a completely different location and not get any sand near the burner assembly. Thinking now that I may just leave it the way it is.
Step one: DO NOT even think of sandblasting most stoves.The brass on some is so thin, you can kiss a tank or case "Good Bye!" in the blink of an eye! We had one young member whose answer to everything was to sandblast the stove, RUINED the finish, polish, and stampings on more stoves that I even want to think of! Murph
Sorry, Just to clarify, I use a small hand held sand nozzell, lowest air pressure possible and I don`t use sand but crushed glass instead. Doesn`t matter here because I`m not gonna blast anything, Just maybe clean the brass a little
Hi Dusty. You need to discover the arcane (some would say black) art of electrolysis. It's easy, ruthlessly effective and most of all gentle on often fragile stove cases. It ONLY works on ferrous metal, nothing else. You'll need a bucket, an old style car battery charger (ie not one of the new clever battery charge-and-maintain dealies), a steel plate, water and some washing soda. That's about it, the trick is in the setting up, we can go into that in more detail if you are interested. Once you get the hang of it (and it really is very easy) your zap tank will be your new best friend. Welcome aboard.
Now I`m Interested!!! I`ve heard of this for electro plating and reversing the current for engraving,but I don`t know anything about it. A co worker explained a bit about the engraving about 30 years ago. Now I would love to know more
Use walnut shell or the like instead of crushed glass. Much more effective, and not as harsh on the brass. Murph hobowonkanobe, you know who I was refering to, right?
Electrolysis was easy, for the size of a 22 case, it takes a large container. Takes time too, I only did this on the weekends, otherwise, it will start rusting again as the action will stop after 12 hours or so. You have to check your charger to see if all is working, when the meter shows little action, time to clean your plate. Duane
How about posting some pics so we can see what it looks like. I like the idea of leaving it alone and let the next owner do what they want with it. Not everyone wants a freshly painted, shiny looking stove.
Just put the stove on Ebay,hoping it does not sell so I put a high starting bid amount,Don`t expect anyone to go that high so maybe I`ll get to keep it
Hi Dusty good to see a 22B in Newfoundland, these are pretty rare in North America, I recently found one in Cape Breton so these are found in Canada from time to time but not very often. Great find
