Thought today; havn't had the "Bialaddimus" going for a while, and then thought; also never done a "boil test" with it. It is listed in the Frankenstove Gallery, but it is basically a Bialaddin lamp fount with a primus silent burner head connected by an adaptor section. Anyway, a litre of cold tap water boiled in 6 minutes 25 seconds. I was happy with that. You can get a great head of pressure from those Bialaddin tanks. Here a some pics. Steve
Great looking stove, Steve. The boil time is very creditable - I think better than the Tilley CS56 which was an 'official' stove. Nice bit of whipping on the kettle handle. I will be doing the same to one of my kettles this week.
Thanks Trevor, Big Si slagged me off big time for that whipping on the kettle handle, "not a proper job" . He reckons he is going to do it properly for me next time he sees it . That will be good . Anyway, as an ex-matelot it was the best that I could do, and it stops your hands getting burnt Good to hear from you again - Steve.
Hi Steve. Nice to see the pot stands are working well your Bialaddimus was an inspiration 8) From this To this I need some whipping on mine too , handle gets "bloody hot" Thanks Steve 8)
loco7stove, nice job, but it will show up better in the pics if you simply sweep all the bits and parts and other stoves, tools and spares into a box and leave the bench clear. Mail the box to me, i'll pay postage. piper
Hi Piper I'd need a forty foot ISO container to get all that stuff in & a good sized wheelbarrow too Stu
Try this site for tips on whipping or coxcombing. I used similar technique to wrap the sprint wheel on my Model T Modified. http://www.frayedknotarts.com/tutorials/coxcombing/coxcombing.html
Those are some of the best looking frankies I have ever seen. Simple and looks like the factory made it.
Stu, that is amazing - it would have been a year-long project for me. I bet it took you about 20 minutes. blackjack - that is a great link. Some beautiful work there. This week I want to re-do the string overlay on one of my kettles. I might have a go at a one-strand simple coxcomb, but I don't know if it will work with such a narrow piece of metal handle.
