I have to admit I really like these stoves. My main complaint is the vertical height to stability. The cleaning needle acts as a nice simmer flame. My opinion it's a well designed setup.
Nice job cleaning that thing up. Beautiful flame and while stability might be a problem, the height means you don't have to lean over too far to stir dinner. Thanks for sharing. Ben
Like Ben said nice job cleaning the old 530. They are fairly tall but with a full tank of fuel, can be sturdy, somewhat. You do have to put the extra effort of finding flat ground but it's not too hard to steady the old thing on slightly uneven surfaces. I haven't had any trouble with mine, yet. Sam
Thanks guys I think the stability issue lies more in the pot I'm using. Wonder if the notched pot supports were intended for a specific pot size.
I never checked to see if the original pots were more stable but... These stoves typically did come in a 2 pot set that were closely fitting cylindrical affairs. The smaller pot was appropriate for boiling a soup or very large mug of water/coffee. The larger pot was very deep so not very convenient to do any gormet cooking but great for at least a quart or more of water. Do a search on this website for examples,they are fairly common. Indeed these stoves are kind of like an ice skating rink if they are off level any bit. Good Luck, Jim Henderson Or look here... https://www.google.com/search?q=col...2&ved=0CC4QsARqFQoTCJjesdOo8sgCFYmUiAodWgQMXg
The notches on the pan supports are for the either of the two pan/cases that the stove was sold with. The Coleman 530 stoves are a great piece of engineering. Based on the well tried WWII 520 stove, they were produced for the general public after the war. Magnificent nickle plated brass tank (with steel base) and the rest of the stove stainless steel and brass. The stove in this post is a B46 which means is was produced in the second half of 1946. The 530 is a tall stove with a small diameter base and the one thing that I can not understand is the omission of the supporting feet that was part of the 520 stove. The earlier 520 stoves had four 'flip out' feet and the later ones had three. But the 530 stove is still a great stove, most suited for boiling a pan of water for drinks and the GI-type ration packs.
Looks like it works pretty well to stabilize the 530. I was thinking of making a rectangular cutting board with a hole to fit the tank. I think a top ring to fit the tilty support arms would be handy too. This pot fits well but like the case pots it's a bit slippery.
