Hi all, a few weeks ago I received my first gasoline stove. Normally, I just collect petromax pressure lanterns but this little stove catched my eye. Thanks to the many helpful resources on this forum and my prior experience with fettling petromax lanterns I think it was a quite successful venture. This is the stove right after buying it (around 15€, what a catch) Stripping the remaining GDR "Hammerschlag" paint: Polishing the brass parts: Ironworks after a refreshing bath in citric acid: Repainting with heat resistant paint (up to 800° Celsius): Fabricating a new wick and reassembly of the burner: The finished stove and a quick test fire: Now my only problem is that I need a few spares. But even here in germany it is hard to procure spares for this old stove. I'm worried that someday the jet is worn and I can't get a replacement for it. Does anyone now if the jets of another, propably more recent, gasoline stove would fit? regards from germany, kk1992
Welcome aboard KK1992, superb restoration/fettle 15euro what a fantastic score i think it is not going to be your only stove, i would imagine the jet from a more recent stove would fit especially from the same make and model, There are members on here who would know and will help once again KK1992 brilliant restoration
That's part of my problem, the original manufacturer (VEB Lötgeräte Gustav Barthel) doesn't exist anymore. The rights to the "Juwel" brand where bought by GOK Armaturen GmbH, but they don't seem to make any gasoline stoves anymore. I think I will just try to save/use the existing jet as long as possible.
That, would be the best solution, the jet should last a good while especially if you limit the need to prick the jet by using good quality clean filtered fuel, if you do need to replace the jet you could ask on the petromax forum pelem de
It's an extreme measure, but I've seen some of Presscall's posts where he finds a hypodermic syringe needle of the appropriate jet diameter, and silbrazes it into the jet oriface after overboring for the needle's outside diameter.
@SveaSizzler What a great idea. Thanks to your suggestion I found @presscall s Post about the utilization of an hypodermic needle to refurbish a worn jet. As a matter of fact I got one worn out jet (yellow flames) in the spares tin of my juwel 34. Afaik the jet of the juwel (marked 3/33) should have a diameter of about 0.28mm, so the mentioned 25gauge needle would propably fit. I might give it a shot...
Happy to help. You could do me a favor: Just keep a lookout for parts for the Arara 37, a very similar pocket benzin stove of the fascist era, also made in Dresden by another company. I have had one since '16, but can find no parts or support for a war relic. The spindle won't turn, for a start. I assume they are both clones of the early Primus 71. [As is the Svea 123 (1955) ] Araras are unheard of in the US, not just rare.
