I am soooo jealous!!! I love mine but it is missing the windshield and diffuser(sp?) plate. Enjoy that little beauty.
It is great that you have found a Taykit stove in perfect condition. I know you have included a bottle to give an idea of the size of the stove, but it is not until you get one into your own hands that you realise how small it is. I have never seen one with a flame diffuser. Does anyone know if Taykit stoves always had that plate? What metal is the plate made from? It looks like stainless steel. You are also fortunate in having the original instructions. I hope you can find the time to put a copy in the Instructions section.
Trevor, Some came with the plate and some did not. From my limited experience, it appears that two version of the stove had either a shiny case (as shown here) with plate, or a duller stainless case without the plate. Gieorgijewski, The little brass funnel has a rubber sleeve (center, pic 4). This is inserted into the coil and that is suppose to block the pin hole jet. Sort of works. Does that answer your question? A simple small cork is used for some other coil burners.
Very pretty! Another stove has been added the mythical garage sale discovery...a banana box full of Opti 9s, Bombes and now a Taykit! Clever idea with the funnel! Loose the charred cork, I going to make me some funnel-hermetisizers for my coilys. I think we have a new word for the CCS tech glossary? Cheers B
There are some very 'fancy' terms used here. The Stesco, instead of having a 'funnel-hermetisizer', simply has a 'cork stopper'.
Morning, Trevor, and All, I am blessed to have two Taykit Stoves, one found many years ago, at "that same old swap meet", and the other found on a wonderfully successful stove hunt whilst we were working up in Alaska. Both of them have the simmering plate on the grill/pot support, and both of them came with the "funnel/hermetisizer" included, too. Here's one all setup, and one packed, the "Taykit Twins" as it were: And, here are a selection of my coil burners, which are three Stesco Stoves, two with corks, and one without, and a neat little Polaris coil burner, with a lovely tin, but missing one pot support leg, and without a cork. There are plenty of other coil burners out there, but these are the only ones I trust. Far too many of the rest of that stoves are simply of shoddy manufacturing, and I don't consider them safe to use very much. Just my two cents, though.... Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
With a Taykit stove, "simmer" is never an option, plate or no plate. Still it is one of my favorite stoves.
Hi, Itchy, Well said, and spot on! For those of you who lust after a nice Taykit, and would love a complete kit, check out this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintag...904?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41929533d0 A tad pricey, considering that my first came to me on 8/20/89, for the princely sum of $25. The second came from Alaska, and I believe, after all the sale/discount pricing was subtracted from the asking price, I got it for $10. Still, the one being offered looks wonderful, and it's more complete than most of them that you see. FYI. Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc P.S. Just found a few more Taykit Stoves for sale: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tay...039?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item541d90c627 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tay...039?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item541d90c627 Good luck, and happy Taykit hunting!!
Hi Doc, My first Taykit was given to me by a favorite uncle over 40 or 45 years ago. He had never used it, and I had only one other stove (an 8R) at the time. It immediately caused the me to suffer from SCD (stove choice delemma) when I would pack for a trip and had to choose one or the other. Like you, I am no longer really in the market for another so it is hard to say what I would pay for one, but if a good deal came up I'd buy another in a heartbeat.
Howdy, Itchy, WOW!! What a wonderful way to get a Taykit Stove!!! Nice to have it in the family, isn't it?! None of my family was into stoves, and so I found out about them through backpacking, and reading Colin Fletcher's excellent books and comments on stoves. Back in the those days, you could still score SVEA 123's and 8R's and many other stoves, for just $1-$2 each, at yard sales and swap meets!! Thinking back to your SCD, heck, I would have taken the 8R, AND the Taykit!! Why not?? Ahhh, the simple days of trying to decide which of two stoves to take, eh??!! I'll wager that neither one of us can say that, now, as we both have, er...., well....., I "few more" stoves from which to choose!!!! 8) Thanks for the shout, and also sharing your story about how your own Taykit came to live with you. I love that story!! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc P.S. I hope to see you, whenever we can get back that way, as we were planning to see Ken and Jon, and it would be great if you could join in to make a real Stovie day out of it!
Thanks for the comments everyone. I consider myself very lucky this time. Will post a pic of the instruction sheet in a bit.
There are still two stoves that I dream of and will chase forever but will likely never own....the Opti 9 and the fotogenkok, both of which I discovered here thanks to all of you. Happy hunting and happy stove'ing everyone (^_^) PS. I tested the stove, and a cup (a little over 500ml, took about 10 minutes to "boil"(closer to 11 minutes, maybe). It's not the aggressive rolling boil you get from other stoves, and I didn't take temps pre-and-post boil, but it was plenty hot to drink.
By chance... what are the dimensions of that flame diffuser? I ask, because I can't find one, and may need to fabricate one...
