Hi Chris The bush I used is very close or may even be 3/4 UNF (16TPI). You only need a few threads to get a seal on the cap especially with a...
I never did get around to posting some shots of the 182 restoration... https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/optimus-182.34064/#post-349195 The...
Looks great! I has to get me one of them! "Where's the nighttime shot?", he asks, taking the bait...
The fact that it is so bad is what makes it good!
Hipolito burner running super hot on an Optimus 182 tank. Naked! [ATTACH]
Thanks Tony I'm very impressed with the Hipolito burners! Excellent control and a very high full heat. The 182 tank set up allows for a good...
My fibreglass wicks are still going strong! Binding the either side of the intended cut helps reduce stray fibres. Sintering the ends also...
Just be careful that the glass wool product you choose is made for refractory purposes (made to be exposed to high temperature). Glass wool is...
Some "work in progress" pictures on the 182 clean up. The nickel plated tanks shine up very nicely and the detail of the Optimus script is bright...
Nice one! It's great when A wish list item finally comes your way!
Another great old stove! Great to see it's survival had been assured!
@threedots I'm not sure of the age but it had a 1976 newspaper in the bottom of the tatty old cardboard box that it came in so it's at least 40!...
This body of this stove is painted in a pale green hammered finish with nickel plated tanks and trivets. The replacement Hipolito regulated...
Very interesting! Great to see this biodiversity amongst stoves! Especially the ornamental feet which are actually feet!
No problem! Didn't mean to scare you! The problem with asbestos is that you could be exposed to asbestos containing materials and never see a...
Here's a useful thread too! https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/heat-resistant-burner-washers-and-fitting-them.8382/#post-83257
If as @Metropolitantrout says, it might be an asbestos containing item, you should take some care when cleaning off the gasket especially if...
Bagging a bargain is the best feeling! Sounds like a nice haul! Another way too think about missing out on those boot sale bargains... Too many...
Magnificent! It looks like a very well executed restoration! Also burning great! These two burner stoves are very handsome! Well done!
So @Fernando Alicea it is a 1934 stove which fits with the catalogue from 1937 that @shueilung.2008 posted a link to above. It looks very...
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