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The first brew required far too much pumping! And sometimes the pump would slip, air escaping past the piston. In my bag of spares from 2004 I...
Beautiful shots. I nearly forgot about my tiny Trangia kettle, it looks like a single cup size. It was delivered personally by a lovely young...
Every stove needs a kettle. Here's mine, it's made in Norway. It's a beaut, really good quality, but when I got it it was full of scale, citric...
Time for the first brew. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Success [ATTACH]
Panic following an envelope of flame could cause something to be dropped and then liquid sprayed. It happens with petrol cans being dropped in...
To extinguish my kero stove I release the pressure from the tank by unscrewing the filler cap. It would be hazardous to do that with a white gas...
Nitrile balls :lol: A 3/16" Diameter made a great new seal for my Veritas pump NRV. I bought mine from here:...
[ATTACH] Veritas Mk1 Duo-Burn
I've just had my rather dusty Turm Sport off the shelf to video the flame to show my steam buddies how this type of burner could be used to fire a...
I got them from https://maccmodels.co.uk @Simes
A 3/16" diameter nitrile ball fitted the valve perfectly, and makes a great sealing surface. Test firing was successful and very pleasing [MEDIA]
Had partial success yesterday. The valve is now free but the old rubber seal is hard and leaky, so the stove required near constant pumping to...
Yes, like every other soldered joint
Very true @Simes
All mine are around the house Rob, the others are on high up shelves
Thanks Rob, I'm getting to grips with a leaky pump valve. Tipping up a stove with kero in the pump tube...
.. and my clothes stink of kero :roll:
Lead makes a great soft washer for sealing, as does copper. I'm a steam man and can spot a fusible when I see it ;)
[ATTACH] After 10 years of inactivity I found that the pump valve was stuck closed. I previously had made a tool to remove valves. This one has...
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