@fizzle , the needle is part of the valve core, it doesn't come out.
The family Hjorth must have been prolific when making tools! I have a set of Hjorth spring winding tools for making coil springs, however, they...
If you replace the generator nut with the one from a M1950, you gain a preheat cup, complete with a wick for retaining your preheat fuel!
@Harder D. Soerensen , I really should get one of those, or horse trade my 501 to someone for one! Murph
@snwcmpr , I'll drop the other shoe, mask off the crack and use milk of magnesia brushed on either side, and acts as a braze mask, keeps the...
That's not the only place they went on the cheap! The end cap on the pump went to cheap-arse plastic, and no more leather pump cup, either! Murph
@Nicola Francesco Elia , the temperature is higher, 1310 - 1475 F ( 710 - 800 C ), but the lack of need for flux is a big plus. These rods are...
Here in the US, I'd be using a copper/phosphorus brazing rod, melts at a rather low tempreture, and best of all, needs NO FLUX!!!...
@kerophile , got one here myself, nicked it for a bargain! Russian Mystery (to me) Stove
Here's a formula for making your own gelled alcohol fuel: 500 cc of EtOH with 60 grams of stearic acid added 500 cc of EtOH with...
@Daryl , I've seen the new ones, absolute shite compared to the old sheet steel ones - much stiffer construction! Sterno doesn't make the old...
It looks like the right connector, IMO. Slide the sleeve downwards, and the collet expands and locks on top of the butane/propane cannister. A...
This is the problem with a lot of specialty shops, the owners get up in years, and have a hell of a time selling the business. OCP is up for sale,...
If it isn't a 8R, it's a damn good copy. Lots of companies made copies.
I've used CLF in my kero stoves, works a treat. Buy it at the right time of year, and it's dirt cheap, too. 80/20 kero/CF works well in my...
@Mr. W , what you have is a Primus 2260, one of the better propane gas stoves made for camping! It was made in two variants, early, with two wire...
@Robert Radcliffe , I'm a Yank, through and through, but I spend far more time watching the Beeb via Britbox, American TV shows and the like are...
Absolutely a outstanding bit of work on your part, and you should be right chuffed with your accomplishment!!
[MEDIA] Start at 9:14 Murph
@Sternenlicht , the mesh builds up heat and helps vaporize the fuel, more even pressure to the jet for better burning,and the excess pressure...
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