Go to Old Coleman Parts (OCP) for spares. Mike is great to deal with and he ships world wide. The rubber bits in your stove will be dried out...
Alec, I have to disagree about his power source being too strong. I use mostly old laptop power bricks which are 19v 3-4a and they work a treat....
For ferrous metal I'm a great fan of electrolysis. Easy to set up in the home workshop/garage. All you need is a plastic container (5 gallon...
It is a plumber's furnace. Before pvc became the standard for plumbing (1960s) cast iron pipe was used. To seal the joints in the pipe the joints...
The grid on top of the main burner is indeed to keep the generator up to temp. There should be flame there all the time.
Absolutely they all go in the same pot. Red potatoes, corn on the cob broken in half, andouillie (a spicy cajun sausage) some kielbasa or other...
Mike at OCP is super to deal with and usually will only charge you actual shipping.
Before the plague I used my HGP for making a low country boil for 10-20 people. Potatoes, corn on the cob, sausage and shrimp all boiled in the...
Here are the Handy Gas Plant, 500a and 502 together for size comparison. [ATTACH]
@z1ulike Ben, Thanks. One of mine is the same. The lead seal on the fuel fill cap was shot and the matching taper on the fill cap had a rough...
@z1ulike Ben, as soon as I'm fully functional I intend to get the last two fettled, get some good pictures and write an article for the Coleman...
I think they do better than a 425.
@hikerduane Secondary burner control. It's at midrange now, pivots left to line up with the rod, then 90 degrees right to stow. I think it's a...
@hikerduane The piece at the end is another hallmark of Goldberg Bros. stoves. It is an added piece of case to protect the generator when the tank...
From the patents I have been able to find it looks like this stove and the Wizard date somewhere in the range of 1921-1924. I realize using...
but I have bought a few too early. About ten years early on this one at least but it popped up with a buy it now price and I'm currently a bit...
@Spiritburner Ross, thanks for those links. I had forgotten about the first one and hadn't seen the second. Still not totally convinced. Of the...
@Ayro, @igh371, Avro has given you a very good answer. Up until WWII British and most Commonwealth officers had to supply their own equipment...
@hikerduane What about finding a piece of copper tubing with ID big enough to slide the Optimus pump into and a couple inches longer. Cap one end...
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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