@Blackdog you must have 0 problems in life and a lot of free time to do that :-)
@Tony Press I thought best stoves quality wise are either brass or stainless steel 304 when it comes to fuel tank. you tell me how it is
is that all brass made? photos are deceiving. the fuel tank should be brass
I'm talking about stoves that use gasoline or diesel fuel from any gas station. although british army no.12 is a different breed from what I've...
don't know. never tried it ,never had one. still waiting for the gasoline one Shmel-2 to malfunction... next one will have to burn diesel from...
well , go ahead and preheat using the regular fuel in the stove. after, let's say 10 of these preheats and 10 cleanups ,you'll use ONLY...
when it comes to cleaning only 2 methods are worth the effort or cost: ultrasonic bath and dry ice CO2 blasting! I tried about everything...
more "convenient" will be diesel fuel. you can find it at any gas station. just yesterday filled up my truck with diesel and filled up a 5 liter...
@fjfj765 if you can immerse the burner in ultrasonic solution+ keep it in there for 30 minutes it will also clean the "hidden spots" too. burning...
is it my imagination or carbon atoms don't burn at all? Just hydrogen from the carbon chain links + oxygen from the "air" around us! I keep seeing...
@presscall You're the man. you answered my questions and topic 12 years ago... no joke, you're a treasure to this forum!!!
@Staffan Rönn if that image is really the first nova prototype I have to thank you! my suspicions were real and based on something real. Brass...
if you don't know/aren't sure what you're doing, better leave it to someone more experienced who can do the job right. no offence intended. or...
@Remus1956 good ideea. will try it with a cast iron pot I haven't used in some time! 4 liter of water should be enough. cheers.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
At least that Nova+ worked with diesel. there's no way around it: longer carbon chain fuels are difficult to burn. high pressure and lots of...
@Ben Hall hello ben.it is built almost like a central heating forced air+pressurised fuel(8-12 bar) burner. but yes, I agree with military guys:...
I'm not done with this Shmel YET Burner head is brass, internal parts steel. pump brass, only the gas tank is steel(almost no rust inside). I'm...
never tried it so don't know about "black flakes". ideea just came in my mind when playing with an oxi-acetylene welding torch. the tips are made...
[ATTACH] @Tony Press why is the flame green? I cleaned my Shmel-2 stove and now it has a yellowish flame no matter what I do. And it used to be...
I know they're brass,but I wonder how well will a full copper Nova work/burn. since copper has a thermal conductivity 3 times better/higher than...
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