Sorry for the late reply @Tony Press . I tried a magnet today and it was not attracted to the nickel coating so that idea was wrong.
I have an 8R of a similar vintage with a nickel plated brass tank and as nickel is magnetic, I wonder if yours is also brass with nickel plating?
In addition to Tony's instructions, this diagram may also help: Optimus 00 Camper exploded view
From various reviews on stoves on Youtube and other places, it seems that the speed of obtaining some boiling water from first lighting the stove...
There's a post "Gear Review: Using Camp Stoves on Polar Expeditions" on the current usage of stoves at -40C (-40F) on this website: Gear Review:...
I chose 'desktop' but it is actually a laptop.
I don't know the answer, but I thought that was one of the best constructed posts asking a question I have seen on this forum, with all the...
I always manage to loosen the bell on an Optimus 96 which sticks just by heating using meths as per the usual pre-heat before lighting. It then...
Here's a frame from the program showing the inverted font, bent base and one remaining leg: [ATTACH] The base after soldering back on: [ATTACH]
Apparently this still image from the program on iPlayer (at 8:48) shows when the damage occurred: [ATTACH]
You can read up on information about OSA (2023) at Online Safety Act: explainer
Having lunch on a windy and foggy summit of Shining Tor in the Peak District. [ATTACH] On a handy wooden bench behind the drystone wall...
Lovely stove and I'm sure your grandfather would like to see you keep it in use too.
Very nice - both stove and food!
The pot looks like it was made for that stove!
Interestingly about heptane: "Heptane is commercially available as mixed isomers for use in paints and coatings, as the rubber cement solvent...
Nice!
I've been using a 50ml flip-top bottle for years for an 8R. You can fill the priming cup directly but it's s little fiddly so generally I drip the...
A school friend of mine had paraffin heaters in his house and I remember the strong smell, but not unpleasant, when he opened their front door.
The book I have with this title is the second edition and was published by Robert Hale, London. The first edition was printed in GB in 1972 and...
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