The drill chuck is a great idea as the three jaws will spread the clamping force more evenly. I am relieved that I am not the only one to fall...
Join the club. The first one of these I attempted I did the same as you. Assumed the slot was for a screwdriver and thought OK thanks for the slot...
Wow! I have just acquired a model 22 and if my fettling efforts are half as good as yours I will be happy. Congratulations on the excellent job...
You may well be right but the authoritative roar of a the roarer burner certainly does give the illusion of greater heat!
Yes you are right about Kero stoves being hotter. I have a Coleman 4m twin burner which is a naptha stove and it is not as hot. I also have a few...
I don't use gas/petrol in anything as I don't trust the valve systems and the fuel type either.
No just the 111 model for Kero. Cheap to run and gets nice and hot.
Yes, Kerosene only. Which suits me just fine as the cheapest naptha fuel (we have a product called Shellite here in New Zealand) is now more than...
The paperwork is the original operating instructions and also a pamphlet produced by the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council Inc. explaining which...
I know just about everybody that is serious about stoves will have an Optimus 111 and I have wanted one for a while. So here we have it, not NOS...
Marked UPPL - VASBY on bottom so pre 1962. In which case it really has been looked after or, most likely, not used very much.
Attaches as per photo (slot, post and tightened with wing nut and screw).[ATTACH]
I thought maybe this was a DIY item but on closer inspection I would say it has definitely been commercially made. I don't know where you would...
I purchased this from a single blurry photo (for around US $18.00) with the intention of cutting down the reflector for a Tilley flounder lantern...
Thanks for the information. I don't have a spray painting set up so aerosol cans are definitely the way to go.
Awesome job. That looks better than new. I looked at this thread as there is a 111 up for auction in NZ. Having seen what is possible I think I...
I have seen some early Valor style single burners labelled Sun Flame on the founts and I suspect that this was a different Sun Flame as the logo...
O.K so my one looks like a Parasene 600, with a control valve, branded as Sun Flame. That would explain why no such stove was made in the USA. I...
I have put this under the Great Britain section as although Sun Flame is/was a USA company (New Jersey) I can find no reference to them ever...
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