Thanks for following the 'Stove Trail' ... Stove Trail (Stove Forum) Ok, the reveal, it's a Taymax butane stove The pan ring, a kero 'brassie' No.5-sized stove pattern, unclips and gives access to the burner. That bowl is of heavy-gauge enamelled steel and though it's functional in that it holds the components together, it's just a design feature to create the low-slung flying-saucer look The burner's equipped with a jet nipple that would work fine on a British paraffin stove. I tried it and it did Definitely a butane burner though The burner's bolted to the bowl Tempting to connect a gas bottle ... ... so I did John
Neat stove. Looks to be very stable and designed to fit into the kitchen. Thanks for the post and great pictures! What is the age of this stove John? Jeff
Fantastic, John - well up to your usual standard. It's a lovely piece of kit. What a pity Tilley (and others) couldn't come up with something as stylish as that. One question, though - when you were a kid, did you dismantle all your toys as soon as you got them..?
I'm guessing seventies, Jeff. I've an idea it was produced by Taymar, who still make gas appliances (blowtorches as far as I can make out). That pattern of control knob is theirs. How do I know? First butane blowtorch I owned (no longer have it) was a seventies purchase from new. I'd recognise that knob anywhere (if you'll pardon the expression). You're right about it being a kitchen 'appliance', the cream enamel is the clue. All the best, John
You guessed right. No, really, I did. Or they were already 'dismantled' - Airfix, Revell, Frog plastic construction kits. That and my first motorcycle at 17, a Triumph Tiger Cub. Probably de-coked it every 50 miles or so because I liked whipping the head and cylinder off. Triumph Thunderbird subsequently meant double the fun (twin cylinders). Thanks for prompting the walk down memory lane David! Whenever you're ready to do the same, we (CCS members) are all ears! Cheers, John
I did dismantle the toys I got. Problem then was there were many gears on them and did not quite get it right the first and last time Simpler or lesser moving parts were better. Ron
Nice one John! It sort of reminds me of a 50's style lunar lander that you would see in a cartoon! It's really neat looking. And yes, I had a mixture of both pre-disassembled and post-disassembled birthdays and Christmas gifts as a kid! I even took apart a few of father's clocks, radios and lawn mowers, very frustrating to him! That lawn mower never quite worked the same after I was done - like my stoves! Thanks! sam
I'd spend months putting Airfix plane kits together and then for some strange reason, blowing them up with fireworks on bonfire night Great looking stove John, I'd be very tempted to set that up as a spare ring in the kitchen.
Hi all, John, very cute stove , nice runner too Does it have a regulator involved or do you hook it up straight to a propane bottle without a regulator ? Do you know the running PSI ? Sure looks good ! Tom
and No regulator. For the firing test (and out of the photo) was an ordinary screw-fitting butane/propane mix camp stove canister, an adaptor and flexi pipe from a 'donor' cheap import gas stove connected to a short length of rubber hose equipped with hose clamps, one of which appears in the photo. It was a clumsy-looking (but gas-tight) arrangement that I kept out of shot because that dreadful gas canister tragedy in Norway was topical news and I didn't want my jury-rigged arrangement to appear disrespectful by suggesting that I was at all casual about stove safety. If I were to put the stove into regular use I would of course equip it with a proper gas supply. John
Could be wrong but I think Takeshi's possibly referring to the regulated burner, John - the control knob and spindle seems to have gone adrift in one of your images on the 'Stove Trail' thread...
Yes, see what you mean. I took the control knob and spindle out of the burner to provide another 'clue' then forgot to include it! This was the picture, caption would have gone "Turn, Turm, Turm" (paraphrasing Bob Dylan) John
