Hi All Can't remember whether it was Newark or Ashover last year (or maybe the year before) where that nice Mr Shouksmith, Trevor and myself discussed the missing parts of a very special stove that David owns, that we decided to make a nice trivet out of brass for it. It did cross our minds to have a steel trivet cast from the finished brass trivet but David liked it the way it was. As part of a recent email to a fellow stovie, I mailed a pic of the trivet to him and thought then, that maybe it should be posted in the gallery, so here it is lodged on a primus 5 sometime back, but now it sits on the stove it was intended for.... Cheers
Up to a point, John - the stoves shown there are the relatively common version of the Tilley SY with what I presume is the later, more conventional pricker mechanism. Mine's the one with the curved pricker mechanism shown on page 91 of Jim Dick's Tilley book. According to that, the mechanism is described under British patent No. 181806. The trivet has now been 'patinised' to match in with the rest of the stove. Despite heroic efforts in Ray's part, we couldn't get the pricker mechanism to function. I suspect Tilley couldn't either, which is possibly why the other two known versions of this stove have a conventional mechanism. Incidentally, if you look closely at Gordon's burner cap you might be able to see the word 'Primus' engraved on it. None of the three stoves known so far have the burner caps with them...
Thanks for that additional info David. Sounds plausible what you say about why the conventional pricker arrangement arose. Fine-looking job Ray's made of it. John
Greetings, longililly, You MADE that outstanding brass trivet?!? If so, then you are a master craftsman, Sir, and my hat is off to you!! That is one of the most beautiful trivets I've ever seen, and if you truly made it, then your work is top notch, and amazingly lovely!! Thanks for sharing your skills, and thanks for your efforts to get Mr. Shouksmith's Tilley dress in proper form! Well done, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
Thanks John Doc I did have some help via some clever machinery I have, in fact, I'll show you the underneath that'll help explain how its put together David wanted to possibly use it so all 15 components were silver soldered together to 'take the heat' in the event he wanted to use the trivet in anger
And here it is today:- To patinate it, I had Ray leave it in a bucket of tea slops for a while and then bury it in his garden for a couple of weeks while he went on holiday. The crispness of the machining gives the game away or if it's turned over of course. I couldn't find a foundry anywhere in the north-east to produce a casting from it...
Hi, David and Ray, Thanks for getting back to me! That is one fine job, Sir, and is one of the best looking trivets I've ever seen!! David, you should be proud, and Ray, well done in the extreme, Sir!! Thanks for telling more of the tale. Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Mark
Still a great job you done there Ray nice, I remember seeing it at Newark year before last was impressed then like. well done cheers pete
I am, Doc - I was blessed the day Ray and I met. The trivet was only part of what he's done for the stove to get it the way Tilley intended it to be. In fact, when I think about it, a good few of my lamps and stoves have benefitted from Ray's engineering skills. Hmm, that first bit reads rather strange now I look at it. 8-[ I mean 'in engineering terms', I was blessed. Obviously. Ahem...
Ray, that is a wonderful trivet for David's stove. I well remember that bl***y stove! It might well be unique but it is also a sod! Here is the stove. Long-time CCS members will know immediately whose arm that is causing the conflagration.
I remember the smell of burning hair Maybe some of Kerophiles brass mesh will help with vapourisation David Let me know, I'll post you some if you want to continue playing 8) P.S. and that's my leg warming up
Yeah - and long-time CCS members will know immediately who just happened to be around with his camera at the ready!
Hey, Mates, Yes, indeed!! I remember both things!! All that was missing was Ian M., just to make a "Terrible Trio" of Stove Mates!! Thanks for bringing back the memories! Tonight, I'll dig out the fun DVD that Chuck Wilkins made of the Stove Gathering in June of 2006, at Smeaton Lakes, so I can once again see so many of our old Mates, and feel like "I was there, too"!! 8) I'll look forward to the day when I actually CAN be there, too! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Mark