Pretty lucky early morning half asleep find at the local swap meet that woke me right up. I couldn't believe I was looking at another one and was more than pleasantly surprised at the price but if you put in the time stuff is out there and good things will find you. Campingo's must of been pretty popular out this way as it is the third No. 1 I have found in about 3 years of collecting. The other two are solid and restorable but are works in progress. Not much to do to it but got a few tips from Hikerduane (Duane) about cleaning the crud from the flame ring and smoothing it out on the bick end of my anvil into a nice circular shape again. Also popped in a new jet and changed the old lead washer fuel cap gasket for a nice new one from Fettle Box. Never touched the pip as it is holding but you know how those things are so probably will have a go at it eventually. Regardless it burns real nice from a low simmer to a roaring inferno. Pretty solid looking but has a PO fix to the lid latch. It works good I'll leave it. Distorted messed up flame ring with those pesky tabs that make it hard to remove. Thanks for that tip Duane. I've never seen that before and thought it was a PO fix-it of some sort. That looks better! New jet in. Flame on from a nice low simmer to full on inferno. I like it. It's my new favorite!
@MrAlexxx Way to go, at a swap meet. Mr Burns, Simpsons (rubbing hands in pleasure at latest financial gain): “Ex-cellent!”. John
Classy stove. I've sometimes used golf ball or a trailer hitch ball and hammer to help reshape a flame ring. David L
An Australian 375mm beer bottle is ideal for shaping a battered flame ring. You get to drink the contents, as well: Fettling an Optimus 00 flame spreader using a beer bottle Cheers Tony
