Jet remover for Radius 43/Optimus 111 etc?

@Tony Press

I learned long ago that when you are stubborn, patience is the key.

Nice work,

Mike

 

"Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill."

 

@snwcmpr

Willie and Waylon.

Cheers

Tony

 

Here are a few more shots of the modified nipple remover.

[@ArchMc: the main reason I wanted to get the nipple off was that the control spindle was letting a small amount of fuel out after shutdown. This fuel would then make the priming wick smokey. After removing the nipple, I cleaned everything up and put the same nipple back in. All is good!].









This stove is now running excellently, and I will post in the Reference Gallery:





Cheers

Tony

 

@Tony Press

Glad you solved it. Those small problems will drive you crazy if you don't fix them.

....Arch

 

Tony, did you place the tool on the nipple before deciding where the hole for the bar needed to be drilled? Or did you use another method?

 

@shagratork

I did indeed put the tool on the nipple, and marked the point where I could get the most turn, before drilling the hole.

The best thing about this set up is that you can apply downwards pressure on the nipple. That means that the tool does not rise and 'round' the nipple (more than it was already).

Of course, with only one hole, it might not be correctly set up for the next locked nipple; but I now have a series of tools I can use.

The funny thing is, I statted to work on a Companion silent burner that was also locked tight - but I couldn't use this tool because the pricker needle was protruding too far and I didn't want to damage it. The Optimus 8R spanner came to the rescue.

Cheers

Tony

 

Would it have been possible shape the stem to a hexagon in order to use an ordinary socketwrench? Would make the tool more of a "bit".

Then the bar position could be changed.

 

Nice work Tony.

12 sided?
That would give more positions to use.