New trivets for stoves. Ibrik friendly type.

Pitsligo · Aug 1, 2016

Has anyone thought of casting them in bronze, or is it too much direct heat?

I ask because of my work as a patternmaker with a bronze foundry. Could be a pretty combo, brass stove and bronze trivet.

Alex

kerophile · Aug 3, 2016

Hi Alex, I missed your question when it was posted. Here is an earlier reply to the same question:

kerophile said: ↑

Hi, Peter, It would be a labour of love rather than an economic proposition.

Stu and I were involved in preparing masters and having "Primus" flame plates cast in steel. As well as the pactical hands-on work which Stu had to do, there were high up-front costs to get the pieces cast, then Stu's further work to hand-finish them and make them available for sale.

So in principle Primus trivets could be made but:

1. The original design is not very robust and if the trivet doesn't crack in use due to differential expansion/contration stresses, it can easily beak if dropped.
None of the Original stove manufacturers persisted with cast-iron trivets except for their very largest stoves.

2. I suspect the market is not there for replica trivets at a price which would cover tooling and production costs. People are always looking for a "deal" and have been spoiled by items mass-produced in India and China and then supplied to more developed Nations below local cost of production.

3. These C-I trivets are really heavy, so shipping costs will be high.

Best Regards,
Kerophile.
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kerophile · Aug 3, 2016

Hi Alex here is a link to the Flame Plate Project.

https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/repro-rare-flame-plates.19043/#post-195671

Best Regards,
Kerophile.

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