This good looking Veritas unfortunately arrived with an issue that means I have no pictures of it lit. Well no that's not entirely true I'm just not posting the pictures! I like the bold lettering and the holes in the legs, presumably meant for securing to the ground with perhaps thin tent pegs. The stove arrived with the jet screwed in at a crazy angle, after removing the jet it proved impossible to tighten a jet sufficiently to stop leaking and now the thread has stripped. I've posted a request for a trade or purchase for a replacement burner head in the Trade section of the forum. The burner appears identical to my RM Wickless 1 pinter burner in terms of size and threads.
Very nice- although these post-war British stoves often look cruder than their Swedish counterparts, with bold lettering and often chunkier fittings, there are quality touches like the door in the windshield, and the attractive tin. Are there signs of plating on the holes in the feet, or have they been drilled by a former owner?
A good point and having checked I think they have been drilled out. It should have occurred to me, perhaps I was too preoccupied with that damn jet. The signs are obvious now I look, holes not centred, rough finish underneath and no plating. Still I can see the reasoning.
@Robert Radcliffe I have, in desperation, silbrazed the nipple onto a burner. It’s a permanent fix, but at least I kept the original burner with the stove, and it will last another 100 years. Cheers Tony
Despite my best efforts with a repair jet, suggested by Nick @nmp, I had to resort to the silbrazing method mentioned by @Tony Press. At least now I can fire her up.
@Robert Radcliffe. Well done Robert in getting your Veritas stove up and running perfectly. you have a very nice plaited example, they are a nicely made robust stove and their graphics on the tins are really nice, great Score and repair Robert well done
. Me too Robert, even in some situations where a certain repairs may not have original parts, or a repair that may remove some patina on stove that suits the stove, for me its better that any stove can do its job as good as possible for its purpose it was made for
My go-to one pint hiking stove, when I leave the Swedes behind... Vino et Veritas: No holes in the feet....
@Tony Press thank you for the idea. @Ed Winskill they're a nice looking stove, especially without holes in the feet.
