Doc Mark's recent and understandable elation at tracking down the elusive (rare that is) Optimus Loke "Finally an Optimus Loke 85" prompted me to see if I could get a bit more versatility out of my Optimus Purple Flame meths stove. As it stands, the Optimus 91 won't simmer on its stock burner and a kettle can't be stowed in it or set to boil on it. Putting those niggles right and adding an isobutane burner and a regulated silent paraffin burner options were on the fettling agenda. By incorporating a couple of earlier 'Frankenstove' projects (notably the I got bored stove) I managed to achieve what I wanted First job was making up these pot supports from brass tubing with a screw silbrazed into each end to enable them to be threaded through windshield holes but with the screw heads acting as stops to prevent them slipping out. They stow away too Kettle stows away too Sits out of the wind in use Those same pot rests lift raise a pot sufficiently to offer a simmering option on the stock burner Isobutane from a Trangia gas burner equipped with a CEJN fitting - something I'd already put together for another project and saves widening the access hole for the usual Primus valve control The 'bored' stove f Happily, the Optimus windshield was a fit on the adapted Tilley pot rest frame I didn't fancy the heat from the burner melting the bottom rim of the windshield however ... ... so I fabricated this ring out of galvanised sheet steel It shields the aluminium from the flame and acts as a useful windshield for the burner too - supplemented by a folding windshield for the priming phase at least John
I admire your creativity and workmanship. I don't have those skills myself. I enjoy the photos of your work. Thanks for sharing. Gene
Once more a post with excellent pics. Your skills combined with what must be a good load of imagination are inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Best regards Stoveuser
John, That is a superb piece (pieces) of work. Imagine what one could do with a micro sized nuclear reactor I recall there is a member here who has stated to have "Fixed a bicycle with an Optimus 00 stove" or visa-versa(?) Chef Harold
Hello, John, Thanks for the nod, which gave me a big grin!! I'm also tickled by your very imaginative creations, which, as always, work like a champ!! Great solutions to the problems you mentioned, and because it's a creative solution, your enjoyment of this setup will probably be enhanced greatly! If I had done the same, I'd be one Happy Chappy!! Thanks for sharing your skills, both for fettling, and photography, with us all, and HUZZAH to you, my friend!! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Mark
Beautiful work, love the draughtshield you have setup there too. That's a lot power/heat/energy funneling up. 'I got bored stove' - lol, great name and well done.
Oh my. I had thought to log into CCS and report my excitement over my new to me Phoebus 625 which, with a replacement washer kit from the Fettle Box, roared to life this afternoon. But then I viewed Presscall's amazing work depicted here and thought again. Wow. Very nice project. Thanks for sharing. PWW.
Don't play down your achievement PWW. Nature of CCS is that we're all pleased as punch to have sight of each other's projects. Phoebus is a cracking good stove. John
