cavemanmike
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Less than half the price it was 2 months ago
Buy buy buy
Jenny P said:Yes, Boyd had a half-pint one in a red tin -
I was told both soldered their paraffin tins but Scott's suffered from tin pest, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_pest.Jenny P said:BTW, did you know that Amundsen took Primus stoves with him on his successful journey to the South Pole in 1910-11 - he solved the problems which Scott had with paraffin on his return from the Pole. Scott found the tins he'd left stored were only half-full when he picked them up - he didn't realise that the leather seals round the lid leaked in below zero temperatures. Amundsen, coming from Norway, knew about the cold weather problem and soldered his tins so they didn't leak. One of Amundsen's tins was found by another Polar expedition some time early this century and it was still full.
JasonC said:Jenny P said:Yes, Boyd had a half-pint one in a red tin -
Still got mine, though not used it for many a year. The correct use and maintenance of the Primus stove was a basic lesson at Scout camp, where the name of the jet-cleaning accessory (a 'pricker') never ceased to amuse. And I mean never...
Jenny P said:Amundsen, coming from Norway, knew about the cold weather problem and soldered his tins so they didn't leak.
TheBitterEnd said:Jenny P said:Amundsen, coming from Norway, knew about the cold weather problem and soldered his tins so they didn't leak.
Soldering a tin full of paraffin...
what could possibly go wrong
I've got two in the shed but I've lost the little tank sealing caps for transporting them which is a shame, otherwise I would be tempted to use them from time to time. Heavy but fun
Can you not match a bolt and washer to seal the tank in transit? I'll look an see what thread is on my stove.
Best of all stoves we as a family have done chips on! :bow: O.G.
Pitlamp said:Why do lawn mower shops sell it - do they use it in petrol mowers as the fuel?
Aspen 4 is a specially-developed alkylate petrol for four-stroke engines. It can be used with a whole array of different four-stroke engines, including lawnmowers, rotary cultivators and snowblowers.