Maplin burner and stand

[Toddy]

I visited Son1 this afternoon and he has a new stove. It's this one from Maplin,
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=228605

Runs for three hours on one £1 can of lighter gas, is very sturdy and astonishingly heavy for it's size. Very, very stable.

I'm due a prezzie, and I was going to ask for an anti midgie jacket, but this is tempting.......

Anyone else got one ?

cheers,
Toddy

 

[British Red]

I have something similar (a Rapijet stove)

Works fine, but, as you say, very heavy


Briliiant for caramlised bananas flambed in clavados at the dining table though!

Red

 

[bikething]

Like 'Red I've got a Rapijet in the 'kit store' somewhere and agree they give plenty of heat, but are heavy..

never thought about using it at the table - probably burns hotter than my Calor-gas fuelled cooker does

 

[AJB]

Confused!

Where does the gas can fit and how is it controlled?

 

[Toddy]

The can is used to fill the bottom of the burner. It has a small turn valve to control the flow and thus the height of the flame. Piezo starter on it . It was like a gas filled trangia.

I was impressed, it switched on and there it was happily burning away sitting neat and tidy, and cool enough on the base to sit it down on the living room table.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[AJB]

Nope, nope, nope (in a Jimmy Stewart voice) - I'm still baffled!

But that's not hard - I'll just have to pay a visit to Maplins

 

[British Red]

Think of it like filling a lighter. The stove has an internal tank and you squirt gas in the bottom from the cans that fill lighters

 

[AJB]

OH the penny has dropped!

Toddy, I thought you meant the gas can filled the hole in the middle of the base - it all makes sense now.

Many thanks, sorry for being a dolt

 

[Toddy]

No worries, I suspect it's my fault for not being clearer with my explanation.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[AJB]

No worries, I suspect it's my fault for not being clearer with my explanation.

cheers,
Toddy

Oh shush - you're practically perfect and you know you are

The way you quelled the RM knife furore made me smile no end.

 

[Toddy]

Thank you kindly.

cheers,
M

 

[caliban]

Hey that's cool! Re, weight, is it just the stand that's heavy? Could you use the burner with an improvised stand?

 

[Toddy]

Suppose so, ....it is *really* heavy. The burner bit is pretty bombproof too though.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Asa Samuel]

Let us know how it goes, looks pretty good.

Bit of a strange request but if you do get it could you do a boil test? Just see how long it takes 500ml of water to reach boiling point. I know the numbers of some other stoves so it's sort of my comparison

Asa.

 

[bikething]

Hey that's cool! Re, weight, is it just the stand that's heavy? Could you use the burner with an improvised stand?

not if it's like the Rapijet - the burner itself is quite heavy - possibly made of heavy guage metal as it has to contain pressurised gas safely?!