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tmuir · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:13 pm Post subject: Another Vap Burner Saved

A while ago I received a vap burner with my SR1 that was in bad shape.

The handle was bent, the top painted silver, the bottom had flaking paint and I think someone had burnt solid fuel on top of it or had painted the mesh and the paint burnt so half the holes were blocked.

As I received it.

I pulled it apart and cleaned up the mesh with W&D and put it in a burner I had that was in better condition but was missing the mesh.

The rest of the burner sat to one side until I could get more mesh.

A week or so ago Wallace gave me a large amount of stainless steel termite barrier mesh.

Today was the first day in 15 days when it was forecast not to rain so last night I removed the wadding, rust and flaking paint and treated the metal with rust converter.

First thing this morning I painted it with VHT gloss black engine enamel and 30 minutes ago it just finished curing in the oven.

After trips to 2 different Chemists today I managed to buy a roll of cotton wool, so just cut a rectangle of that out, rolled it up and put it in the burner.
Cut a rectangle of mesh and then fixed the top back on and folded the lip back over with a hammer and a scrap block of wood and this is the result.

Not perfect but very much usable.

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Sandman · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:39 pm Post subject:

What a difference Tony.

Well worth doing.

Excellent job.

You now have a perfectly serviceable burner that looks the part as well.

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Stitch · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject:

Nice job Tony, that's come up real good. That termite mesh of Wallce's is great.

James · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:07 pm Post subject:

Looks great Tony!
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Badger · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:10 am Post subject:

Very nice job Tony..... now I know where to subcontract all my burner repairs to!!

tmuir · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:15 am Post subject:

Badger · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:23 am Post subject:

I need to make one for my Weldon eventually, haven't got a pic of an original though....I ordered a copy of SS&S, which should arrive this week, is there a pic in there?

tmuir · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:47 am Post subject:

The Weldon isn't actually in S,S & S as the book stops in the 60s and I think the Weldon was made just after that time frame.

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Wallace · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:09 am Post subject:

Wow, that has come up very nicely Tony. Well done.

Good to see no pinholes turned up during the resto of it.

I know one I had, which had appeared to have acid spilt on/in it, well when I pulled the wadding out, bits of rust pulled out, leaving holes in the side of the burner

Then when cleaning it up, more holes arrived

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steamyman · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:16 am Post subject:

good stuff Tony!