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Post by belinda on Jun 6, 2005 18:31:53 GMT 10
Another stove on ebay. Great for someone doing a really authentic restoration. cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=358&item=7328179588&rd=1At a guess this would need to go to TW Sands (Melbourne) or someone similar for a service. If you want to see the before and after photos of the work TW Sands did on our Ravia stove go to the post on old stoves. cheers Belinda |
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Post by Looker on Jun 6, 2005 22:32:16 GMT 10
As much as these old things are interesting ancient curios, and probably well made in cast iron and chunky steel instead of plastic, do you really think it's a good thing to ask anyone built after 1960 to actually use such an item? If it doesn't have at least 5 safety switches and/or auto cutoffs, ABS brakes, 6 air bags and crumple zone surely they are better off with a microwave oven and an online instruction book? Another stove on ebay. Great for someone doing a really authentic restoration. cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=358&item=7328179588&rd=1At a guess this would need to go to TW Sands (Melbourne) or someone similar for a service. If you want to see the before and after photos of the work TW Sands did on our Ravia stove go to the post on old stoves. cheers Belinda |
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Post by belinda on Jun 7, 2005 8:08:45 GMT 10
Hi Jailbarjuice
to see the pictures of our stove go to the technical section and look up "old stoves, lights and fridges". Scroll towards the bottom and there are scanned instructions for a Ravia and the "before" and "after" pictures of ours.
I'm presuming Ravias were common. Both Brandts (now closed) and TW Sands were familiar with them - in particular the way the steel tanks always rust out. The bottom of ours was like a colander.
Sands would also be the ones to contact for anyone interested in buying the Coleman stove on ebay. They should know what to look for.
As long as the burners are OK Sands can fix these stoves. Their web address is on the same post somewhere towards the top. Our burners needed to be de-gunked and re-wicked (there is a wick inside the tube from the burner to the tank). They also built us a new tank out of a Coleman tank.
Most importantly they were able to explain the finer points of lighting the thing!
Now the Ravia is repaired and working we are really happy with it. A metho stove is lighter and simpler than LPG and it's great to have an original feature in working order.
If only I could say the same for the gravity-fed water tank!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2005 11:30:16 GMT 10
Hi Belinda
Gravity fed water tanks problems.
I have a galvanised iron water tank above the sink. The biggest problem i find is the water turns rust colour if not flushed out regularly.
you cant leave it empty when not in use as it rusts anyway.
There is a few different cures none of which i have trialed yet.
1. clean the tank with a product called CLR.
2. line the tank with a product used by the vintage morobike mob to salvage rusted tanks. 2 pack product made by 3M called Kreem. might take a while to lose the "taste" .
3. Get another tank made up identical to the tin one out of aluminium. paint it and no one will know the difference.
Hope this helps
Reddo
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