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Atom Kerosene Stove Sketches
Build Your Own Gimbaled Stove Potholder

 

Note: Drawings not to scale.

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A.     Cutout for pot handle.

B.      Length to top of brass tube (Varies with different stove models).

C.     Full length of stainless rod which inserts about 15/16” inside brass tube legs. (Varies with different stove models).

D.     Vertical stainless rod leg positions.

E.      Allow clearance for stove to swing.

F.      Drill 3/32” holes in stainless legs to match holes in brass tubes. Pin with stainless cotter rings.

G.     Weld two ¼” stainless nuts to bottom ring directly under gimbal pins (H) in line with holes in U-bracket for gimbal lock bolts.

H.     Gimbal pins 7/8” long with 3/32” holes drilled ¼” from ends. Pin with stainless cotter rings.

I.       Thread a 12 ounce lead fishing counterweight to ¼” X 1” stainless bolt welded to bottom of leg. Stainless wing nut tightens lead into position.

J.       Dimensions good for "Original Stove No. 1" model only.

 

Stove Support U-Bracket 

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Sketch Notes: 

1.      All edges and corners rounded except bottom edges.

2.      Polish all surfaces except bottom.

3.      Angles bent 90 degrees.

   

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