Origo stoves aka Cookmate

[Brio]

The gas stove had to go. It dosn`t comply with any regulation and replacement was going to cost an arm and a leg. So I went hunting for an Origo and found this.
http://www.outhill.com/stoves.html
Cookmate and Origo are both still made by Electrolux. With the new VAT it`s £172 plus £8.50 p&p which is better than Compass 24 by £10 without p&p.
I also found a stainless canister single burner with Flame failure device. At Marinestore £54, or the identical stove from Roadking for £27.50! Even has the same logo!

[Charlie Smiff]

Now you know why so many people refer to chandleries as swindleries...........Well they is yotties aint they, got loadsa wedge!

Charlie.

PS Good prices on the Origo stoves and the heat pal though, thanks for the link.



"I also found a stainless canister single burner with Flame failure device. At Marinestore £54, or the identical stove from Roadking for £27.50! Even has the same logo!"

[Brio]

And finally three months later. armed with cardboard, ruler. tape,scissors and pencil, I got in Brio to make the cooker housing larger. I didn`t want to cut the inboard end of the moulding as it carries the `compression post` so went for the hull end. Having made a template, I drew round it on the housing, measured it and looked at it for a fair while! It`s not nice taking a jigsaw to something sooo expensive! However it went very well and my new fine tooth metal blade didn`t shatter the gelcoat . I cut the shape out in pieces and using a second new blade in molegrips for the bits the jigsaw couldn`t reach made a close fitting shape into which the stove fits. It needs some stainless heatguards and then it`s tea time! When it`s done I`ll post the template shape on the site with photos - how sad!