A Stove that I Made (from misanthropists design)

Right on, man, great work there! I am not surprised at the change in performance once you monkeyed with it a little.

One thing possibly worth considering...a long straight chimney will tend to give the stove more "draw." So if you find you are not getting enough heat out of this stove, or if the smoke is not easily controlled at some point, this can probably be corrected just by putting a longer chimney on the thing.

I'm really stoked I inspired somebody; I am more used to being used as an example of the consequences of poor decision making.
 
This is inspiring me to make one.

Idea.

What if you found a way to flatten the cook surface. Maybe hammer it flat THEN cut and add the door. And when I say hammer it flat I mean the length of the can, so it almost resembles a store bought stove.
 
misanthropist said:
I'm really stoked I inspired somebody; I am more used to being used as an example of the consequences of poor decision making.
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OMG That made me laugh so hard!

Cool looking little stove, I have been looking for something like that for dayhikes and overnighters. Great idea!

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anyone think that general idea might work with a SQUARE one gallon can? better heat transfer and easier to pack, no need for the bolts, and suddenly you have a $4 stove! Add a "dutch door" and your good to go. might even be able to use the spout as the stove "pipe"? YMMV
A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
 
An ammo can might work too. When I get some time I'm gonna go investigate things at the hardware store.
 
cmdionne said:
Is one of the paint cans inside of the other? I'm somewhat confused.
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i just bought two in case i screwed one up.

sharpguytoo said:
anyone think that general idea might work with a SQUARE one gallon can? better heat transfer and easier to pack, no need for the bolts, and suddenly you have a $4 stove! Add a "dutch door" and your good to go. might even be able to use the spout as the stove "pipe"? YMMV
A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
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definatly sounds good. where do you come upon square cans though?
 
sharpguytoo said:
anyone think that general idea might work with a SQUARE one gallon can? better heat transfer and easier to pack, no need for the bolts, and suddenly you have a $4 stove! Add a "dutch door" and your good to go. might even be able to use the spout as the stove "pipe"? YMMV
A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
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Hell yeah...I just went round because I had access to the parts and I knew that the stove pipe wouldn't instantly burn through.

If you can go square, go square! Build one and take pics!
 
That's cool. The flat surface for cooking got me to thinking. I've seen square cans usually large containers for olive oil and such but it got me to thinking about what would be out there and available.

And my poor convoluted mind immediately came up with one of these.

It would have to be modified a bit but I bet it would work, inverted with some legs or standoffs.


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hushnel said:
That's cool. The flat surface for cooking got me to thinking. I've seen square cans usually large containers for olive oil and such but it got me to thinking about what would be out there and available.

And my poor convoluted mind immediately came up with one of these.

It would have to be modified a bit but I bet it would work, inverted with some legs or standoffs.


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LOL, that things ready to start cooking :D
 
In my buisness i use larger, 5 gallon cans that i suspected would make a great stove for garage or outdoor/camping/ scouting trips. Your project has given me some great tips on getting started, thank a bunch!

however, i am curious about the chimeny set-up on my 5 gal job. the pour spout is a 2" Diameter, collared hole (pretty heavy duty) that would be great to use as a very strong insert for some 1 1/2 - 2" chimeny pipe. for burning in a 5 gallon (Galvanized steel) can, would that size chimeny be enough or would i have to bore it out to 3" - 4" ??

also, i just thought about a way to "Tweek" my larger stove by adding another optional (on or off) usage paint can oven or a type of smoker that could work with the chimeny, maybe, or with some other attatchment system. Or purhapse its making it too complicated.

Thanks for any help all! keep the fires burnin! ------- Eric
 
Cool stove, barber! I'm glad you got it to work better. +1 on Misanthropist's recommendation to add longer stovepipe. I would also add a coiled wire handle to the door so you can open and close it without buring yourself. :cool:

Hushnell, I thought about making a stove out of a mailbox for the same reason you did - a flat top for a cooking surface. I have never had a "rural" type mailbox so I went to a hardware store and looked at them. The way the box is built there is a lip around the bottom. Also, as was pointed out to me in Misanthropist's Gimp Stove thread, when you invert a mailbox, suddenly the door opens up. This could be kind of a drag for loading and tending. Apparently others have built this kind of stove before, but I never got past the brainstorming phase.

I love fooling around with stoves!

-- FLIX
 
The way the box is built there is a lip around the bottom.
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I haven't fooled around with a mail box since I put mine up after the last hurricane, I do remember the lip on the bottom, I bet if you drilled out the rivets, which you would probably want to do anyways in case they are aluminum, and reversed the bottom it would sit flush. The lip itself may not be a bad idea to leave intact. The door can be fixed.

I may have to fool around with it a bit, finding a steel mailbox will be the only challenge.
 
hushnel said:
I haven't fooled around with a mail box since I put mine up after the last hurricane, I do remember the lip on the bottom, I bet if you drilled out the rivets, which you would probably want to do anyways in case they are aluminum, and reversed the bottom it would sit flush. The lip itself may not be a bad idea to leave intact. The door can be fixed.

I may have to fool around with it a bit, finding a steel mailbox will be the only challenge.
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I think you're right about the pop rivets. If you decided the lip was in the way, maybe you could just flip it and reattach. I also looked at the "heavy duty" steel mailboxes, which would be nice for the heavier guage, but they are way too expensive! I also think the bottom is welded on on these.

-- FLIX
 
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