made my first beercan alcohol stove!!

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nephildevil

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based on this youtube vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY_LKCFlG6k

as you can see i used completely different tools (there is actually a piece of sock inside mine :D)

and it still needs alot of work, that flame underneath might set the whole place or forest on fire

but it works!!

next attempt shud be better tho :p
 
Cool!

I just saw one of these for the first time in the latest TK issue(which also had a great article by Reuben:thumbup:) they look neat.......but how do they work?
 
all i know is you have to evaporate a bit of the alcohol

so i think that it is pushed as a gas out of those little holes with a bit of pressure, then that is what u set on fire
 
Congrats :thumbup:

I've messed around with them but haven't perfected it yet. I think I'll try a small drill bit next time as opposed to the push pin.

What kind of burn time did yours yeild?
Chris
 
Looks pretty good, and they work well in a real pinch (At least that is what I have heard) If you ever test it on anything, be sure to let us know!
 
yeah and i used that kinda thick rat-5 on purpose, i'm sure that made it more difficult than using the scalpel blade from the vid

but more realistic imo
its a survival knife, something like that is what i wud be carrying

an F1 is even more likely, but whatever
 
The proper ones have in inner chamber and outer walled chamber. The heat from the flames on the inner chamber vaporize the alcohol in the outer chamber and force it out of the small pin holes. After a few minutes the inner flame will extinguish and you'll be left with a cool little alcohol stove.
 
One of my good buddies, SAND4D here on BladeForums, made some up a few years ago. He messed around for a while perfecting the design and I believe he has it nailed. The one he gave me is incredible... it's virtually weightless, and burns strong and clean.

He may be able to offer some advice....

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
Me and my 10 year old son have been messin around with these also. HEre are a few things I noticed.

Stretching the bottom can helps fitting the two cans together. I also used flue tape to tape the cans together. It creates a tighter seal between the two cans to pressurize the stove.

We went with 16 hole pattern. I think it was a #59 drill bit. It will boil 12-16 oz. of water in controled conditions on 1 oz. of fuel. in about 6-8 minutes

I am still working on the "PERFECT" design... Does it exist...?
 
valcas1 said:
Stretching the bottom can helps fitting the two cans together. I also used flue tape to tape the cans together. It creates a tighter seal between the two cans to pressurize the stove.

I am still working on the "PERFECT" design... Does it exist...?
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fitting those two halves together is where is had the most trouble

i suppose i'll have to perfect building the design i started on (since it is still such a clumsy first timer result :D), but i'm interested in making a more powerfull more presurized one with two chambers as described somewhere in the replies above.
 
Thaumaturgist said:
These are directions for the one I made. It's called a penny stove. Super simple. I can make one in about 10 minutes, and it'll boil 32 oz of water in about 6 minutes. With the simmer ring on, it'll run for about 40 minutes. Simply genious...

http://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/waite_instruct.html
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looks like you'll need a lot of tools and specifically those heineken cans to make one of those

but i'd like to be good in building a minimalist can stove with just a knive (and maybe a nail or needle for the holes)

that way mimicking a survival situation where you wander around with ur knive and psk and find a few beer/soda cans and make something usefull out of them
 
One trick I have used to get a smooth cut on the aluminum cans is to fix the knife and spin the can against the edge, going slow and you can eventually make a perfect cut. It doesn't matter about the size or thickness of the blade, try placing the knife on a book at the height you want to cut the can and with the other hand spin the can on the edge, be patient and it will come out perfect. When putting the two sides together cut very small slits in the edge of the can that is being pressed into the base and remember to go slow.

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I made this stove when I was on a deployment and needed something to heat water for coffee and cocoa and noodles. I originally used it with a canteen cup but when I got home I bought this spiffy pot that it nests in. It is a two chamber stove made of scavanged trash, The only tools used was a leather man and a push pin, there is fiberglass insulation between the 2 walls. The stove works very well and made life a little better for me, I have no idea about burn times and that sort of thing works good enough for me. Chris
 
nephildevil said:
looks like you'll need a lot of tools and specifically those heineken cans to make one of those

but i'd like to be good in building a minimalist can stove with just a knive (and maybe a nail or needle for the holes)

that way mimicking a survival situation where you wander around with ur knive and psk and find a few beer/soda cans and make something usefull out of them
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I know what you mean. You could still do the holes with a pin, or nail. You could potentially use a normal soda or beer can for the bottom, but you'd need to crimp the burner better, and the simmer ring wouldn't fit as well. I should try making one w/out the Heineken can.

Another option that might be easier to make in a survival situation would be a CAT stove. Of course you'll need to have a can of Cat food, or similar shaped can... You could probably do it with a Tuna can too.

This site has all kinds of alcohol stove ideas. Once you get hooked making them, your significant other might think you're a bit insane.

http://zenstoves.net/Stoves.htm

Of course with all of these stoves, you'll need to be carying around some kind of fuel... The yellow heet bottle works best, and it's cheep.
 
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AAHHH, a nice cup of noodles and hot coffee with a little cocoa in it sure makes a cold morning better. :D Chris
 
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