Pepsi Can Stove

FLIX said:
IUKE12 - That looks like the stove I want to make. I have a couple of questions. First, do you have the instructions? I'm not sure how far the inverted neck section is supposed to go. Second, the green stove you made seems to be a lot taller than the blue one or many others I have seen. Does this mean it has more fuel capacity? third, where do you find Bud in the aluminum bottles? I checked at my grocery store and although they probably had fifteen different configurations and brews of Bud, they were all in glass bottles or regular aluminum cans. Fourth, did you seal the two pieces together by bending the lip over? Thanks.

-- FLIX
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PM heading your way:)
 
I happened to be looking for info on alchohal stoves at the right time for this thread to pop up :) I started to build a Halcon stove today and it turned into a real family project :D Even the wife wanted to get involved! Here is what we came up with. Works GREAT!!! Didn't start the water till it was almost burnt out but it got 2 cups of water not quite to a rolling boil but it was a light boil and hotter than most times I cook the ole Ramen so I am pretty happy :)
 
This is a great thread! It's nice to hear first-hand feedback on various designs. I just built my first one last night, a "Hannah stove" from this page: A better soda can stove. I think someone might have posted it in this thread already.
I've got a freezer full of ice-filled pop cans right now (makes them easy to cut with power tools) so I can try a few designs and then rattle off several of whatever one works the best for me and my tools. I'll probably make 2 sizes as well: the minimum small one and a more long-term meal-maker.
 
After my failure with the penny stove last week, I grabbed a 7-Up can today and actually managed to make a Halcon stove (http://thehanddrill.com/halconstove.htm) in 5 min. inside my car, using a SAK, while waiting for my son to finish soccer practice!

And to my surprise it works great too... Probably not as effective as a penny stove, but simpler to build. Boiled around 2 cups of water in 6-7 minutes.

If you haven't done this before I recomend the Halcon stove as a confidence builder before you move on to the more advanced stuff! I'll be giving the penny stove another go next week. Just need to empty a couple of Heineken's first :D
 
These are pretty interesting. I may have to look into making one of these.

This might be a stupid question, but being that they are made of alum. cans, how strong are they? I.e. how easy can they get crushed/deformed/fubar?

Since they're fairly easy to make, and recyclable, someone's had to have done a demolition of one at least once, right?
 
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