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Skidsteer
03-13-2007, 19:57
...with potstand included.

This is a rough draft of the idea but it gets the job done.

Materials:

-Auto expressions 'can-o-scent' from Wal-mart
-2" tealight tin
-2 1/4" tealight tin

Scribe the outer can (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=15601&c=516)

Bird's eye view of the fuel chamber installed (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=15600&c=516)

'Rough' Finished stove (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=15599&c=516)

Burn (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=15598&c=516)

It's not pretty yet, but it's light, very sturdy, and performs just like a Kitten stove. (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5422&catid=searchresults&searchid=7081)

Stay tuned for refinements. :)

Pest
03-13-2007, 20:05
Well done!

Jack Tarlin
03-13-2007, 20:13
A KITTEN stove? :eek:

Geez, I don't even wanna think about what you're planning to cook in it.

What are you guys, Southbounders or something??

And what's the Trans-fat count on a ten-gram kitten anyway?

Skidsteer
03-13-2007, 20:19
A KITTEN stove? :eek:

Geez, I don't even wanna think about what you're planning to cook in it.

What are you guys, Southbounders or something??

And what's the Trans-fat count on a ten-gram kitten anyway?

When Baltimore Jack posts in the homemade gear forum we hold a good old fashioned kitten roast. Trans-fat count be damned. :D

Two Speed
03-13-2007, 20:30
Sooo, gonna make a coffee insert for this?

Skidsteer
03-13-2007, 20:36
Sooo, gonna make a coffee insert for this?

You know it. :cool:

zelph
03-13-2007, 22:27
Gonna use the Sheba on it for a pussy(cat) poacher?

Two Speed
03-14-2007, 08:06
You know it. :cool:Mmmm, the ultimate set up, possibly?*



*Inside joke. I'll explain later.

Cuffs
03-14-2007, 08:20
OH come on! Quit with the stoves already!!

I wish I had the time you do Skids, but noooooo Im stuck working. Well, I guess I cant complain, Im stuck here http://thehermitagehotel.com/site/
in my rooom for 3 days!

So when you gonna send me one?

Outlaw
03-14-2007, 10:14
OH come on! Quit with the stoves already!!

I wish I had the time you do Skids, but noooooo Im stuck working. Well, I guess I cant complain, Im stuck here http://thehermitagehotel.com/site/
in my rooom for 3 days!

So when you gonna send me one?


I see you're really roughing it.:rolleyes: Nevertheless, even if Skidsteer sends you a kitten stove, I don't think the management would appreciate you cooking a steak in one of their rooms.:eek: Maybe if you go pool side it would be okay.;)

Ewker
03-14-2007, 10:14
[quote=ALHikerGal;338713] Well, I guess I cant complain, Im stuck here http://thehermitagehotel.com/site/
in my rooom for 3 days![quote]


your in Nashville and haven't called me yet :mad:

Cuffs
03-14-2007, 10:43
Not going to hi-jack Skids' thread, Ewker, I'll send PM!

Skidsteer
03-14-2007, 12:13
OH come on! Quit with the stoves already!!

I wish I had the time you do Skids, but noooooo Im stuck working. Well, I guess I cant complain, Im stuck here http://thehermitagehotel.com/site/
in my rooom for 3 days!

So when you gonna send me one?

I build them and work at the same time. ;)

I think I can make them lighter still with no penalty in durability. Just got to find and buy another specialty tool....

Two Speed
03-20-2007, 08:00
Done a little testing with Skid's prototype. Works well, and will light up with 91% rubbing alcohol, so I think we may have a contender here.

Skidsteer
03-21-2007, 17:46
Done a little testing with Skid's prototype. Works well, and will light up with 91% rubbing alcohol, so I think we may have a contender here.

Neato.

Did the 91% soot up your pot or were you just testing to see how easy it would light?

Two Speed
03-21-2007, 18:08
In the interest of brevity (and getting past that &*%*^$# 10 character limit) the answer is "yes."

Two Speed
03-21-2007, 19:56
Now that I've let my wise guy post age for a few minutes I'll try to add something helpful.

First, I like to test stoves with 91% iso. Finding Heet or denatured hasn't been a problem, but I still like to know if 91% will work. Never can tell, and finding out don't take but a minute or two.

Next, I think the opening in the cap is just a little large. I'm getting some flame lapping the sides of a 1.3 L pot and I think the 10 gKS (10 gram Kitten Stove) can be wrung out for a little more efficiency, if that's the way this project is headed.

BTW, using a replaceable cap for the top shows elements of stove tinkering genius. Want to "tune" your stove for more efficiency? No problemo, just get another cap and cut a slightly smaller hole. Want more heat? Cut a slightly large hole. Should make optimizing this stove with a variety of pots a pretty straight forward procedure.

Heck, if one really wanted to get stupid you could have a winter and a summer set up. :datz

As I said, we may have a contender here. Now, to find a couple of those little caps . . .