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robanna
04-13-2005, 15:27
I've come up with a cross between the inverted can stove and the side burner so you don't need a stand.

Let me know what you think.

It can be see here in the stove lighting instructions.
http://uswebfoundry.com/robanna/MVI_1434.AVI
(http://uswebfoundry.com/robanna/MVI_1434.AVI)
If anyone wants building instruction, email me through this forum.

2XL
04-13-2005, 15:41
Your video would not load for me, but does your stove look like this?
lhttp://www.antigravitygear.com/products/stove.htm

SGT Rock
04-13-2005, 15:43
It took a while for it to load. I couldn't tell too mych from it other than it looked kind of like a Thru-Hiker V8 stove.

robanna
04-13-2005, 15:48
No that one is a traditional side burner.

this is a cross between that one and this one:
http://marquardts.org/mindspring/can/index.htm

but with higher sides to set the pot on.

SGT Rock
04-13-2005, 15:57
We really can't tell too much from the video, especially since you put the windscreen on at the cool part.

The link you just sent looks cool. But I don't see a priming tray like you have on your video on that one, and the system looks different. How do you fill it?

robanna
04-13-2005, 16:24
Ruff Stove Drawing (http://uswebfoundry.com/robanna/Stove.gif)

SGT Rock
04-13-2005, 17:42
So the filler hole is in the bottom recess near the concave part?

robanna
04-13-2005, 22:54
That's correct.
I've posted some pictures to the Gear Gallery.
http://www.whiteblaze.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/6814/sort/1/cat/516/page/1
http://www.whiteblaze.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/6810/sort/1/size/medium/cat/516/page/1

SGT Rock
04-14-2005, 00:16
I might have to try making one in my free time. If I can find some free time.

robanna
04-14-2005, 10:33
the can heights are: lower piece = 1.375"
Upper piece = 1"

SGT Rock
04-14-2005, 10:35
Thanks, I was wondering that. Ever try to make one of these from smaller juce cans?

rpettit
04-14-2005, 12:25
How much does it weigh? How much denatured alcohol does it take to bring 2 cups of water to a rolling boil. I don't require the water to make an actual temperature measured boil, just roll, that's hot enough for my applications.

robanna
04-14-2005, 12:54
I have made some out of juice can and it works nice but is less stable with a pot sitting onto.

I use .5 oz (it holds alittle more than 1 oz) and it takes around 4:30 minutes to boil 2 cups (I'm at 5,500 ft too).

it weighs in at 17 grams including the primer dish. Not bad for a stove and pot stand :)

bstwo
04-14-2005, 16:55
http://webpages.charter.net/fam-strick/web/lowpressurestoves.htm

robanna: Look at my pepsi two way stove, sort of simular, only different. Have you tried to make the top shorter?

robanna
04-14-2005, 17:00
Not sure why I'd make the top shorter...You need 1" from the pot to the burners once it takes of.

Your Two Way is very similar but I like the idea of the pressurized stove, which is the biggest difference in the two.

bstwo
04-15-2005, 09:16
robanna:

I have a small compact primer base that you may be interested in. I can be seen on my Gas-Pressurized Alcohol Page....[wideside primer].....

Pringles makes a small vending size can that works quite well for a storage container, That is shown on my Stove and Cooking Page......

....also......to strenghten your upper pot support can, you could slide a Guinness can inside the upper Pepsi. The Guinness cans a slightly smaller, and works well for a double wall.

My site:
http://webpages.charter.net/fam-strick/web/index.htm

robanna
04-15-2005, 10:40
What's the primer base made from?
The pringles can is a good idea but my stove fits into my mug (lemonaid jar cut down) and that goes into my pot.
I'll look into the guinness can idea. that's one of the drawbacks it that the top piece is 'fragile' and can bend easily but it can also be bent back with no problem.

robanna
04-15-2005, 10:45
Someone may have to do some more testing but the reason I came up with this idea is that the pressurized side burns that I made were very inefficiant. I could only conclude that it had to do with the volume that was in the fuel chamber because that's the no major differance between a side burner and a traditional pressurized stove.
This design reduces the volume in the fule chamber to something similar to the traditional size and, with that, increased the efficiantce.

bstwo
04-15-2005, 12:17
What's the primer base made from?
The pringles can is a good idea but my stove fits into my mug (lemonaid jar cut down) and that goes into my pot.
I'll look into the guinness can idea. that's one of the drawbacks it that the top piece is 'fragile' and can bend easily but it can also be bent back with no problem.
The end bases and wide primer are made from Coke cans.

bstwo
04-15-2005, 12:55
Someone may have to do some more testing but the reason I came up with this idea is that the pressurized side burns that I made were very inefficiant. I could only conclude that it had to do with the volume that was in the fuel chamber because that's the no major differance between a side burner and a traditional pressurized stove.
This design reduces the volume in the fule chamber to something similar to the traditional size and, with that, increased the efficiantce.
If you cut the top off the stove, it works OK for me. Side burners like a large diameter pots, like my Primus Tea Pot! I made mine 1 3/6" tall, with the holes in the middle and the top is 1/2" and pressed it in. This will give you the double rim for strenght!

bstwo
04-15-2005, 14:13
http://webpages.charter.net/fam-strick/webstove/Stoves002a.jpg

Simple pressurized stoves that anybody can build, one from pop cans, the other from small cat food cans. I prefer the stronger rim of the cat can, but the pop cans are cheaper and easier to find.