It's been a while since I've designed a new stove and the bug bit me this afternoon.
This stove combines elements of the Ion, the StarLyte, and the Turbo Tea-Lite.
Here are the materials used:
Raw materials. (Wedding tin, standard .5" x 1.5" tea light tin, bottom of a V-8 can, plumber's cloth.
Partial assembly.
Finished stove.
Special features? It's very effecient. Using a Snow Peak 900 and 15 ML of denatured the stove boils two cups in 8:40 and continues to boil an additional 3:35.
Using the same setup, the stove boiled two cups with 12 ML of denatured and continued boiling for forty seconds.
Like the Starlyte, it is easy to light and comes to 'full bloom' almost immediately.
Lastly, the design eliminates the guess work of measuring fuel on the trail. Filling the stove to the top equals 15 ML, just like the Turbo Tea-Lite. If more alcohol is desired, just wait a few seconds for the initial fill to absorb and top it off.
I just need a shorter name for it.
Burn photo 1
Burn photo2