Skids
Insanity: Asking about inseams over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)
Sorry this might have been covered in a different thread but I have all the materials for this stove (my first DIY) minus the whick. Where do you normally buy this and what is the name of the product?
I'm confused, Zelph, on your site is says there is no wick needed, how do I make the wick? Some of us are stove-n00bs.
Yesterday, Zelph wrote "safe cutter for removing tops from heinekin cans."
I bought one from walmart several weeks ago, the very same one. It pained me to spend $10.00 on a can opener.
It is better for making a pot, but not for preparing cans for a stove build because it leaves some of the rolled over top in place. like a barrel hoop.
You can't stretch the top or force it inside ot the second piece.
Tom
It pained me the first time also. I had to buy a second one once I started selling heiny pots with Ring of fire stoves. I learned that the drive wheel has to be cleaned after every cut can or else the aluminum piled up on the wheel and would fail to make a good complete cut.
Skids
Insanity: Asking about inseams over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)
Stove needs no primer pan or wick and contains it's own potstand.
http://www.bplite.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=105
A couple of lines above the September 12th update.
Am I missing the instructions on the how to us the fiberglass cloth? I thought it was just a can and the metal mesh.
Some stove makers use multiple wraps of 1/8 inch diameter wick material to wrap around the can. It is fiberglass wick used in the candle making kraft world. Some only use the primer pan like the one permanently attached to the burner used in the Caldera cone stove.
Thanks for finding that statement for me. I'll delete the words "or wick".
One length of fiberglass cloth is needed to go around the inside wall of the fancy feast can and should stick up above the rim by 1/8 inch. The more that sticks up, the hotter the stove will burn. The cloth can be spot glued with JB Weld, to the wall of the can and also the ss mesh to make sure it stays put. You wind up with a one piece stove that works great.
This past week I was on a family campout. While sitting inside the mesh covered dinning canopy(10X15). I was able to observe the ability of the mesh fabric to reduce the amount of air flow into the enclosure. There was a good deal of wind occuring off and on in the campground. Very little air movement occured within the screened enclosure. (not good for hot humid days) My mind wanderd, I found myself inside a "globe windscreen" experiencing the same thing, very little air movement, just enough to keep the stove going. I use a globe windscreen around my "Ring Of Fire" stove.
The globe ss mesh around the inside of the fancy feast can prevents air from pushing flames from under your pot that is sitting directly on the mesh. If you have purchased more than one replacement globe, use it as your windscreen.
Those of you that have made this stove try blowing it out. I can't blow mine out, I have to snuff it out if necessary.
Ok...i got lucky...my kmart had 2 left....but I am tring to make it work and am kind of lost....Is the "can" 2.25 tall and 2.50" wide?? because the can I bought said 5 oz. or is that the measurements "with" the wire screen in it? also what is the best fuel to use?? I found the denatured al stuff for 14 a gallon at home depot....thanks...Garth
"Not all who wander are lost." -J. R. R. Tolkien
Just left the local Academy Sports here. They had lots of the stainless steel screens for coleman lantern globes under the brand of Timber Creek.
I am not young enough to know everything.
Skids
Insanity: Asking about inseams over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)
Sorry, I don't remember for sure. I think they were $4 and some change. I'll check again tomorrow maybe and let you know.
I am not young enough to know everything.
I made two and I must say, they work great. Good design, perfect with my Heiny pot. I was never really hooked on stove building but every time I read about one of your new designs I just have to try it.
I am not young enough to know everything.
Oh, also I bought one of the screens to make one of your wood stoves. Now to find the perfect grill for steaks on it!
I am not young enough to know everything.