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General => Gear Questions, Information, Reviews and Competitions => Topic started by: Matthew on August 29, 2010
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Came across this during a bit of internetting and thought it might be of interest. Post you'r pics if you make one.
I know what im doing tomorrow
(http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e144/matthewrblack/Random/eJ9Wy.jpg)
Matthew
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http://zenstoves.net/Templates.htm#InnerWallSideburnerStoveTemplateshttp://zenstoves.net/Templates.htm#InnerWallSideburnerStoveTemplates
here is a link to templates if you need a method or producing one with more precision.
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I did try this a few months back but I'm such a massive spoon I couldn't get it to work, even though it's pretty easy to make. In my defence I made it out of 2 beer tins which I had just previously drunk the contents of.
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I made one from 7up cans the same as the one in the pictures above. (drinking the contents didn't seem to affect me ;))
but I didn't like the fact that you need a separate pot stand.
so when I came across the Lynx stove http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53533 I had another go.
For some reason there was a can of Lynx in the bathroom cabinet so with hacksaw, drill and sandpaper I spent a couple of hours in creative mode.
When I finished that one, I teste4d it. It worked fine, but the flame goes out when the meths level drops below the inner wall, so I nipped out and got another can of lynx (our garden smelled great by this time) and made a second, better one.
i haven't used it in anger yet - but I've tested it, and boil times are pretty good, it's robust, very lightweight and at two for a fiver, you can't argue with the price.
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I've still been meaning to play around with home made alcohol stoves. The Lynx can is the one that appeals to me most, but I'm still a bit cautious about drilling into one!
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go on, take a chance! i can still see out of one eye, and i still have three fingers that sort of work. :P
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You wont be making one of these from a propane gas bottle then.
(http://www.instructables.com/image/F1TEE6CFNZAHDHC/Gas-Bottle-Wood-Burner.jpg)
I've still been meaning to play around with home made alcohol stoves. The Lynx can is the one that appeals to me most, but I'm still a bit cautious about drilling into one!
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You wont be making one of these from a propane gas bottle then.
Think I told you the story about when I took apart a butane gas cylinder to use it for storing compressed air? I still bear the scars (psychological scars!) :D
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I had a go at one on Monday when I was off. It turned out ok but it was thrown together. I would be quite tempted to machine a nice one out of brass to see how it goes but for the time and effort it would be cheeper to buy one.
I had no meths and had to rely on acetone,,,,,, lets not go there,,,,, the garage nearly ended up in flames.
@J loving the propane stove, nice and light weight, what we talking KG?
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Lets just say, you wouldn't want to carry it on your back. However, as I'm typing I'm thinking empty propane tank = stove, full propane tank = jet pack!!
@J loving the propane stove, nice and light weight, what we talking KG?