My first attempt at the homemade Meths stove. PIC HEAVY

redskies · Post by **redskies** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:28 pm

Ok, those are REALLY neat!

This one in particular - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ8JI6h ... WA&index=1

gyxile · Post by **gyxile** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:55 pm

redskies wrote:Ok, those are REALLY neat!

This one in particular - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ8JI6h ... WA&index=1

such a work of art. I want one of those cans just to put on my shelf

munchh · Post by **munchh** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:27 pm

yeah thats a bit special.

junmist · Post by **junmist** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:52 pm

oh I haven't seen one of them before I will be having a look at them but pardon my ignorance what is JB weld

redskies · Post by **redskies** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:58 pm

junmist wrote:oh I haven't seen one of them before I will be having a look at them but pardon my ignorance what is JB weld

If you're ignorant, then so am I, cos I had to go and look it up! Here you go - http://www.jbweld.com/

Definitely something I'll try to get hold of over here; looks like a very useful bit of kit just for my everyday work, never mind any other time!

(My two youngest kids watched a few of the videos with me; they were spellbound!)

tacticalprepper · Post by **tacticalprepper** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:44 pm

That does look pretty decent, and even if it takes 10 minutes to boil water, its still boiled isn't it? Might have a go at making one of these myself and try some alternative fuels

ForgeCorvus · Post by **ForgeCorvus** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:30 pm

Re: other fuels... Just don't OK

This is form of pressure stove is ideal for use with alcohol (Meths, Everclear, Bio-ethanol etc) but you're asking for trouble if you use Hydrocarbons (Petrol, Gasoline, Diesel, Paraffin, White Spirit...To name a few)....

Please guys, Stay Safe.

There are Hydrocarbon safe Self-build designs out there but they are mostly open-venting types with little or no pressure

Pointboy · Post by **Pointboy** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:05 pm

I tried this, but failed with the open top version because the side split, is this easier to make?

hardcider · Post by **hardcider** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:14 pm

seen some of these before but they call them penny stoves or hobo stoves you could try rock wool filling should save on the spirits.

ForgeCorvus · Post by **ForgeCorvus** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:12 pm

These are pressure stoves, the pressure is created by the alcohol boiling. Putting an inert filler in will retard the boiling thereby stopping you from getting the pressure build-up.*

This is how a Bengazi stove works (its a safe way of using petrol as a fuel)..... Anyone whos seen "Ice cold in Alex" has seen a Bengazi stove.

I'll dig out a few links to some How-2s

ETA, * Sorry, I come across as a bit of a dick there

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