{"id":367,"date":"2013-10-20T18:12:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T22:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/box5417.temp.domains\/~jyytcfmy\/?p=367"},"modified":"2025-01-07T22:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T02:53:57","slug":"i-made-some-stoves-and-i-liked-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milddogs.com\/?p=367","title":{"rendered":"I Made Some Stoves (and I liked it)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back when I went on the Wednesday night hang, Mr. Gossamer Gear was showing off his rolled aluminum alcohol stoves (BIOS) made by\u00a0www.minibulldesign.com<\/a>. \u00a0They were pretty cool and I was fascinated by the rolled can. \u00a0You can watch how they are made by looking at MBD’s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

I watched a bunch of videos and tried making some stoves. \u00a0I know look at aluminum cans in a completely different way. \u00a0Sadly, I am more interested in the can shape than the contents.<\/p>\n

Here is what I made (no instructions provided, just look on YouTube:<\/p>\n

1 “Ultimate Alcohol Stove”. \u00a0These are made from a Coke can (or Pepsi, if you are so inclined.<\/p>\n

\"Ultimate<\/a>
Ultimate Alcohol Stove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ultimate<\/a>
Ultimate Alcohol Stove. This one has 32 jets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3 x “Bud Light” stoves. \u00a0These are made from the Bud Light aluminum bottles.<\/p>\n

\"Bud<\/a>
Bud Light Stove #2: Relief holes only at the top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bud<\/a>
Bud Light Stove #2: This one has elevated supports at the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bud<\/a>
Bud Light Stove #3: Notice the uneven roll.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bud<\/a>
Bud Light Stove #3: Two relief holes drilled in the inner wall down low, and two near the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2 x Inverted Neck Stoves. \u00a0Not sure what to actually call these. \u00a0I made one from a sunscreen can and the other from a Coors Light aluminum bottle.<\/p>\n

\"Sunscreen<\/a>
Sunscreen Stove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sunscreen<\/a>
Sunscreen Stove: Notice the inner wall is too short.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Coors<\/a>
Coors Light Stove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Coors<\/a>
Coors Light Stove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Coors<\/a>
Coors Light Stove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All stoves (except the “Ultimate” one) have jets drilled approximately 1 cm apart and 3\/4 of an inch from the top of the stove. The “Ultimate” stove has 32 jets. \u00a0All jets are 1\/16 of an inch in diameter. \u00a0I did not use any JB Weld on the inverted stoves, but probably should have.<\/p>\n

After building them, I decided to do a comparison. \u00a0The test went as follows. \u00a0Use 1\/2 ounce of 99.99% Methyl Hydrate to heat tap water as much as possible. \u00a0Record times to prime and until the fuel had run out. \u00a0Measure beginning and end temperature of the water. Ambient temperature was approximately 12 (C). \u00a0Same pot was used. \u00a0It was cooled with tap water and re-filled with 2 cups of water. \u00a0Any water on the outside was dried off with a towel. I ran the video camera to capture each test. \u00a0There was no wind. \u00a0I used a normal household thick bottomed pot and not a fancy titanium camping \/ hiking pot. \u00a0I expect temperature increases would have been more significant with a thin titanium hiking pot. \u00a0I have not weighed any of the stoves.<\/p>\n

Results:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Stove<\/th>\nStarting Temp (C)<\/th>\nFinal Temp (C)<\/th>\nTime to Prime (sec)<\/th>\nTime to out of Fuel (sec)<\/th>\nTemp Change<\/th>\nSeconds\/ Degree<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Ultimate Stove<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n376<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n6.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bud Light #2 Stove<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n3.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coors Light Stove<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n264<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n6.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunscreen Stove<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n289<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n4.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bud Light #2 Stove<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n249<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n5.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Video Evidence:<\/p>\n