I mentioned in the video that the lid could be used to extinguish the burner. I later found that it doesn't always work. I find one or two sharp breaths will usually extinguish the flame.

As another retiree (in my 80s) who likes to piddle with various projects, I enjoyed your very clear & step-by-step instructions. It is good to know that there are other Old Timers who enjoy this kind of fun! May God bless you & yours!

@planetsideagent

4 ай бұрын

Thank You.

Well done video! Former sheet metal worker here, you’ve done us proud with your wee project. 😊

@planetsideagent

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙂

@goldenegg1063

7 ай бұрын

Im confused... i thought this was an alcohol burner... Whats it got to do with wee wee ? 🤔

@steiner554

2 ай бұрын

@goldenegg1063 Wee in Scottish means small. A wee child / a small child A wee man / a small man and so on.

I made 6 of them for friends, they love them. Great if you just want a cup of coffee made.

If you know someone who has a pellet rifle, the pellet tins work very well.

I made something similar not long ago, only wrapped it with duct tape to seal it. These would be great single use stoves for day hikes. I tested mine out with my 550 ml cup and, though I didn't time it, it was quicker than I thought it would be and comparable with my cat cat stove. I just found your channel. Great videos!

Ótimo Fogão aí Parabéns gostei muito

👍👍👍 .. nice 😊. I used an empty Shoe Polish Tin. The Carbon Felt .. I 'stole' a strip off the pad that I use as a Heat Shield under my Burners when on 'sensitive' surfaces. A strip .. the width thereof the internal height of the tin. Rolled it and popped into the tin. Easy peas 😊. Did not use any Mesh and so far, so good. Glass / Ceramic Wool / Fibre Glass works just as well and if 'salvaged' from scrap, costs nothing. Using the Glass Wool as a base and then covered with a single Carbon Felt pad or narrow spiral roll thereof (the latter my choice in the Trangia .. see below) should work ok. Also, I have similarly treated my Trangia Burner. Performance does not appear to be affected negatively .. actually, I 'appear' to get a more gentle burn and most important, the risk of spillage during an inadvertent 'knockover' is greatly reduced. Yes, please, the Altoids Tin Set Video would be nice .. thanks. Thanks for sharing .. take care ..

@planetsideagent

Жыл бұрын

I just posted a video on making a Altoids Tin Stove: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ha6Nq9VtfM2wiJs.html Enjoy 🙂

@thomasmusso1147

Жыл бұрын

​@@planetsideagent Thanks.

Lv it, simple is best for me being a newby! 👌🏻💪👌🏻

Informative video!

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

Very good info!

I have been looking for a way to make cheap effective stoves to add to my diy 24 hour meal bags. I have a lot of different stoves for my use but just want to be prepared in case I need to give out a few bags and they can keep these stoves. Thank you for your tutorial and I ordered a dozen of 2 oz tins for $12.

❤❤❤ love it 🙏🙏 thank you

😊nice. Thanks for sharing 😊

Cool idea, but it's only "lightweight" to a certain extent. You still have to lug around one or more fuel bottles filled with fuel, which will add to the overall weight of your pack load. On a side note, I went to a local Party City retail store and bought a 12 pack of Sterno cans for $10. The cannisters are small, compact, they travel easy, are re-sealable, and you get almost 3 hours of burn-time out of one Sterno can. Just an option.

@daphneraven6745

3 ай бұрын

that’s an incredible deal! I never thought about trying party city. The best deal I found so far was at my local Home Hardware store; A person can get a three pack for somewhere between 10 and $12. $35 for the gallon can of refill. That’s some thing I’m gonna check out today. Thanks again!

Thank you

For the mesh, I have dismantled an old kitchen sieve before. Takes a bit prying, but they work.

@vegancharlieleeblue

2 ай бұрын

I dismantled a dollar tree strainer that had metal mesh.

I did a similar thing but instead of carbon felt I used some coarse vermiculite I had left over from gardening, does anyone know if the carbon felt holds more alcohol or burns hotter than perlite / vermiculite?

I'm up in Canada. We don't have HEET, but I do use Methyl Hydrate. Basically same thing.

ive seen others do tests and they say vermiculite is the best

I couldn't find a fuel canister For my o r i g o alcohol stove it's been out for years I found out they're stuffed with rockwool So I just yanked the old out then put in rockwool works like a charm

Very informative! I want to make some of these soon. Thank you for the clear instructions!

@kylewilkinson6975

8 ай бұрын

A cat can stove is faster and more efficient. The only downside is that you can't snuff it and store any unused fuel.

@SeeingEyeCrow

8 ай бұрын

I have one of those as well. I thought it would be smart to take an extra can (it didn't add much weight) and use it as a lid to snuff out the flames. Nope, it just shot through the cracks. Hah! I still like it a lot though.

Sounds like it might give the Altoids tin with perlite a run for the money ...

Did the same without a screen and cut the carbon felt in srips and wound inside the tin. It boiled faster for some reason. I made the round pad style too. Perhaps the way it wicked made the drip style faster?

@planetsideagent

9 ай бұрын

interesting. I've seen round tin builds where they roll up a fire rope and the Fancy Feast stove has the wick upright and it boils very fast. I'm going to make one your way and do some boil test comparisons. I'll make a video but not until fall, after the yard, garden and house projects season is over. 🙂

If you cut the metal filter a little larger and fold it down, I think it will be a more efficient product by increasing the evaporation of the heat from the bottom.

@planetsideagent

7 ай бұрын

Interesting, I'll give it a try. I have another suggestion from viewer, I plan on doing a video for both.

👍🏻

I don't use carbon felt or the screen on this type of stove when I make them. I found that 3/4" fire rope works very well and the carbon felt on cat food stoves.

@planetsideagent

Жыл бұрын

I've watched a lot of videos where they use fire rope. I have carbon felt laying around from my Fancy Feast stove builds and I like the looks of the steel mesh. 🙂

@BingWatcher

8 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea for the fire rope. Do you have any idea if the fire rope help to absorb the alcohol, thus making it harder to leak out if on uneven ground, etc?

@turtlewolfpack6061

8 ай бұрын

@@BingWatcher it might as long as you don't overfill the burner.

How often would you need to replace the felt?

@planetsideagent

9 ай бұрын

I'm not sure, they do shrike over time but I think they would last a good while. I've never used any of my stoves long enough to find out.

@joez4284

6 ай бұрын

I seen it where ceramic wool is used. Also, there a new burner sold in Europe (X-BOIL) where they use graphite sponge. @@planetsideagent

What happens if you don't use the felt or mesh

@planetsideagent

6 ай бұрын

Other than the spilling/fire potential I'm not sure. My gut say's it won't be as efficient but that is a good question. I'm going to do a test with no felt, felt and felt with mesh. Should be interesting. Another commenter suggesting spiraling the felt instead of pucks. That's another test on my list. Stayed tuned 🙂

What size of this steel mesh? 20, 30?

@planetsideagent

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what size mesh I used, I came in a soldering iron kit which didn't say. I suggest the finer the better, even window/door screen would work. I have a couple of antique burners that use a mesh that is thin. The mesh keeps the carbon felt or wick material from falling out. It may improve the burn but I'll have to do some more research and testing.

Como se chama essa tela que você recortou ?

@planetsideagent

9 ай бұрын

Fieltro de carbono, los fontaneros lo utilizan como escudo térmico.

@planetsideagent

9 ай бұрын

Lo siento, la pantalla es una malla de alambre de acero inoxidable. cualquier malla de alambre funcionará

@Sokol10

6 ай бұрын

Tela de aço, não vai achar isso fácil e barato aqui na "Banas'lândia". A alternativa econômica é comprar uma peneira para cozinha fina e recortar, mas essa tela não é realmente necessário, é mais para manter tudo no lugar. Eu faço como os Japoneses, uso Bombril, depois da primeira queima a superfície do Bombril fica dura emantem o formato. Outra alternativa como absorvente é Perlite - rocha vulcânica absorvente que compra em lojas de plantas; e para manter no lugar uso uma camada de Bombril por cima, ou a tela de aço. Pode usar também aqueles discos de algodão para limpeza de maquiagem, com o Bombril por cima, que evita do algodão queimar e se quiser a tela de aço. Pode fazer um fogareiro tipo Fancy Feast (o que os gringos e BR's chamam de "melhor do mundo) sem usar feltro de carbono, lã de cerâmica, tecido de fibra de vidro... pano, papel toalha... para o pavio. Arrume duas latas de diâmetro próximo, e para preencher o espaço entre as duas latas use tiras de lata de refrigerante com vincos verticais espaçados ~ 1 cm, isso vai criar capilaridade e funcionar como pavio, igual nos CHS do Tektobas. Vantagem, se sobrar álcool depois de usar pode despejar de volta na garrafa, o que não pode fazer se user pavio de material absorvente, pois álcool fica embebido no pavio, e no caso de usar Etanol ao evaporar vai deixar agua no pavio, dificultando acender da próxima vez. Assista o vídeo do "redoleary4" Fancy Feast Capillary Wick Alcohol Stove

For the alchohol ? Did you use 71% 91% or ?

@planetsideagent

8 ай бұрын

Nether, they don't burn as efficiently and can smoke. I use Yellow bottled HEAT, and I've also used denatured alcohol. Around here HEAT is cheaper than denatured alcohol. This is a good video comparing different alcohols. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6hqm8ibfsupl9Y.htmlsi=wPVKDvWEhxKV6ewP.

@BingWatcher

8 ай бұрын

@@planetsideagent I have used isopropyl alcohol in a pinch. But they are difficult to light when the ambient temperature drops close to freezing temperature. Great video

@E_Clampus_Vitus

8 ай бұрын

Funny, I’m experiencing that Heet isn’t as hot as iso. Heet is harder to light too. I would be at all surprised if the Heet product varies a lot.

@planetsideagent

8 ай бұрын

Interesting, I'll have to play around with it.

@BingWatcher

8 ай бұрын

@@E_Clampus_Vitus Did you use the methanol version (yellow bottle)?

too complicated...just fill can wiht alcohol...😜

@planetsideagent

6 ай бұрын

True. 🙂 You did give me an idea for a video, The performance difference between No wick, just a wick and wick with screen.