DIY - How To Make An AXE Can Alcohol Stove
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An easy to follow "how-to" video showing how to make a cool alcohol stove out of an AXE Body Spray can. It has a built in priming tray and achieves full bloom very quickly! Sturdy and lightweight, this little stove is ideal for the "do it yourself" backpacker, hiker, or prepper who looks for durability, compactness, and light weight in their cooking system. Weighing in at .7 ounces, this stove may not be the lightest out there, but at under an ounce it's weight to durability ratio is excellent. It also makes a perfect companion to the homemade aluminum can pots that many of us find appealing, such as the good old Heine pot and the Foster's pots. It doesn't boast the fastest boiling time out of the many alcohol stoves out there, but it is incredibly efficient and burns for almost 20 minutes using 1 ounce of fuel.
Features & Specs:
Weight - .7 ounces
Size - 1 3/4" x 2"
Fuel Capacity - 1 1/2 ounces
16 Upward Angled Jets
Built-in Self-Priming Pan
30 Second "Bloom" Time
Burn Time:
1/2oz = 8.5 mins.
1oz = 18.5 mins.
Boil Time:
1 Cup (8oz) = 4:20 mins.
2 1/2 Cups (20oz) = 11.5 mins.
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Truly appreciate y'all taking the time to watch and comment... really means a lot! If you've enjoyed this one please consider taking a second to subscribe and hit the notification bell for more. Thanks my friends... looking forward to seeing ya around! -John
Just built one of these, and it is by far the most efficient design I've tried. Thanks for uploading!
This is is one of the best stoves I have ever made. Thank you for sharing this brilliant design.
I have seen other alcohol stove vids that just seem too complex for their own good. This tutorial was simple, easy to follow and the end product seems to work brilliantly! I like how the flames come up the sides of the pot a bit and are not just concentrated on the bottom.
awesome plans. I actually did it, took me about an hour. works awesome, and it was something to help tide me over until spring! keep up the great work man.
Never getting tired watching your vids mate :D
Thanks Brother. And thank you very much for addressing the questions that others have posed regarding this... much appreciated! All the best!
I love your videos. Thank you for the cool D.I.Y gear. The music is great but I enjoy it even more when you narrate. I can't wait to make this.
Thanks much for sharing that great how to. That's the simplest tutorial I have seen yet. Have a great weekend.
That was one of the best DIY stove videos I have seen
thanx for this, works as advertised, highly pleased.
ANOTHER great vid and awesome design! I will definitely be trying one of THESE bad boys! Thanks for the post!!!
Great tutorial ! many thanks
Great tutorial! I just built one and can't wait to test it out!
Nice one, simple and beautiful!
Nice! I will be trying one of these this weekend. Thanks for posting.
Very well demonstrated John, excellent video!
Great tutorial, simple and ingenious.
Great design! I just made one and it works perfectly. Thank you, Bill
Great video, really enjoyed it
great video and stove well done
Right on. Glad it was helpful my friend!
Ingenious! I am going to make one. Thanks mate.
Very nice!!
great video really well done
Well done Brother. Nice video again. Wish I had some time to play I'd make one of these.
100% Useful! Thanks for share.
That -- is a great stove. I've gotta make me one. Thanks John.
i love this channal mate you are saving me pounds. got to go new stove to make love it thanks
Great... Thanks for share i will try it soon
very drilling design :o) Thanks for the demonstration!
that's one I have'nt made yet thanks for showing it
This whole alcohol stove DYI is so cool, can't wait to make or just order one....
Nice stove! I have a hairspray can I've been wanting to do that with!!!! it's a pretty green color! Thanks for sharing!
Hi John. I made my first alcohol stove according to your how-to video and it works great! It was very easy to make and boil time is very fast. Btw, when I picked up the denatured alcohol at the hardware store I spotted the 1-gallon paint can grids and got the idea to use it as a pot stand for the stove and it worked very well. It could also serve a dual purpose as a backpacker's bbq gril but I haven't tested that yet. The grids are very cheap and lightweight. My only concern is how well the aluminum grid will stand up to prolonged heat. Thanks again for all your great ideas.
Awesome tutorial! I've just made it and tested it but I didn't have any alcohol on me so I used kerosene and now I know why that's a bad idea (1 and 1/2 foot flames). And I've watched about everyone of your videos, great work and I hope you keep it up!
Thanks :-) I have indeed enjoyed many good meals while hiking/backpacking that were cooked using this stove :-)
Very nice DIY stove there John. Will have to make one and try it out!! :)
Just finished mine, it works great used it for a quick da hike and cooked some lunch with it! I'll make a video response and show you how mine works! :) Thanks for the design Logan
Well done... Been waiting for this vid....3 cans goin' down!! Thanks
Great Stove i have made one and works superb for me!!!
So making this stove and the Fosters Beer pot were absolute 10/10 on the difficulty scale. By far some of the most difficult things I have ever done. Seeding one cylinder into another cylinder of the exact same diameter is exceedingly difficult. There's no adjective to describe how difficult it is. But it is done.
Cool!!
that is a cool little stove
you can build anything you want if you have the tools. Materials are free if you look around, youll notice anything can be broken down, stretched, cut, molded, folded, bent, drilled, milled.. If you have an idea, even if it is stupid, its always worth the adventure because you expand your knowledge along the way
What a great vid. You got some magic, when it comes to your DIY/WeekTip/Outdoor vids. Great music. Thanks for the vid. Great looking stove. ☆★☆★☆★ Thank You☆★☆★☆★☆★☆Cheers : -))
Great build
@MatoNupai
8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic build. I have one.
Well done bro
cool bud Thanks!
Thanks!
Yay, made mine! I made one modification. Since I had the drill out I added 2 holes in the bottom of the little cup around the fill hole. Turns the cup into an integral funnel. I've only done one test burn, so haven't figured out the efficiency yet... it did smell a bit like Axe for the first burn. Most of my pots are a bit wider, so I'm going to need to figure out a pot stand somehow to feel confident using it where the ground isn't perfectly flat, firm and level.
Good video
Very nice John. Real simple, I just need to find some cans. Peace, craig
Awesome
I bet your wife is a lucky woman, because you have magic hands. I absolutely could NOT get the top part into the bottom. I even beveled in the top a little. It eventually creased and failed completely. I plan on making a "Supercat", but this just looked fun to make. Thanks for the vid!
@StephenJelinek
10 жыл бұрын
Try using temperature, boil the bottom piece then stretch it the best you can. Freeze the top piece, and boil the bottom piece again, then press the frozen top piece into the boiled bottom piece.
@TheMushinmind
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks maybe I'll give it another go
Awesome! Great thinking putting the razor a book to score the edges. The only thing that stinks about this build (literally) is emptying out the AXE before cutting the can apart LOL. They call them "axe bombs" for a reason!
Hey this is an awesome stove that I am definitely going to try. I didn't read all the pages of comments so sorry is someone already mentioned this, but I like to use a contact lens solution bottle for my fuel bottle so I don't have to have an extra funnel. Just a thought you might want to try. Anyway great video. I am a new subscriber so just going through the old vids and really enjoying them. Cheers.
Very cool.
@NorthSurvival
9 жыл бұрын
I agree.
Dig that stove man.
mine had a plastic ring still in the very top even after I removed the stem, so the center fuel hole clogged up when it melted, so I had to use a cutting wheel to remove it and it left a little larger hole, but still works good
Sweet John impressive burner , I was waiting to see all the girls come running when you lite it up lol
Just made my first stove. It didn't work out as well Mr anglers, but I'll keep trying! it just wouldn't take off. but I did get it to boil some water, in an old beer cans of course.
Good video if anyone wants to make one from a Coca Cola can as everyone probably has a can in their home anyway you will need 2 cans you will need to mark off the bottoms off 2 of them one line higher than the other then get a nail or drill piece and make 16 holes in 1 can on the contour and 5 holes in the middle of the bottom bear in mind you need to get a 2p coin over the 5 holes you then need to get the pliers and bend the rim of the can with the holes in towards the inside of the can then take the large piece and place the second small piece Inside and voila you have a penny can stove
Our stove seems to have really big jets. We made them with a push pin (tac board push pin) it is the same size I use on all my stoves. Due to the long fire coming from the jets it goes though fuel to fast to boil water. Do you have any ideas as to why this is happening?
Made the Axe stove using 16 each 1/16 holes and during the test burns I got less than 1 1/2 minutes of Prime and Burn on 14 cc of yellow Heet. Any idea what I may have done incorrectly? Really enjoy your videos, thanks for doing them !
You're very welcome :-)
Excellent, I've been looking for instructions on how to build this one, but could not find the right tin for it, in the UK this can is called LYNX, many thanks dude.
Use caution with the Axe can. It has a plastic seal under the aluminum cap and body that puts off an acrid smoke. It can also shoot off hot plastic shrapnel. Was not designed to be heated. Blew its top seal after the first test firing and shot a plastic piece from between the body/round cap across the garage. Made a loud pop. Pulled the aluminum cap out of the can to reveal the black plastic seal underneath. I would venture other pressurized cans have the same seal. Cool idea though.
will this work with the new axe cans? they are slighty different design on the top
great video :) i was just wondering if there's anything i can substitute for the jb weld? maybe epoxy?
preheat plate is great idea
i just made one it works lol but is no where as good as yours. great vid.
Just finished mine. Worst part about this: the smell of Axe. Ended up driving down the road, holding the can out the window and spraying. Felt bad for the other cars on the road. Great video man.
I think I am going to try to make one of these, but only use a threaded rivet in the center and use a pot stand.
How would you go about emptying the can if you just bought one?
Yeah, you could certainly make it just a bit taller for more fuel capacity. It already has one of the longest burn times of any of the alcohol stoves that I've used, but I really think that you could extend that even further. Would love to hear how it works out for ya if you decide to try it out :-)
Heet or denatured alcohol works best. Isopropyl Alcohol works too but is sooty. and blackens bottom of pot. Hope that Helps. I just started using these and it's great.
good luck seating the 2 components together!!!!!! geesh
hey intenseangler, im thinking about making this. do i have to use heet or can i just use normal rubbing alcohol? thanks!
John awesome job!!!!! Got a question if you can help. Can you make one out of a subzero bottle like this one with the mouth of the bottle up not down into the burner an if so can you make a video showing how?
For this particular stove, is there any reason to score the top or create a riser? I'm stoked on this design and I'm getting serious about putting together a complete diy ul kit for distance hiking and backcountry fishing. Thx for the instruction!!!
What are your thoughts on it being a little taller to hold more fuel for a longer burn time?
do you prefer your Axe stove to the Budweiser bottle stove that you also have made?
can you you use straight alchol or do you have to us ''Heat''?
The "random" cut merely separates the halves, then He cut on his scribed lines to get it at the height needed with the shears. This way gets an even cut all the way around the can. as it is hard to get a straight cut just sawing thru the can. Hope that helps clear things up for you.
I just made one of these things to spec and used 91% rubbing alc. Instead of the blue flame, I'm getting 4-5in long white flames all around. Now I just eyeballed a drill bit half the diameter of a 1/8in bit to use because none of my smaller bits had labels so Im wondering if the wrong size jets would cause the cooler flames. Also, could a leak from the base joining the body affect the flame??
Great video. I built one after watching this but mine seems to go through fuel WAY to fast. The amount you showed using would only last about 30 seconds in my stove at best. Any suggestions? Perhaps it is the fuel difference. I am using denatured alcohol that is specifically made for stoves, it may burn faster.
can you use milliput instead of jb weld
How far apart did you put your jets?
do you need to cover up the filling hole, or is it unneccessary? And also, how safe is the stove? great Video!
How do you open it without it blowing up? If they do that?
I'm wondering why you didn't use the whole can base extended over the outside top almost the top to form a more stable base for the pot. obviously there would have to be extra holes near the top of the outer can for air.
I find mine VERY hard to get the pre-burn tray lit, any suggestions? If it makes any difference I was using 99% isopropyl alcohol. Any help would be appreciated..
Where did you get the funnel for the fuel at? Thanks-JW
will it work if you use rubbing alcohol???
cool little stove. why do some designs have an extra " inner wall", and others don't ? Is it more or less efficient with or without the inner chamber?
can regular gasoline work on this kind of burner and does increasing the height of the top section affect the priming? i liked the design and currently emptying a can of axe... good job man i hope you reply soon
the pot creates a sufficient seal on the top?? that filler hole is pretty big, doesnt alc escape through there?
I saw one of these made with a soda can, but they guy put fiberglass in the stove. Is the fiberglass not a necessity or was it possibly the design required it?
haha i left a comment about asking if you could make a tutorial on this and then i find it!! i love this stove dude and i really want to make one. one question though... do you have to use jb weld? like could you use nothing or matbe even hot glue?