Showing posts with label stove. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stove. Show all posts
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Wood stove, part 3
Well, I did the test today with the new holes at the top of the stove. Those holes are not big enough. As soon as I place a pot over the entire surface of the inner can, the fire gets choked up. I think I need a cross grill placed over the inner can.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Wood stove, part 2
Well, I ran my test this past weekend at the Cyprus Lake national park. It worked extremely well. I thought the outer can would be warm or cool to the touch. Man, was I wrong! It was super hot! Once lit up, I could clearly see jet flames coming out of the upper holes in the inner can. The whole thing worked so well that all the wood I placed inside the wood burned into ash within 10 minutes. I think that would be long enough to boil maybe a litre of water.
Now, a small alteration to the inner can ... I have just made a bunch of holes at the top of the inner can. This way, I can place a pot directly on top of the inner can and air can still escape from the inner can.
The aluminum hollow disc at the bottom of the picture below is used to cover the space between the inner and outer cans.
Now, a small alteration to the inner can ... I have just made a bunch of holes at the top of the inner can. This way, I can place a pot directly on top of the inner can and air can still escape from the inner can.
The aluminum hollow disc at the bottom of the picture below is used to cover the space between the inner and outer cans.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Wood stove
After seeing so many YouTube videos of the hobo stove and other wood high-efficiency stoves, I decided I'd build one myself. So, after eating the contents of two cans, here is the stove:
I will cover the side of the inner can with a cut-out aluminum plate. I will test this on my next camping trip.
The inner (smaller) can sits on top of three 1/2"-long bolts, and kept from shifting inside the larger can by three 1/2"-long bolts on the side of the larger can.
Top side of the poor man's version of a camping wood stove.
The holes on the bottom were punched with a nail. A number of them were enlarged with a drill bit. All the other holes on the walls were punched with a nail first then enlarged with a drill bit. The drill bit tore through the can as if it's paper so it left very jagged edges. I had to use a hammer to flatten down / smooth out the the jaggedness.
I think I will fashion a stand for a pot with a coat hanger.
I will cover the side of the inner can with a cut-out aluminum plate. I will test this on my next camping trip.
The inner (smaller) can sits on top of three 1/2"-long bolts, and kept from shifting inside the larger can by three 1/2"-long bolts on the side of the larger can.
Top side of the poor man's version of a camping wood stove.
The holes on the bottom were punched with a nail. A number of them were enlarged with a drill bit. All the other holes on the walls were punched with a nail first then enlarged with a drill bit. The drill bit tore through the can as if it's paper so it left very jagged edges. I had to use a hammer to flatten down / smooth out the the jaggedness.
I think I will fashion a stand for a pot with a coat hanger.
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