Making coil pipe alcohol stove

[hitachi088]

someone can tell me if this would work with car gas and kerosene?

[lebammabel]

@hitachi088 It works with gasoline (better White gas), but smaller jet size is required. Otherwise there will be too big flame. Check video"White gas stove" in my YouTube account. For kerosene I suppose pump is needed to get initial pressure or maybe longer preheat as usually. But I would not sagest to tray kerosene with glass burner.

[demnlordd666]

hey there i just made one of these after seeing your vid. took like 15 min. I hand bent the copper tubing w/o crimping it. used the 3/8" OD referigerator copper and a small jar for roasted garlic i believe. took me about an hour to get to working right. I used the metal wire from a bread tie and wrapped around a sccrewdriver to make a coil for a flame catcher, inserted a bit of kevlar fire wick and fastened it in the mid of the loop. works great now and burns on 91% isopropyl :) yay thanks

[lebammabel]

@demnlordd666 Thanks for your interest. If possible make video. If you don't mind I would like to see your burner.

[demnlordd666]

@lebammabel I recorded one, but it was on my phone and my computer won't play this file type. if I can figure it out I will deffinitely post it. Even my feiance was impressed by the outcome, and she wants me to make some more for hunting season. have you had any luck with 4 coil burners? or perhaps eliptical coils w/ multiple jet's to increase surface area? just a thought. thanks again for the great info.

[lebammabel]

@demnlordd666 I made two coil burner - video "Homemade double jet alcohol stove". It is little more powerful than single coil burner. But I like more smaller single coil burner which is enough powerful for me. If you want to make coil with multiple jets than jet's summary size should be not bigger than your single jet size. Otherwise you may lose jet flame. To increase surface area I would propose to use flame deflector like I have in video-Homemade copper alcohol stove (modified).

[superbungabunga]

looks like it could be made into an alc blow torch, you think so? maybe for like glass would be cool

[lebammabel]

@superbungabunga I think it is possible. Just make comparatively smaller diameter tube like construction and preserve fuel from entering tubs when burner is upside down.

[superbungabunga]

@lebammabel hey i was watching a scram jet video and this think kinda works like a scram jet in some ways, thought i let you know, its pretty kool, i think i'm try to make an alcohol based blow torch one day, as soon as i can gather up some motivation and resources

[superbungabunga]

@lebammabel then i'm use it for making art with metal and glass

[Jellyf0x]

Great job.

[spinaway]

What Is the fuel?

[lebammabel]

@spinaway Alcohol.

[itisblart]

About how far do you have to insert the wick into the pipe?

[lebammabel]

@itisblart I inserted wick until point where tube starts to curve. But I think that wick can be little shorter. You can check by experimenting which size of wick is best for your burner.

[Dri0m]

for bending, fill tube with water and soap, then freeze it

[lebammabel]

@Dri0m With fine sand I don't need to wait. Just fill and start bending.

[Dri0m]

@lebammabel i found some pipe 12mm thick, can i use it?

[lebammabel]

@Dri0m I haven't tried to bend 12mm pipe and can only guess. I think it won't be easy at least by hands unless you heat it up to make softer . Coil diameter will be comparatively bigger (seems to be too big). To tell truth 10 mm tube is more than enough. For small portable stove 8 mm or 6mm tube is OK.

[VerifyVeracity]

Try filling the tubing with water then freezing it then try bending it. Let me know who it gos if you want.

[lebammabel]

@VerifyVeracity I know that filling the tubing with water then freezing it then bending it works fine, but filling tubes with fine sand for me is easier and better.

[vanhaker]

me ha encantado tu sistema intentare realizarlo en cuanto tenga algo de tiempo, te paso el video de mi primera cocina con lata de coca colo, un saludo y genial video de nuevo!!!

[3709280]

trippy beat

[MIRONCITO1959]

ME GUSTA MUCHO SU VIDEO, GRACIAS POR SU EXPLICACION. HARE UN APARATO IGUAL A ESTE. SALUDOS.

[Chare71]

Тут русские есть или украинцы?

[lebammabel]

@Chare71 Net, a chto?

[lebammabel]

@Chare71 Jesli cto nuzhno, sprashivai.

[WantToSeeClips]

What kind of temperature would you expect to get from the flame in this setup?

[lebammabel]

@WantToSeeClips To tell truth I haaven't thought about temperature of flame. As far as I know it depends on fuel you use. Gasoline will burn with higher temperature, alcohol ( my favorite) slightly lower temperature but still high enough to boil water quite fast.

[pabbananna]

thanks for the straightforward slideshow. very informative.

[varmintslayer311]

Hello :-) I was wondering something about the vapor holes. Are they for excess pressure in the fuel reservoir to bleed off?

[lebammabel]

@varmintslayer311 Those holes I saw on similar burner on internet. Later I tried to make burner without them from 8 mm tube, and burner worked just fine. For burner made out of 6 mm tube those holes are needed (at least in my case and at least one hole) but I made it just beneath lid. Otherwise there was fuel fountain out of jet hole.

[varmintslayer311]

@lebammabel Oh boy . . . that would be scary in a tent! :-o Thank you for your information. I think I'm going to try my hand at making one of these. They look fun. I'm curious how a light weight one would perform in the cold weather. Thanks again. :-)

[b1aflatoxin]

Forgive me. I did not mean to offend you!!!

I did favorite you video first so I could view it again in the future. Best wishes form Kansas City.

Thanks for sharing! ;0)

[jmg1957]

peace

[duetodie]

damn havent seen any one fell  tubes with sand and bend them for a LONNG time ^^

[ZebbMassiv]

could you make another few loops and make another jet hole?

[lebammabel]

@ZebbMassiv. It is possible, I have even seen pictures on internet with more loops and two jets. Only thing I don't know will there be enough pressure of vapor to feed two jets. In worst case there will be two (not jet) flames. But if you make jets smaller then should be OK.

To tell truth I don't see reason for two jets unless, like somebody told me, you need to feed entire allied forces.

[guruji243]

Can non distilled alcohol be used as fuel?

Thanksmfor the vid

[lebammabel]

@guruji243. As far as I know %-tage of alcohol in non distilled alcohol (from fermentation alone) is very small. Therefore it cannot be used. I use 94 or 96 % alcohol. It works fine even in cold weather (video: Homemade copper alcohol stove winter test). I don't know lowest acceptable %-tage of alcohol for this burner, haven't tested yet. Depending on jet size I can use as fuel gasoline, gasoline and alcohol mixture (mixes when heated), acetone and maybe something else.

[MrGroundy]

Can you write please the name of details that you put on a tube

[lebammabel]

@MrGroundy

Posmotrite video v (rutube.ru ) pod takimze nikom - lebammabel. Tam jestj video SAMODELNAJA SPIRTOVAJA GORELKA . ppocti toze samoje tolko na russkom (v vtoroi polovine video). Trubki k kriske krepil kompresionimi sojedenenijami dla mednih trubok kotorije kupil v santehniceskom magazine (dla 10mm trubki). Dla 8 mm i 6 mm trubok v specialnom kompresornom magazine. v dobavok ispolzoval avto germetik zarostoikij. Nadejus mozno budet razobratj.

[macro202]

Hello I am curious as to why you chose copper for the tube.  Copper is very conductive, if you run the burner for a long time does the heat travel down into the jar?

[lebammabel]

@macro202. This good conductivity is actually needed to generate vapor pressure if you want to have jet flame. Other things is to prevent overheating which I experienced in hot weather (around 30 degree Celsius) with my copper stove. But only problem was slight increase of pressure which leads to stronger flame and bigger fuel consumption. By some cooling measures it is possible to fix this problem. In my last video I tried to show one way of fixing this problem.

[lebammabel]

@macro202. Another reason is that copper pipe is simply available in shops,

It is soft enough to be bent and at the same time strong enough to withstand heat generated by stove.

[k2chris1983]

@macro202 If your alcohol is heated or boils it will make the flame hotter. From what I was told....

[lebammabel]

@k2chris1983. Only thing what comes to my mind is that flame can be hotter not because of boiling alcohol, but because of complete vaporization of alcohol (more vapor) and bigger pressure of vapor. In short - more vapor per time > stronger flame > hotter flame. But those are only thoughts. they are not based on scientific measurements and calculations.

[jovanport]

is this same bro i thought it will explode how was that??? risk

[lebammabel]

@jovanport

I haven't had any problems with this burner and with other I have made ( in my account). If you make burner out of glass jar, than you have to use it carefully in order do not brake it. Otherwise I don't see other risk, just make burner good quality. However those small jars are quite strong. And I use alcohol as fuel which I think is safer than gasoline. Copper burner is even safer.

[Dale44443]

could you make a big one out of 15mm pipe or would it not work?

[lebammabel]

@Dale44443

I have made bigger glass jar burner out of 10 mm pipe (video "Homemade single jet alcohol stove") and I am quite sure that bigger copper burner also will work. What about pipe - i don't sea reason to make coil out of 15 mm pipe, 10 mm in my opinion is enough. I think that even 8 mm pipe will work OK.

[martialartist34]

I noticed how you made the hole at the bottom for the flame, how long will the copper tubing last before it starts melting?

[lebammabel]

@martialartist34

Copper is quite soft, but flame temperature of this burner is not enough high to melt it.

[starkilla21]

great video thanks i subscribed

[YUTHANA9394]

Thank you so much... from thailand.

[XDSlavaXD]

Hi I'm from Holland and we don't have J-B Weld dut only BISON Epoxy Metal

Two-part adhesive based on epoxy resins. Grey resin and beige hardener.

Properties * Temp. resistance: from - 60°C up to + 100°C. * Frost resistance: good. * Resistance to moisture: good. * Resistance to chemicals: very good. * Filling capacity: good.

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Can you use 12mm copper tube

[XDSlavaXD]

Hi I'm from Holland and we don't have J-B Weld dut only BISON Epoxy Metal

Two-part adhesive based on epoxy resins. Grey resin and beige hardener.

Properties * Temp. resistance: from - 60°C up to + 100°C. * Frost resistance: good. * Resistance to moisture: good. * Resistance to chemicals: very good. * Filling capacity: good.

END

Can you use 12mm copper tube

[r1273m]

I used to have a commercial version of this type of burner. It used PETROL. To turn it off you had a cork which fitted into the coil, effectively cutting off the supply. SCARY!!!

[lebammabel]

@r1273m

To turn off my stove I just blow it off. Cork I use to prevent remaining alcohol from leaking when stove falls down. With alcohol there is nothing scary.

[teb0atoz]

Thanks I had seen other peoples builds but your video is the first how to. Great Idea to use sand to bend the pipe too.

Cheers

[pernellandrew]

Thanks a lot man love the vid keep up the good work :)

[lebammabel]

@pernellandrew

Thanks, I am happy to have comment from Australia.

[humanentropy]

how do you turn it off? have you tried it with gasoline?

[lebammabel]

I turn it off by blowing it off, which is quite easy. Only disadvantage is that you have to bring it close enough to blow. But I haven't experienced inconvenience because of that. In one of videos I am trying adjustable flame burner, there turning off is by closing jet.

I have tried it with alcohol, gasoline, acetone and mixtures of alcohol with gasoline (white gas) and acetone. Gasoline, acetone and mixtures require smaller jet size (diameter).

[humanentropy]

thanks

[Sylvia441]

Two questions: 1) how much do you think this project

 cost?

2) what type of fuel do you need to use?

[lebammabel]

Burner with glass jar is cheap. I had to buy peace of copper tube ( around 2 $), pair of compression hardware (around 3-4 $), heat resistant silicone (around 4 $), peace of wick which I made from fiberglass thread. Prices in USA may be different, something maybe even cheaper.

Fuel depending from jet size: alcohol, white gas, acetone, mixture of them.

[Bassman018]

Gee do you not know what An alcohol stove is?????

[lebammabel]

Clarify if you know.

[Bassman018]

An alcohol stove runs off of Denatured Alcohol, or HEET in the Yellow Bottle

[lebammabel]

In my country alcohol bottles look differently.

[Bassman018]

Well HEET is a product that alsways comes in the Yellow Bottle, And I said that so so one got the HEET in the Red Bottle which is isoproply.

[brenthoser99]

well I will be building one of these on the weekend so I can use it to heat my can of soup at lunch while I work in the bush logging. AWSOME. maby even bring my little 6 " iron skillet.

[cory8791]

so i see that every coil stove only has 1 turn in the copperpipe is there a reason for this can you put 2 turns ?

[lebammabel]

I have seen pictures with 2 and 3 coils (not in action). But my selves I don't see reason for two coils. Maybe two coil burner will be more powerful ( as my two separate coils burner), but fuel consumption I suppose also will be bigger. For my needs one coil stove is more than enough powerful.

[brutallindigo]

Love it !...but do the coils have to touch the alcohol is there a specific lenght that needs to be in the jar ? thanks again great vid 5/5

[lebammabel]

I don't know much about physics of gases and everything can be differently, but as far as I see it, tubes are primary vaporization chambers and if they are not closed at least with fuel (in jar), initially it will take time to fill all empty space of jar (while preheating) and only then there will be enough pressure for "jet" flame. My stoves start jet flame quite fast. However I haven't tried short tubes and can't prove that with short tubes jet flame will start later.

[lebammabel]

The true story is that I saw in internet Pitorch burner (which is little different) and it had long tubes till almost bottom, leaving space for wick. And I made the same way. Somebody asked me about holes on tubes. They also were present on Pitorch burner and therefore initially I also made them. Later I made one 8mm burner without them and it worked fine. Looks like they are not needed. But my 6mm burner needs them, otherwise there is fountain of fuel. I hope I didn't make you bored.

[lebammabel]

Forgot to mention, tubes heat up and vaporize fuel in jar. Especially it is needed for glass jar, because glass it selves won't heat up fuel just from lid. If tubes will be short, I think there won't be enough high pressure of vapor when fuel comes to end.

[brutallindigo]

Thanks this answered allot of what I was wondering ..I have one right now that I made with a short stems and maybe one or the other I get flame but no jet ....that or my hole is too big ..when I put a small jet nail in the hole it does start to jet and I have experimented with different wicks ...I guess I will have to make another one with longer stems ...Bummer I was hoping I can fix this one.

[Technolab]

i was thinking ...is it importend that the tube must be made from copper¿ ...this is needed to heat the gas quicker or so ( sorry for the poor english)

thnxs for the help anyway

He, maybe it's an idea to put a X in a row for heating a stove .....mmmm ok ok I'am running to fast ....lol.(friend of me is making a knife....just for fun....)

[lebammabel]

I think that tubes can be from any metal as far as they are conducting heat. Somebody in his comment told that he used steel tube and it worked. Aluminum heat conducting abilities are higher but copper is good enough and available in any plumbing store (soft tubes).

[Technolab]

Very neat like the way you did this.

Thnxs for sharing.

[lebammabel]

Thanks, I was trying to do my best.

[MarkC2010]

nice way to set fire to your house if you dont take care though

[lebammabel]

There are many other ways to set fire if you are not careful. This fire is not more dangerous then candle fire.

[giuseppi1955]

It looks like about only 1/3 of it's total volume is filled with liquid. How long does it burn?

[lebammabel]

I haven't measured time. I think video "Baking eggs and bacon with coil pipe stove" can give you some idea about fuel consumption. In this video I am baking bacon with eggs, boiling water and some fuel have left. Only thing this burner is working on mixture (alcohol and White gas) and has slightly smaller jet size then pure alcohol burner has.

[lebammabel]

I was wrong. Looks like I have made some measurements. In video's "Homemade coil pipe alcohol stove - mini" annotation I have written that approximate time of burning with 60 mm (2 oz) of alcohol around 30 minutes .

[scuffieduffie]

hallo,

i had a few meters of the pipe from school and i tryd it few minutes ago but i had something like why doesnt it work ???

becouse when i tried to end it was going good for a little while but every time "knick" so i was pissed off.

so thats whare the sand is for?

does it work good?

[lebammabel]

Sand is needed to fill inner space of tube in order to prevent tube from breaking. Sand has to be dry, better fine and impacted in tube. Tube has to be from soft copper.

It works fine for me.

[Swazooli]

Ahhh, so you do not even need real wick or carbon wick, Fiberglass wool would work , (well mabe not that), or cheapest wicks you can buy!

Excellent

And they never burn so you never replace them.

On the copper that goes into the fuel about 1/4 way from bottom you have two holes drilled. What is their porpose, do you need them? Or was that just the piece of pipe you had in the shop?

tnx

swazooli

[Swazooli]

does the wick go all the way up and end t end in the coil or does it only go up an inch on each side

tnz

swzooli

[lebammabel]

I inserted wick till coils horizontal center line where tube starts to curve. But probably it can be inserted not so high, let's say till level of lid. It shouldn't be inserted too high, otherwise on start up and on end you can have fountain from jet.

[WoWJakfrost]

Questions,

The way the flame passes between the two other pipes in the curl vaporizes the wicked-up fuel and makes it continue to burn right? And starting will work with simply heating the two top pipes like with a match?

Also, I get the wick part, but what are the inner vapor holes for? Are they nessicary? I assume the vapor holes need to be above the fuel correct? Does distance from fuel matter?

[lebammabel]

Yes, coil works as vapor generator heated up by preheat.

Taking in account that I am not inventor of this type of burner (I just made it my way), I can't say for sure about inner holes. In my burner I made them on lower part of tube when used 8mm and 10 mm tubes. Ones I tried to close inner holes on 8 mm burner, it worked too, but I didn't check difference.

I know for sure that inner holes are needed when you use 6 mm tube. I made them under lid. Without them fuel gets pushed out of jet.

[mrmomo0472]

great vid thanks

[mhvdm1995]

where did you make the hole???

[lebammabel]

Unfortunately place where I am making jet hole is covered with letter "e" of word "hole" starting from 58 second. Jet hole is on the inner side of coils bottom part. Hopefully my explanation is understandable.

[cambigfoot88]

whats the fuel???????????

[lebammabel]

Depending of jet size alcohol, white gas (or gasoline) or mixture of both of them can be used.

[MacsCanfly]

almost anything flammable  gasoline alcohol denatured alcohol

[NowayLaughs]

Does Perxoide or w/e work?

[MacsCanfly]

peroxide does not work its not flammable, and i don't know what you mean by w/e. lots of liquids are flammable just read the warning label it will say warning flammable. but i recommend using alcohol because some flammable things are toxic when there burned. if your doing this out side than you shouldn't worry about the fumes so much. overall i would stick with 91% alcohol as a fuel!

[NowayLaughs]

oops :(

I meant rubbing alcohol.

But thanks!

I learned a lot about the fuels from a video by Tinny.

I guess that HEAT product burns well.

Thanks again!

-Dwin

[Petezaguy]

What size hole did you drill for the jet?

[lebammabel]

Alcohol burner has 1mm or slightly bigger jet hole. I made it with sharpened screw because couldn't find long enough bore. This type of burner burns also white gas or even gasoline, but then very small jet hole is needed.

[Gumbob1967]

Had a go at one of these today but cannot for the life of me get the copper pipe to bend without kinking it.

Its 10mm copper pipe and I've tried twice filling it with dry sand and packing it as tight as I can but both times it kinked.

Got any ideas?

Also what diameter of pipe should I be bending it round?

Help!!!

[lebammabel]

First of all it has to be soft copper tube. To bend my 10 mm tube I used 2,5 cm metal tube. When you are bending use maximum force in order to avoid appearance of spaces between both tubes (bendable and that you bend around). I don't know does it helps or not, but when bending additionally I am trying to pull each end of tube like trying to stretch them.

[SthealthRaider]

5/5 wuts the music?

[lebammabel]

Thanks, music is Creedance - Clearwater Revival (album) - Green River (song), I suppose.

[SthealthRaider]

tnx verry much im making a vid of my tealight stove but im downloading the song D: takes hours but i have an question How farr must the wig go in ?

[lebammabel]

Wick goes approximately till point where tube starts to curve.

[SthealthRaider]

K ty!

[cornflakes002]

Ive got to try that as ive got most of all them bits lying around ☺ 5/5

[CamperDale]

what type of wick is the best to use?

[lebammabel]

I have used cotton and fiberglass wicks, both work ok. Fiberglass wick seems to be more resistant to heat.

[conradstesttable]

This is a well thought out and constructed stove you have. Although I see that it must weigh a bit more then I would want to carry with me on a trail. Have you thought about a way to bring down the weight by using another type of cannister?

[lebammabel]

I have made one smaller burner, which is made from 6 mm tube and 70 ml glass jar (video - Homemade coil pipe stove - mini). It is still heavier than beverage can burner but for my selves I don't consider it heavy. However I am trying to decrease wight and have one burner going to be made from small cafe can and 6 mm copper tube. Size of this burner will be similar to my glass jar mini burner.

[lebammabel]

Actually I think that size and weight depends in big on size and material off cans and jars available in shops, as far as I don't make them by my selves.

[WorldStove]

one of the best "how to" stove videos I have seen. Thank you for posting

[knallgasidiot]

very well! i built a mini stove with a 4mm ironpipe, but mine has no vaporholes. the thermal conductiviry of iron is worse than copper, so i put a thin wire on the top of the wounded coil to light the alcohol. it works also well, the flame is about 8cm

[lebammabel]

I don't know exactly, but I have feeling that burner made from 10mm copper tube doesn't need those vapor holes. But my 6mm copper pipe burner requires them, otherwise fuel is jumping out from jet (I suppose the reason is what you menshened). And those holes I made closer to lid.

Do you use wick in your burner? And what kind of wire (what material) do you use for priming? Would be nice to see video with your burner.

Bye.

[vanellisarion]

how long the wick must be? should i not make it reach the vent hole?

[lebammabel]

Wick goes approximately till point where tube starts to curve (till coil's horizontal centerline).

[SlickManChoux]

Using soft copper like the refrigeration copper easy to bend.

I thought you're going to make induction spoon .

Good job

Thanx 4 sharing.

[huckuba]

Just for your info. You can fill the tube with water, and then freeze it. Then you can bend it before the ice melts. It works well, but be aware that the ice breaks into little pieces. So you only get one quick try to bend it.

[mrmikerotch]

Woohoo! CCR!

[daveyboy5182]

ive even try heating up my pipe aswell

[daveyboy5182]

yes i have filled it with dry sand,

the sized of pipe i want to coil is 10mm and the the pipe im trying to coil it around is about 20-25mm

[lebammabel]

If you haven't done it, you can try to ram (beetle) sand in tube to make sure that there are no empty spaces. I think that for coiling of 10 mm tube 20mm tube is too small. 25 mm maybe, but try to use slightly biger one, maybe 30 mm. I don't know does it works or not, but when I am banding tubes, I try to pull them around biger tube and at the same time pulling each end like trying to stretch them. Very complicated for my English, but hopefully you will understand.

[daveyboy5182]

your english is good i do understand.......

thank you for your tips and info, im hopeing it will help with my problem i will post my finished stove on here if i manage to sort it

and again thank you for the info..........

[vanellisarion]

how long the wick must be? should i not make it reach the vent hole? i mean the holes for vapor

[daveyboy5182]

hi there im haveing trouble with my copper pipeing im trying to coil it around another pipe but it keeps kinking and not going right.........................­..........

any info how to sort this out would be great

[lebammabel]

Hi, I have to ask some questions to understand where is problem: - have you filled tube with dry sand or something similar, - what is size of tube you want to coil, - what diameter of another tube you use to coil burner's tube?

[Perktube1]

this stove looks like it would stay cool to the touch, better that some other stoves that you have to let cool before touching. Do you blow on it to put it out?

[lebammabel]

I can only compare with beverage can stove. And yes coil pipe burner with glass jar is cooler to touch. But it depends also from fuel, when burning alcohol jar gets hotter, when burning acetone jar is just warm. I think it depends on vaporization temperature.

When there is no flame holder or wind screen, it is easy to blow it off and in most cases I blow on it to put it out. In some cases flame blows off it selves when removing flame holder. You can see it on some of my videos.

[BryanBeatsYouAll]

haha, i love this song! i hear it on san andreas

[alaincoli]

Question: How far down you push the wick into the tubing?

[lebammabel]

Approximately till coil's horizontal centerline.

[chlqnwkd]

bravo~

how to many hole to coil?

1 or 2pcs ?

from korea

[lebammabel]

Thanks for interest.

I made only one jet hole, in size around 1mm for alcohol burner. If you want to use fuel which vaporizes better then alcohol, for example white gas (gasoline) or as I used alcohol and white gas mixture, then jet hole should be smaller.

[lebammabel]

I think that you can make more than one jet, but then I suppose overal size of those jets shouldn't be biger than single jet's size. If there is too big jet hole, won't be jet flame.

Good luck.

[amjadjj]

grate vedio i learnd somthing new thanks for the efort im a fisherman and i nead such gadget i can make tha size i want that is sutable 4 me. meny thanks

[micsolaire]

Marvelous !

I'll built one to verify.

Bravo from France.

[lebammabel]

Thanks for interest.

One additional thing: Try to use not very big in hight jar(and maybe not too big at all for 8mm tube). I have feeling that this size of tube doesn't generate enough vapor for high an big jar. But it also depends on quality of alcohol. Size of jet should be not bigger then 1mm. Good luck. Please give response when finished.

[timaaaa34]

no offense but this seems to big and bulky so i think it is realy immpracticle and complicated to make unlike the pop(pepsi)can stove .......:\

[lebammabel]

I don't know how it is for hikers, but I used it in my vocation this summer, when traveled by car to Ukraine, for preparing tea, coffee(more than one liter) and other. All kit with pot stand(exempt bottle of fuel) I had in box of size 15cm*11cm*11cm.

I don't want to change your mind, but not all what is good for you is good for others and of course in opposite.

[lebammabel]

Maybe you have another interest but thing is that: 1) I have both - pepsi stoves and this type, 2) I got bored with pepsi stoves and wanted something other, 3)it isn't complicated to make this stove at all if you like to do something yourself, 4) this particular stove is twice smaller some commercially made ones, 5) to judge is it practical or not, you should try it, otherwise it is only "air startling".

[lebammabel]

I will try to make mini one.

[strokenskwert]

I've not seen this design before. Very interesting! It looks like the most efficient home made stove I've seen so far. A bit bulky for a serious hiker but it would be great for home when the power and gas go out from disasters.

[GTFORDMAN]

excellent! i think i will make one of those when i get bored.

[cm15579]

NICE

[coshyno]

nice! whats the name of the song ??

[lebammabel]

I suppose song is "Green River", album "Clearwater Revival" and band CREEDANCE.

[yoyodynepropulsions]

Does the wick extend through the entire pipe, or just up each leg to where the coil starts?

Thanks

[lebammabel]

Just up each leg to where the coil starts. Otherwise it'll be difficult to adjust wick size.

[lebammabel]

And bending of tube also could be difficult with wick inside.

[HikerDave3]

I would be very concerned about the glass shattering from heat or pressure or both.

[lebammabel]

Glass is fragile it's true, but you can use metal jar. I already found metal one and sometime I'll try to use it. But I haven't had any problems with glass jar. It is quite heat resistant, you can poor in it boiling water and it is ok. Burner's jar doesn't reach so high temperature in burning process. As you can sea I hold it in hand. And if the pressure is too high it will simply blow off the fire(read written text).

[lebammabel]

BTW on market you can find this type factory- made glass alcohol burners. I've noticed that this small one even doesn't have enough heat to vaporise alcohol in comparatively cold weather (approx. +5 +10 degrees Celsius).

[malayrojak]

Lebammabel, can I ask how big the size of the fuel jet holes are? Are they around 1mm diameter? I have to ask this sorry as the hole size is quite impartant right?

[lebammabel]

I agree that jet's size is important. Jet's size i my stove is aprox. 1mm (I made it by thumb tack). But I think that it depends also on quality of alcohol, there for I am trying to make adjustable jet size like on video "Adjustable flame coil pipe stove" in order to be able to use different quality fuel including white gas.

[NCHiker1970]

thankyou, this gives me some ideas to mess with in my spare time. I will share them if the experiment works out.

[xsplosive1975]

NICE!!!!!!!

[benniblueyes]

Bravo. Bel progetto e ottima costruzione. Mi piace.

Good. Beautiful plan and optimal construction. I like it.