How to make a Warp III Alcohol Stove by FLAT CAT GEAR

[xanadu1jw]

Hi Jon, hey could you tell me how many inches clearance you have to have from the bottom of the bottle to the top of the mandrel to fit those together into the press? Thanks!

[FlatCatGear]

@xanadu1jw I guess that I don't understand your question. Could you ask it a different way or send me a picture? Best regards - Jon

[xanadu1jw]

@FlatCatGear Well I want to buy a shop press to press the pvc coupler (if I ever find one) into the aluminum bottle & they only have so much working room depending on the model so I wanted to know how many inches it is from the bottom of the bottle to the top of the pvc coupler when it is on top of the bottle so as to get the right model of shop press. I am trying to support my 10 year old grandson's hobby of trying to make different alcohol stoves & am too small a lady to build a press.

[FlatCatGear]

@xanadu1jw The press that I use is hand made out of 2x4's. The openning is about 18" in length. I am afraid that a commercial presses typically do not have that kind of travel. I use a car jack to press the parts as the total forces required are very low. When I first started prototyping this stove, I used a board and a hammer. Best regards - Jon

[backyardsounds]

was I the only one that found it kind of naughty looking beginning at 0:40?

[FlatCatGear]

@backyardsounds I think it was Freud who said “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”. Best regards - Jon

[backyardsounds]

@FlatCatGear I don't even recall writing this.... very odd.  Very odd indeed.

[Spikestrip55]

@backyardsounds Yep~ :)

[Tshirley015]

I like it Do you sell them, Or would you?

[FlatCatGear]

@Tshirley015 The WARP III stove is on my website at FLatCatGear under the X-Labs link. Cheer - Jon

[MrSchpankme]

I built this same stove design with 20% smaller cans; it still boils 2 cups of water within 3.5 minutes, using 20ml of alcohol. The use of carbon felt, helps with the possibility of spills. Thanks for sharing your design.

[FlatCatGear]

@MrSchpankme Cool! where is the video? I'ld love to see it!

[kcnicho]

Those are pretty cool containers, I like your tooling setup too. wish I had some to experiment with.

Search on "Nichols Alcohol Stove" to see one I made that boils 2 cups of water in < 3 min.

[MrJohnson0o]

3/4 Tablespoon? or 20 mL?

1 Tablespoon = .5 fluid oz

20 mL = .67 fluid oz.

Im going to guess its supposed to read 3/4 of an oz.

[FlatCatGear]

@MrJohnson0o For ease of understanding, I say 3/4 of a Tablespoon as a majority of people do not know what a mililiter is. The actual value is 20 ml or (.67 as you point out). Sorry for the confusion.

[dutro76]

加工の手際の良さに感心しました。これは素晴らしい匠の仕事です­！（JSB）

[FlatCatGear]

@dutro76 あなたの親切な単語をありがとう。 あなたのコメントは特に顕著な専門家のようなあなた自身から来て­いる私にたくさん意味する。

Best regards,

Jon

[inpainwetrust]

Got me beat by a min on boil time but I can make my stove in like three mins. Good stove. I like the look of it.

[Birchbarkjohnny]

Sweet! Very innovative keep it up!