Is this possibly the lightest, easiest DIY alcohol stove? Boil Test 1

Yesterday I did what I thought was just a "Concept test" on a small, lightweight alcohol stove. But it seems that I must have upset a few people. I got more than a bunch of e-mails saying that I was irresponsible in presenting such a dangerous stove.
Two of the nicer things said was these two comments:
TheBeebopper made a comment on AXE Stove V1.0 Boil Test 1:
This doesn't look a viable propoposition in the real world. With? the modifications it may be suited to a single cup boil.

MrSchpankme made a comment on AXE Stove V1.0 Boil Test 1:
4-mins to warm up and 17 mins total time to boil? Hiram, these narrow tall stoves are dangers, you need to decided the max height ,and width of stove to use for safety.

So what I did this afternoon was come up with a light-weight stove with a larger base that should be easily made but just about anyone. Turns out that this stove is even lighter than the AXE can stove.

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Title: Is this possibly the lightest, easiest DIY alcohol stove? Boil Test 1
Room temp: 70°
Humidity: 55%
Weather condition: Calm
Burner: Little Soda Can Stove V1.0 - 7.5 fluid ounce size can
Stove/Pot stand: Little Soda Can Stove V1.0 - 7.5 fluid ounce size can
Pot: Boy Scout Pot #1
Fuel: alcohol, denatured
Amount of fuel: 30 ml (1 fluid ounce)
Amount of water: 2 cup(s)
Water temp at start: 60°
Time to boil: 4 minute(s) 50 second(s)
Time to run-out: 8 minute(s) 40 second(s)
Water temp at run-out: NA
Note:
NA = Not Applicable / Not Available

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[digitizer101]

It looks so simple why has it taken so long to come up with this design. With all the people making alcohol stoves I can't believe no one has stumbled across this before. I want to make a couple of these and try different jet formations 4 min 50 sec is very respectable. I might even try carbon felt on the inside to make it that much safer.

Thanks Hiram!!!

[hiramcook]

I don't claim that I'm the first one to make this stove. It's just the first time I tried it. I'm sure someone will come along and say they've been making it for years now. The one I like is how stoves that I make show up on eBay and places. :-)

I like your carbon felt idea. Mind if I try it?

[BrokenAeroVT]

@hiramcook Hiram Cooke, this is agent BrokenaeroVT from the dept of Homoland Security (mispelled to protect the innocent), we understand u are jepardizing the security of the homoland with your unstable Axe stoves. This is a cease & desist order. If u do not comply, we will prioritize u on our red-yellow-blue lists, order martial law & agents will drive up to your home in a military truck at 4am, take u to a FEMA camp where u will be furnaced into ash and dumped in a FEMA coffin, BAHAHAHA!

[hiramcook]

Yikes!! Now I'm in trouble. LOL

[dwwo81]

whats the diffrence in boil times using heet instead of denaturized? thanks for all the videos they are verry helpful!

[jmapplin]

Just a thought...what if you were to put that wick from the Axe can in the small coke can? A 4 min. boil time for two cups is pretty hard to beat. Just curious.

[LoveRise]

Great design Hiram and I would love to see you film a complete build it demo and then test it with carbon felt. Then test it with the weber gell you use and then test it with iso. I love this simple design yet really want a stove that burns iso. Maybe you could do that in celebration of my Thanksgiving birthday which actually falls on Sunday this year. Much thanks! Laurie

[tekknorat]

Hmm... no ... need a lighter stowe. Make it -10 grams (yes, minus ten). Just kidding, great video.

[2kargarage1]

Hiram

U can turn the axe stove into a more heavy duty tea light candle stove.

How to vid on ur small stove would b cool too.

[PhylBeeMe]

I know it will add to the weight, but if you slit the discarded side of the can and and trimmed 1/16" off the or less of the cut edge, you could slip it into the can to provide support for a heavier pot. You be punching holes through both thicknesses. I don't know what the height of that piece is, so you'd need it to be such that the can top would fit into the stove in the same manner. Just a thought. I love your videos. Keep up the good work.

[MrItchyElbow]

So, basically, the easiest stove to make would be like a cat food can with holes punched through the sides. No fitting anything together. It would not need to be stabilized since the can is already sturdy. The thing that would detract from it's use would be the fact that it is not the lightest.

[nathanshepherd1]

Very nice. I will make one.

[RedwoodOutdoors]

Hey Hiram,

I use an mini-Axe like the one you made and decided not to use. I only use a 400ml cup so it works very well w/o stability issues. Ignore those people out there who are yelling at you about that stove - it works perfect for its intended usage!

I would love to get a hold of the stove you are shown and demo'ed in this video!!

[Woodenarrows]

Great stove design Hiram, simple, easy and fast.