How to make an alcohol stove for 1 dollar!

This is an alcohol stove that I made from an aluminum water bottle that I picked up at the dollar store. It is pretty sturdy and works pretty well. It takes a little bit of time to fully ignite, but once it it going it is pretty efficient.

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[MegaTacobelllover]

not every one ha a 200 dollar cutting tool

[nevuelnav]

@MegaTacobelllover

I don't know what 200 dollar cutting tool you are talking about. Mine was 60. If you don't have a cutting tool, then you can use a hack saw.

[juliannorman92]

this is awesome! i'm planning on making one soon, but i have a couple modification ideas that would help. if you were to add a primer wick on the stove (wrapping around under the jet holes) that would help prime it a lot, and also if you drilled a couple holes on the inner wall (the inverted top) just beneath the jet holes it would help prevent alcohol boiling out of the jet holes.

overall, awesome stove! 

[nevuelnav]

@juliannorman92 Thanks! I think a primer wick would help out a lot. I thought about adding a wick, but I haven't picked up the material yet...

[notreallydaedalus]

I personally think it took a while to catch because the aluminum is so much thicker than can stoves. In order for the side jets to catch, the alcohol in the inner chamber needs to be boiling, and of course the flame in the top needs to get it there, by conducting through the metal aluminum. The thicker the metal, the longer it takes.

[nevuelnav]

@notreallydaedalus Hmmm, that might be the case, but I have another alcohol stove made from a Venom energy drink can. It is just as thick as the aluminum used in this stove, and it only takes 30-40 seconds to light. I think I just need to perfect the design, I.E. amount of holes, size of holes, and placement. Thanks for watching my video!

[rosindah80]

u can do it better stove than this with the bottle...

[outbackgear]

If you measure the bottle circumference first then cut a piece of masking tape that length, you can use a ruler to mark the port holes precisely then stick the tape on the bottle and drill the ports, afterwards peel off the tape and there is no marker to clean up. You should also cut a couple more notches in the bottle top before you invert it and move the port holes closer to where the two halves of the bottle intersect, this will speed up bloom time and overall performance.

[mzimmerman12]

Actually I think it took longer to bloom because of the shape of the neck of the water bottle. Too much space between the walls which makes it harder to build up pressure. Notice the more gradual slope of the bud light bottles, hence less space between the layers.

[lat42north]

Take paint remover and remove the exterior finish from the bottle BEFORE you do the cutting.

The paint and clear coat act as an insulator.... I've made the same stoves using the same bottles... 30 - 45 sec. start up...just remove the paint...

[simplymy2sense]

Nice build!

[mporba]

nice job, a fiberglass wick a couple times around the outside held in place with JB weld would allow you to prime it and jett quicker maybe. I've made some smaller ones like this out of empty perfume bottles.

[PK102260]

What a great idea. I made several out of soda cans but they dent and crush easily. A water bottle is a great idea. Nice job