Sensations Stove

[Skidsteer]

I rushed to publish this one because Zelph's June stove is so similar I didn't want him to think I had a hidden camera in his workshop.

Anyway, this is a raw prototype with a lot of promise. The "Sensations Stove":



Made with a:

-Travel size cologne spray from Wal-Mart
-A spring from a junk flashlight
-The top and lid from a quart size PVC cleaner can
-Wick from muffler wrap and self-adhesive drywall tape
-Two short pieces of S.S. Turkey lacers



The lid is beautifully fuel tight because that's what it's designed for:



When the lid is unscrewed, the wick pops up:



Some stats:

-I'm getting 12 minute 2-cup boils. Slow, I know, but I was nearly out of muffler wrap so i used mostly drywall tape. With a wick of mostly muffler wrap and a final wrap of drywall tape the burn times will come down, I'm sure.
-Fuel capacity is over 7 oz. More than twice the capacity of a Trangia.
-Weight of the stove is 2 ounces

Things I'll change in the next version:

-The wick
-A weaker spring. The flashlight spring is waaaay too strong.
-an integrated pot stand

[oops56]

I rushed to publish this one because Zelph's June stove is so similar I didn't want him to think I had a hidden camera in his workshop.

Anyway, this is a raw prototype with a lot of promise. The "Sensations Stove":



Made with a:

-Travel size cologne spray from Wal-Mart
-A spring from a junk flashlight
-The top and lid from a quart size PVC cleaner can
-Wick from muffler wrap and self-adhesive drywall tape
-Two short pieces of S.S. Tukey lacers



The lid is beautifully fuel tight because that's what it's designed for:



When the lid is unscrewed, the wick pops up:



Some stats:

-I'm getting 12 minute 2-cup boils. Slow, I know, but I was nearly out of muffler wrap so i used mostly drywall tape. With a wick of mostly muffler wrap and a final wrap of drywall tape the burn times will come down, I'm sure.
-Fuel capacity is over 7 oz. More than twice the capacity of a Trangia.
-Weight of the stove is 2 ounces

Things I'll change in the next version:

-The wick
-A weaker spring. The flashlight spring is waaaay too strong.
-an integrated pot stand

After it pops up is the wick long enough to stay in the alcohol it looks short in the photo

[Skidsteer]

It is.

The spring compresses all the way into the body of the wick. I've burned through a couple fillings and it seems to pick up all the fuel OK.

[zelph]

Make sure there are no air holes around the wick to to ignite vapor. Remember my story of flaming wads of wick flying in my kitchen

My entry for june is the type that blew when I made one with alcohol and had a hole along side the wick that allowed the flame of the wick to ignite the vapor down the side through the hole, whooohoooo!!!! what a thrill, what a----thrill

Never mind, your last post came as I was sending mine through. Interesting, wonder how yours is sealed.

[Skidsteer]

Never mind, your last post came as I was sending mine through. Interesting, wonder how yours is sealed.

Perhaps because there is quite a lot of extra space around the wick. I wanted to make sure that, in this first draft, the wick would slide easily up and down so I didn't make it particularly snug.

Also, maybe the fact that @ 5/16" is above the opening in open air makes a difference?