Aloc Alcohol Stove

[GreenNomad]

Christmas is here:

The Alocs stove has arrived.

Out the box it comes in a protective casing which seems to be of good quality. Well packaged.

Good finish on the stand and burner.

Holes are of two sizes, hopefully large enough.

 

[Tonyuk]

I've heard this burns cleaner than meths mate.. is that true.

It does for me..slightly. Still a bit of soot though and the smell is still there. I think a bit of the soot reduction is down to not having the purple dye in it.

Tonyuk

 

[Big G]

Holes are of two sizes, hopefully large enough.

Only way to test it.. is get a brew on

Make sure you do it in a well ventilated area. Preferably outside.

 

[Big G]

It does for me..slightly. Still a bit of soot though and the smell is still there. I think a bit of the soot reduction is down to not having the purple dye in it.

Tonyuk

Cheers mate

 

[GreenNomad]

This is probably the worst place I could say this.. but I do not drink tea!
Or any hot drinks for that matter..

:sad6:

I'll get my cook on and post the results lol

 

[Big G]

This is probably the worst place I could say this.. but I do not drink tea!
Or any hot drinks for that matter..

:sad6:

I'll get my cook on and post the results lol

Good on ya mate We all can't be tea & coffee guzzler's

 

[Tonyuk]

Found for £7 with free postage;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Outdoor-C...811243?hash=item4886a822eb:g:JgkAAOSwAKxWXVbW

Cracking value when you consider a trangia burner is £10 on its own.

Tonyuk

 

[GreenNomad]

Nice, even lower price.

I didn't fancy waiting 20 days for delivery so I opted for a UK seller.

 

[khain]

Looks exactly like a Trangia burner which is excessively bulky and heavy for what it is.

I wish someone would produce a smaller and lighter version of the Trangia using aluminium. I could handle a much shorter burn time for a stove that fits in my mug and weighs under 100g. I know there are titanium alcohol stoves but they're overly expensive and have dubious designs.

 

[tracker1972]

Looks exactly like a Trangia burner which is excessively bulky and heavy for what it is.

I wish someone would produce a smaller and lighter version of the Trangia using aluminium. I could handle a much shorter burn time for a stove that fits in my mug and weighs under 100g. I know there are titanium alcohol stoves but they're overly expensive and have dubious designs.

You got me thinking and googling. Are either of these the kind of thing you were thinking of?

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/113559039/ultra-light-small-side-jet-alcohol-stove

Or

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/261619196/ultra-light-medium-top-jet-alcohol-stove

Sorry about the hideous links! (OK, edited the links, now less hideous)

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[khain]

Thanks for the links. Those stoves look quite nice. Shipping from America seems a bit excessive though. I've seen a few similar ones on eBay in the UK too. I'd quite like to try making a stove like that but don't really have the time or tools.

The thing is the Trangia is a good design. It sends the heat up towards the bottom of the pan whereas the side burning stoves send it outwards which isn't good for my narrow mug/pot. I'm curious why no manufacturer makes one pretty much the same as the Trangia but smaller and with aluminium. I'm sure it would be more popular than some of the weird and pricey titanium designs.

 

[IC_Rafe]

Looks exactly like a Trangia burner which is excessively bulky and heavy for what it is.

I wish someone would produce a smaller and lighter version of the Trangia using aluminium. I could handle a much shorter burn time for a stove that fits in my mug and weighs under 100g. I know there are titanium alcohol stoves but they're overly expensive and have dubious designs.

Just make a soda can stove from 2 red bull cans, you'll have a very small stove for free (if you drink red bull anyway ) No shipping, no handling, only thing you need is a nail and a stanley cutter.

 

[Tonyuk]

Ethanol corrodes aluminium over time, probably why you don't see many alcohol burners made out of the stuff.

Tonyuk

 

[PDA1]

Probably more accurate to say you don't see so many for sale. Apart from the white box stove, Fancy Feest. Most DIY burners are Al soda or beer cans. Just don;t store the alcohol in them.

 

[khain]

Just make a soda can stove from 2 red bull cans, you'll have a very small stove for free (if you drink red bull anyway ) No shipping, no handling, only thing you need is a nail and a stanley cutter.

Some instructions would be helpful.

All the soda can stove designs I've seen require metal bonding, as well as a fair amount of time to make. It makes more sense just to buy one for a tenner on eBay.

But a stove made out of a soda can isn't likely to be very sturdy.

 

[rorymax]

Some instructions would be helpful.
But a stove made out of a soda can isn't likely to be very sturdy.

Youtube is your friend in this case

 

[IC_Rafe]

Some instructions would be helpful.

All the soda can stove designs I've seen require metal bonding, as well as a fair amount of time to make. It makes more sense just to buy one for a tenner on eBay.

But a stove made out of a soda can isn't likely to be very sturdy.

There are many designs, i basically just followed the design with the center open, and jets around the rim around the top. These things are actually pretty sturdy. Not saying you can stand on them in general, but just keep them in a pot (without fuel inside), and i don't see how you'd damage it. I actually stood on one (about 90kg) And it's still working well (2 Monster cans). No metal bonding needed, just top half inside the bottom half, and with a small hammer (or whatever you have, i've used a glass bottle in the past xD) just push the brim down and round it off.

Decided to look it up, this is about what i did: http://web.archive.org/web/20050911...iker.com/pages/gear/pepsiGstoveinstruct.shtml

 

[khain]

There are many designs, i basically just followed the design with the center open, and jets around the rim around the top. These things are actually pretty sturdy. Not saying you can stand on them in general, but just keep them in a pot (without fuel inside), and i don't see how you'd damage it. I actually stood on one (about 90kg) And it's still working well (2 Monster cans). No metal bonding needed, just top half inside the bottom half, and with a small hammer (or whatever you have, i've used a glass bottle in the past xD) just push the brim down and round it off.

Decided to look it up, this is about what i did: http://web.archive.org/web/20050911...iker.com/pages/gear/pepsiGstoveinstruct.shtml

Thanks but I'd rather pay £10 than try to even read that page let alone follow what it says. It looks a lot of work. I noticed it mentioned using JB-Weld as well as something called Krazy glue.

How do you get the top half inside the bottom half if they're the same size?

 

[tracker1972]

Some instructions would be helpful.

All the soda can stove designs I've seen require metal bonding, as well as a fair amount of time to make. It makes more sense just to buy one for a tenner on eBay.

But a stove made out of a soda can isn't likely to be very sturdy.

This is one of my favourite penny stove videos on YouTube. Not for the production quality, or even the instructions, but because he very sensibly and easily makes a penny stove using normal everyday tools, and has it lit, all in less than 6 minutes. When I finally get myself bit of time to play, and a couple of cans, this is the way my first one will come together...

https://youtu.be/IJU_8_yB5AE

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[neoaliphant]

I noticed it mentioned using JB-Weld as well as something called Krazy glue.

JBweld is great stuff, basically it glues metal

I made a bail wire for a billy from brake cable and used jbweld to hold the loops in place