What is the best fuel to get for my little meths burner I have made out of a coke can? preferably at a cheap price? also where can I get it?
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meths...less than 3 quid for a from hardware store/tesco/petrol stations etc...hope the info helps :O)
also how efficient are these stoves? for example lets say I had a normal coke bottle worth of meths (500ml) on a trip, how much burn time is that likely to give?
Yup
I get mine from Mica hardware stores, 5L for £13.99
You can get it cheaper online if you look but by the time you've included postage there's not much saving.
Watch this. Denatured alcohol is not the best choice.
http://www.youtube.com/user/minibulldesign#p/search/1/_5W7aqdhFbk
http://www.youtube.com/user/minibulldesign#p/search/1/_5W7aqdhFbk
Can we get Heet over here ? Been meaning to compare it for ages but never seen it on the shelves
p.s. methanol is toxic in humans due to our inability to break it down easily the way we can with ethanol.
I couldn't find it anywhere. But:-
Not sure they'll sell it to Joe Bloggs but they may as it's only their responsibility as long as it's their responsibility.
http://www.dtchemicals.co.uk/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1
Looks dodgy.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100ml-Methano...=UK_BOI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Lab_Supplies_ET
This could be good.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Methanol-Meth...140351232614?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA
Not sure they'll sell it to Joe Bloggs but they may as it's only their responsibility as long as it's their responsibility.
http://www.dtchemicals.co.uk/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1
Looks dodgy.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100ml-Methano...=UK_BOI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Lab_Supplies_ET
This could be good.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Methanol-Meth...140351232614?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA
I was just looking at that stuff, seems to be the same makeup as the air brake fluid Tinny talks about.
I think I'm gonna get a 1L bottle to try
just for the record methylated spirits (a type of denatured alcohol) is not methanol, it is ethanol that has upto 10% methanol added to it. This is done for tax reasons making the ethanol undrinkable. The purple colour is an aniline dye added t oshow itis denatured. Bitrex or similar is added to make it unpalatable. The amount of methanol in methylated spirits wont do you any hard.
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