How can I attach a wire rope to my cooking tin please?

[BILLy]

Hi
I picked up some nestling type Billy cans from a boot sale and would like to use them for heating food and water over an open fire. Can anyone help me with an idea of how to attach a piece of wire rope/bike gear cable to a can like a Zebra billy to hag over the fire? If possible I dont want to drill holes in the can,
Thanks for any help or idea`s

 

[sunndog]

any good to ya?

not sure if theres enough lip on you're pots from the pics though

 

[crosslandkelly]

You can use the brass inserts of terminal blocks. Wayland shows how.
http://www.ravenlore.co.uk/html/hobo_stove.html

 

[British Red]

You could simply spot weld some rings on the outside of the can and then crimp the wire rope to the welded ring

 

[BILLy]

any good to ya?

not sure if theres enough lip on you're pots from the pics though

Hi Sundog
Did you have to kink the cable 90deg to attach the top loop into the brass blocks, Great idea thanks very much

 

[BILLy]

You can use the brass inserts of terminal blocks. Wayland shows how.
http://www.ravenlore.co.uk/html/hobo_stove.html

like it
Thanks

 

[sunndog]

yep, just so mate

drill a hole in the top of the connector block and slip the top loop in with a 90deg kink in it
fyi that one in the pic fits both my crusader cup and my msr titan kettle


found another pic

HTH......adam

 

[Wayland]

Nice twist on the idea, I like that...

 

[sunndog]

cheers, if you get the length right its nice and secure but just slips on and off when not needed


as i say, same one fits the titan kettle too

 

[benp1]

How does it work getting it on none off the Titan kettle? Ie over the handles

 

[sunndog]

it just slips over the lip from the top dude

 

[The Cumbrian]

I use twisted copper wire on my Titan kettle, and it stays on all the time. See the 4th pic from the bottom:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50590&highlight=stora

Cheers, Michael.

 

[Biker]

That is REALLY good! Gonna nab that idea, if that's ok? Thanks for posting it.

any good to ya?

not sure if theres enough lip on you're pots from the pics though

 

[benp1]

it just slips over the lip from the top dude

That was my thinking. I'm presuming that its not adjustable, which means that its a tightish fit, rather than a very snug fit?

Still a good idea, might have to bodge one like that as another possible option

My two current versions both involve picture wire with a steel mini crab on either end. One crab attaches to the handles in the open position. The other side to a big jubilee clip which goes around the outside of the rim, or some twisted steel wire with a loop either end which is the exact circumference of the pot

The jubilee clip version has been what I've used for years on my Snow Peak 700. Its 100% solid, and won't ever come off, but probably isn't as aesthetically pleasing. Hence my interest in other options

 

[Snooky]

I used http://www.equestrianworld.co.uk/-M6228?gclid=CJibi5_C2L8CFesBwwodErQAMQ as long as you don't have them too close to the rim as you need to be able to take the lid on and off, I even put some heat shrink over the wire as well.

 

[uncleboob]

What are the connecting blocks called? Are they the sort of thing you get from the electrical section in b&q?


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[mrcharly]

Terminal connectors. Not sure if B&Q stock them as a separate item but they can be found in small switches (look at in-line switches).

 

[allrightscud]

Terminal connectors. Not sure if B&Q stock them as a separate item but they can be found in small switches (look at in-line switches).

Or cut them out of "chocholate block" the in out electrical plastic insulated connectors. Loads of differnet sizes and they sell them by the bundle in pound shops. I use them for loads of things other than electrical terminations.

 

[bobnewboy]

All very well, but you have to prepare and carry them with you. What about a thick green cut branch with a saw slot in it at an angle? That is, a cut 50% of the way through the branch at an agle of less than 90 degrees, pushed onto the lip of the can. The angle ensures that the weight of the can and its contents tighten the grip of the branch onto the can when it is lifted. As demonstrated by Mike at MCQBushcraft in one of his videos on YouTube .

[edit] see the video entitled "Bushcraft Frying Pan".

 

[weekender]

Or cut them out of "chocholate block" the in out electrical plastic insulated connectors. Loads of differnet sizes and they sell them by the bundle in pound shops. I use them for loads of things other than electrical terminations.

+1 to this tip


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