Legs for my hobo stove

[pentrekeeper]

Yes, having seen several of these on the forum I just had to make one, but not totally happy about stability. So decided to make some legs for it, didn't want to have to spend time assembling etc so I came up with the following idea - see photos below.

The legs are not attached, the hobo sits on them,they seem to work OK, the brick was put off centre to show how stable it is.
One advantage of these legs is they can be pushed into the ground a little and so if the ground is a bit uneven the hobo can be set up level.
The more weight acting down the tighter the legs grip the hobo.
They need finishing off but was keen to try them out to see if they would work, and yes I know my welding really sucks.

 

[fishy1]

What about rocky uneven ground, which is when most problems with balance come in?

 

[Wayland]

That looks like a solid solution all right.

 

[pentrekeeper]

Sorry fishy1 never gave that a thought, it clearly would not work on rocky uneven ground.
My activities are mostly carried out in woodland where this is not an issue.

 

[Simon H]

They look great, what a good idea.

This forum is constantly adding to my to do list as well as emptying my bank account!

 

[Treeclipper]

Every time I see one of these threads I get the urge to go to Ikea again..lol.

there are so many different things you can make with their drainers .

Tree

oh and nice idea with the legs looks better then the bolt arrangement I have.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Hats off - might use that theory if thats Ok

 

[pentrekeeper]

Thanks guys, feel free to try them out for yourselves.
I would be wary about increasing the leg offset greater than about an inch.
The picture below shows the dimension I used.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Nice Diagrams

 

[boisdevie]

I admire the workmanship. BUT, would not a tripod kind of affair work better as I've always understood that three legs are always more inherently stable than four.

 

[pentrekeeper]

Youre absolutely right biosdevie for a rigid structure, but the idea here is that the legs are not attached at all the pot simply sits on the hoop bits, the weight of the pot should make the two sets of pins above the legs press against the pot thus gripping it. In this respect it more resembles a pair of two legged clamps rather than a stand alone stand.
Is that too many stands.

 

[WilS]

I like it, and your welding is better than mine! Have you tried it out in anger yet?

Will

 

[Wallenstein]

I think that's a v. elegant solution.

Given the dimensions of the average hobo stove, it should be possible to find 15cm of flat ground somewhere near your campsite.

 

[cheapeats]

Nice work, that is some thinking outside the box. Thanks for sharing it helps keep all of our minds open.

 

[pentrekeeper]

Thanks for the nice comments guys, appreciated.
No WilS I haven't tried it out yet, give me a chance you know what it's like, you get an idea and rush to make it to see if it will work etc etc.
Unfortunately my pot is the same diameter as the Ikea and it doesn't want to sit on it very well at all so I need to make that arrangement more stable.
I am going to make a little cross grill out of a tatty piece of stainless I have, see pictures below. The prototype for this is in the photos made from a spare slat from a window blind I recently put up, but you get the idea.
When I have made these I will post an "action picutre" just for you.

 

[Pignut]

Cool!

We need pics of it in action!

 

[stevesteve]

Hi Pentrekeeper,

I like the look of the legs but I usually use mine on top of one of those folding steamer thingies from Ikea. and that seems stable enough.

However, I love the look of the cross-pieces on top. I often use a small billy to brew water for tea which sits inside the drainer on a couple of cut down tent pegs. However, when I used the larger billy I found that I had to make a pot hanger to keep the flames flowing around the base. Your little blades would be just the job and would even pack inside the kit.... it's hacksaw time!
Cheers,
Steve

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Hi Pentrekeeper, What size Billy is that??

 

[pentrekeeper]

Hi Shambling Shaman it is a 12cm Zebra