Having been inspired by several stoves i've seen here (Wayland/Addo/SteveSteve/Lostagain) I decided to have a crack at making one myself
Small SS Tin from Morrisons for the Billy £2.99 (I Believe this is what Wayland uses for his stove)
Cuttlery Container/Drainer from TX Maxx for the stove £1.99
2 Packs of SS Skewers from Wilkos £1.20
1 Meter of Chrome Chain from B&Q £2.48
4 Brass Hooks £1.54 B&Q
30cm 3/32 Brass Rod £1 Local Model Shop
Total Cost so far £11.20
Tools Used (So Far)
Dremel (+ Drill Bits)
Leatherman Wave
Things I've come to realise...
Drilling Stainless Steel is a time consuming process in which I've snapped a 0.8mm Drill Bit and the rest (1.2mm-3.2mm) have varying degrees of heating and probably blunting! (most of them have some degree of Straw coloration at the tip, with the smaller ones also having some blue). But the Billy has now been drilled to accept a handle of some sort I plan to have the Chain for hanging it and the brass rod will be bent into a more solid handle for use on a stove. They can then be removed for packing the stove set away (I love modularity)
I'm about to make a start on the stove itself, which is pretty much just cutting the feed port out and bending some skewers for pot stands and risers for the stove.
Anyone got any tips to help me? I'll be posting Pics of the finished article when it's all done.
Small SS Tin from Morrisons for the Billy £2.99 (I Believe this is what Wayland uses for his stove)
Cuttlery Container/Drainer from TX Maxx for the stove £1.99
2 Packs of SS Skewers from Wilkos £1.20
1 Meter of Chrome Chain from B&Q £2.48
4 Brass Hooks £1.54 B&Q
30cm 3/32 Brass Rod £1 Local Model Shop
Total Cost so far £11.20
Tools Used (So Far)
Dremel (+ Drill Bits)
Leatherman Wave
Things I've come to realise...
Drilling Stainless Steel is a time consuming process in which I've snapped a 0.8mm Drill Bit and the rest (1.2mm-3.2mm) have varying degrees of heating and probably blunting! (most of them have some degree of Straw coloration at the tip, with the smaller ones also having some blue). But the Billy has now been drilled to accept a handle of some sort I plan to have the Chain for hanging it and the brass rod will be bent into a more solid handle for use on a stove. They can then be removed for packing the stove set away (I love modularity)
I'm about to make a start on the stove itself, which is pretty much just cutting the feed port out and bending some skewers for pot stands and risers for the stove.
Anyone got any tips to help me? I'll be posting Pics of the finished article when it's all done.