more woodstoves

[cyclist]

well, a little big & heavy ...
www.explorermagazin.de/kochenuw/outofen1.htm
www.fibistyle.ch > work your way down on the nav bar at the left "Produkte"

with homemade Volcano copper Cube Kettle
www.hase-productions.de/holzofen/holzofen.htm

smaller
www.trekstov.com
www.littlbug.com

small
www.makairametal.com
www.trailstove.com
www.kuenzi.com

 

[Bisamratte]

Nice links Cyclist, If I can find some good sheet metal I might have a go at something myself. I quite like this type


www.hase-productions.de/holzofen/holzofen.htm


Cheers

Andy

 

[chrisanson]

Yes I can see I am going have to fabricate one for myself and see how it goes .
chris

 

[scoops_uk]

After my recent experience stove making(this thread) , I'd go for mild steel for your prototypes. Stainless is seriously hard stuff to work with for design experiments.

Thinking of heading somewhere between what I've already made and one of these next time round.

Going to get a quote for abrasive water jet cutting though.

Scoops

 

[jon r]

where can you get this kind of metal from?

 

[scoops_uk]

I just went to a local sheet metal workers and asked them if they had any stainless steel sheet offcuts, a few mintues and a couple of quid later I left with an armful

Scoops

 

[chrisanson]

where can you get this kind of metal from?

i get mine from work. i can have all the ofcuts i want at the mo
i might try one from a bit of descent aluminium. will have to see as i have a seax and a mace to finish first.
chris

 

[cyclist]

one more www.outreq.com/html/wk15.html
click on "Gebrauchsanweisung" for instructions and on "Forumdiskussion" for pics

At the nav bar on the left you´ll find a link to a bigger version - the WK30

 

[moduser]

Here is a question for all you materials anoraks (you know who you are - James et al)

If I wanted to purchase some titanium to make lightweight stove etc what grade of titanium would be best?

David

 

[ESpy]

The cheapest. CP (commercially pure) is about the most malleable, but Ti is one that makes a lot of stainless steels look easy to work.

 

[moduser]

Peter,

I understand it's hard to work but after seeing Scoops_uk link to k-cut it got me thinking

Any idea on the type number of the titanium used in normal camping gear?

Thanks

david

 

[ESpy]

6Al4V is used on some climbing gear AIUI due to it's strength; honestly haven't a clue what the cooksets would be made from! Lots of alloys - either a) which is cheapest or b) which the factory is geared to use.

(Although I can probably tell you what stainless your kitchen cookware is )

This lot have a good reputation for Ti - http://www.alphaknifesupply.com/ - mostly 6Al4V though.

 

[moduser]

Cool, thanks Espy

david

 

[leon-1]

Thanks for putting the link up Pete, I had lost that one and need to get in touch with Chuck again at some stage

 

[scoops_uk]

Moduser or anyone else if you get in touch with k-cut (or another firm) before I do please let me know what they say (I'll do likewise) they were recommended by an engineer friend as good value, but how that works out in "Mr will you make my stove please" terms I'm not quite sure. How expensive will a one off prototype be ?????

I've not contacted them yet as I want to send a CAD file as a basis for a quote.

Scoops

 

[Ogri the trog]

I have never had such rough hands as when working with sheet titanium in the aircraft industry. The burrs and jaggs are sharper than any razor I've yet seen - you get lacerations by the dozen before you even know that you're bleeding. Even the tiny cuts leave a dark line on your skin for weeks and callouses (sp) build up before your very eyes.
Stainless should be plenty sufficient for a woodstove and is considerably easier to work - though its still a sod compared to ally

Good luck if you insist on using titanium

Ogri the trog

 

[chrisanson]

hello ,
i use metal supermarkets for allot of my needs. Its quit good if you only need small quantities as you don’t have to keep loads of stock if you are limited for space (as I am)

http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/

hope this helps
chris

 

[cyclist]

your main concern is the material you want to make the stove from?
Fuel consumption, boil time etc is no criteria? And what about soot that blackens your pot?

Butane/propane stoves don´t mess up pots with soot and other unwanted stuff (ever used an Esbit stove ?) - unfortunately you´ll have to carry fuel canisters.

Ever thought of getting the best out of both worlds?
Here´s some help from Dr. Tom Reed
www.woodgas.com - they sell a ready to use stove made by spenton
www.spenton.com

If it isn´t big enough try www.crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/nicaragua/Compventstove.html

simple homemade types
www.garlington.biz/Ray/WoodGasStove/Jumbo/index.htm
www.imrisk.com/woodgas/ddstove.htm