Hi Folks,
The cylinder wall thickness is about 3mm and I cut them easily with a jigsaw and a holesaw.
With the worry about residual gas it is possible to take the valve out of the top and it is a "normal" thread, tapered yes but it is a right hander rather than a left hander, you can then fill the bottle with water which will displace any remaining gas, I just leave them inverted for a week with the valve open, this usually does the trick.
Once you have cut the fist hole you can also put a lit fuel soaked rag in to burn out the inside...
I have done three of these stoves so far and not had a problem with any residual gas.
For the grate I used some 1/2 inch angle iron and welded it to the inside of the cylinder and then tacked some steel mesh in as well.
LS
The cylinder wall thickness is about 3mm and I cut them easily with a jigsaw and a holesaw.
With the worry about residual gas it is possible to take the valve out of the top and it is a "normal" thread, tapered yes but it is a right hander rather than a left hander, you can then fill the bottle with water which will displace any remaining gas, I just leave them inverted for a week with the valve open, this usually does the trick.
Once you have cut the fist hole you can also put a lit fuel soaked rag in to burn out the inside...
I have done three of these stoves so far and not had a problem with any residual gas.
For the grate I used some 1/2 inch angle iron and welded it to the inside of the cylinder and then tacked some steel mesh in as well.
LS