Potential for small wood gas stove?

[Gotte]

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/double-walled-mug-p158221

I got one, initially as a coffee mug, but I was looking at it, wondering if it could be made into a vocano stove by drilling through the base to allow airflow and ashefall, drilling some holes on the outside rim at the bottom to allow air in, and drilling some holes in the top inner rim to allow the hot gas to return to the flame.
It'd need some form of wire potstand (or maybe some tent peg holes?).
I'd get my drill out and give it a go, but for one thing - I had a thread going about Swedish army Trangias, which mentioned not burning wood in them because it made the aluminium soft. Could this happen here, Or could it even melt it?

Thanks

 

[Gotte]

Sorry, just realised this should have been in the DIY forum. Can the admins move it?

 

[RM27]

Its "Lightgweight stainless steel" so wont melt

 

[ged]

Its "Lightgweight stainless steel" so wont melt

Will somebody explain to me how they make stainless steel "lightweight"?

 

[Andy BB]

Re the Trangia Army windshields going soft. Yes, they tend to go a rather nice bronze colour, and they are definitely a bit more pliable than before. But they are still totally usable after numerous uses as a wood-fire base, and I think its a useful additional feature for these beasties (particularly if you run out of meths for the burner!).

 

[Highbinder]

From the designs I've seen the inner section usually has a series of holes around the sides near the bottom, as well as holes on the bottom. My concern would be drilling enough holes on the inner - I suppose you could drill at an angle into the cup if you had a long enough drill bit?

 

[Gotte]

Thanks for that. I've come to the conclusion it's too small and not stable enough.
I'm unsure still about using wood in the Trangia. I know the windshield could still function, but on another thread about Swedish army Trangias, they warn against using wood as it ruins the windsheild. I am actually seeing if I can get a shop to put together an Army trangia with alu pots but a stainless windsheild, which, except for the weight, would solve the problem. My other option is to use one of those octoberfest beer kegs, cut down, as an extra windshield for a Trangia 27. It should be pretty easy to make, and, I'm hoping, would be just big enough to fit the 27 inside it, so wouldn't add to the bulk. Of course, the problem is spending £40 on a new Trangia 27.
One other option is to use the pans off my old trangia 25, with the Oktoberfest windsheild. Trouble with that is, I'd have to sacrifice one of the Trangia pots as the top part of the windsheild - not very good really.
I might just bite the bullet and buy a new 27, and sacrifice the original windsheild for the Oktoberfest one. Not pretty, but the smallest and lightest and most flexible duel fuel option.