Zebra Billy Stove

[Pignut]

Having just made a Nimblewill stove, and being quite impressed with it, It got me to thinking about other stove designs........

I tend to carry a zebra billy (Which does not fit on the Nimblewill to well) so thought I would design something around that.

Multi fuel and compact where the main objectives (I also took inspiration from my kelly kettle)

Here is the result

The Billy with the stove inside

All of the components out of the Billy

The process of putting the stove together

The stove in action (on 1Lt of water)

7 mins later

And the 8th min

"Ah but you said multi fuel"....... I hear you cry

Well here we are!

Next tot he Nimblewill I made

All fired up!

Next to the Nimblewill and with a good blaze going

And the remaining ash after the Billy has boiled (10mins)

Here comes the technical bit!

For the base of the burner I used the small steamer that comes with the zebra Billy, Drilled 10mm holes all the way around

The side walls are stainless (From an old kitchen pan)

The rivets to hold the side walls are also stainless (5mm)

All in all it is light, compact and useable!

 

[Ed]

Fantastic little bit of kit you've made yourself there


Ed

 

[jdlenton]

i hope he sends me the photos as photobuckets blocked here :bluThinki can't wait to see sounds cool

 

[leon-b]

great bit of kit i might make one of them my self soon
leon

 

[jdlenton]

very nice idea i'm going to have to hit the workshop now

 

[Pignut]

Thought I would also show it in the billy

 

[R-J]

good idea, works well, thats a 10/10 in my book! lol :You_Rock_

 

[SunDog]

Any ideas on the best place to get a Zebra billy can? Is the 12cm model wide enough? How deep is it?
Cheers

 

[jdlenton]

Any ideas on the best place to get a Zebra billy can? Is the 12cm model wide enough? How deep is it?
Cheers

have a look in the FM forum you will find what you seek

 

[Pignut]

Any ideas on the best place to get a Zebra billy can? Is the 12cm model wide enough? How deep is it?
Cheers

The Billy in the picture is a 12cm, it is big enough for 1, though I tend to have my crusader with me also!

Kata got my Billy for me, drop him a pm I am sure he will reveal his sources!!

 

[SunDog]

Ok many thanks. Great pics by the way.

 

[jake trg]

hiya pignut i have made a zebra stove from the 14cm billy can the pics r in the jake lymer gallery jobby would put them here but computer clueless, they take some drilling hard as nails these billy cans

 

[scanker]

Here are Jake's images:

 

[maddave]

Very well done and excellent pics too :You_Rock_

 

[Pignut]

Nice!!!

Does it burn well?

As for drilling, They are very tough!! made my cobolt drill bit glow a pretty red anyway!

 

[jake trg]

thanks for the pics scanker.Burns really well its the only cooker i take now

 

[Big Bad Stu]

Cheers Pignut,

I have just made a stove to your pattern, it works perfectly, and answers the question of what to do with that small dish.

Pignut :You_Rock_

Stewey

 

[Pignut]

Glad it works for you!

Did you make any mods?

Would be interested to here if you did!

 

[Big Bad Stu]

Pignut,

I made mine with four upstands rather than three, for no particular reason. I have bolted the ends together rather than rivetted them as the theaving git next door has borrowed my rivetter and locked it in his garage while away on holiday for two weeks. (I shouldn't complain I have had his angle grinder for about a year).

I think my stove is a little higher than yours out of the bottom pan. This is down to the size of steel I could obtain.

I cut it out using the Dremel and lots of grinding blades.

It burns well and works efficiently. It is an excellent design, mine is not an improvement but just slightly different.

I have just ditched my other stove from the pack.

I had great fun making it, thanks once again for the idea. :You_Rock_

Stewey.