Also, I'm curious how this performs in cooler weather. Does it take longer to "bloom" with increased volume that needs to be heated to pressurize? That could be an interesting test
I haven't tested in cold weather. From what I've seen on RUclips, colder temps don't have much effect on alcohol burners. Might need a couple ml's more priming fuel. Could be a challenge to get valid results; lots of factors. I don't hike when tremp is going below 35F. But I will definitely try it later this year. Oh... and when I used a liquid fuel Optimus stove it burned great in 20F.
Good catch. I've made a couple other videos about the burners. Usually mention or show the can. This is a Walmart Cheese Wow. Also used Easy Cheese. I will add a note in the description. Thanks!
Good catch! There are a lot of burners with 12 or more jets. I've done 12 but found that 8 or 10 are best. That gives my burners a good efficiency. I actually hit on 8 because I covered 4 of 12 on a whim. Keep in mind that I use sqirt cheese cans. They are smaller diameter than standard beer cans.
You said an .0135 hole was used and you're thinking of .0125 size hole, I like how you DIY, I'm looking at perforated stainless for a multipurpose windscreen and pot stand over an Altoid perlite tin. I'm having fun, this is all new, Best
Great question. Technically it is a penny stove because, as you saw the center fill hole is covered be a metal disc. It doesn't have to be covered. I do to better manage the burn rate. Uncovered it will tend to be faster. I designed it to be optimized for fuel heat transfer with the "penny" on the hole. I haven't tested with it uncovered. Guess I'm not done. Thanks for asking.
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Thanks Tom! One note: there's about a minute of dead space in the video at the 9:39 mark. Looks like it starts back up around 10:42
Also, I'm curious how this performs in cooler weather. Does it take longer to "bloom" with increased volume that needs to be heated to pressurize? That could be an interesting test
Strange. Thanks for pointing it out. I'll fix it.
Back from vacation and fixed it. Thanks again.
I haven't tested in cold weather. From what I've seen on RUclips, colder temps don't have much effect on alcohol burners. Might need a couple ml's more priming fuel. Could be a challenge to get valid results; lots of factors. I don't hike when tremp is going below 35F. But I will definitely try it later this year. Oh... and when I used a liquid fuel Optimus stove it burned great in 20F.
It would help to describe the original can. I think it is Cheese Wow!? Had to slow it way down.
Good catch. I've made a couple other videos about the burners. Usually mention or show the can. This is a Walmart Cheese Wow. Also used Easy Cheese. I will add a note in the description. Thanks!
I see you only use 8 jets... OK .... Im new at alcohol stoves, I see people punch more than 8 and then some, cool to know..
Good catch! There are a lot of burners with 12 or more jets. I've done 12 but found that 8 or 10 are best. That gives my burners a good efficiency. I actually hit on 8 because I covered 4 of 12 on a whim. Keep in mind that I use sqirt cheese cans. They are smaller diameter than standard beer cans.
You said an .0135 hole was used and you're thinking of .0125 size hole, I like how you DIY, I'm looking at perforated stainless for a multipurpose windscreen and pot stand over an Altoid perlite tin. I'm having fun, this is all new, Best
Interesting! When you finish it, please send a pic to tomlovesdiy@protonmail.com. And yes, it's very fun. Thanks.
How is this what’s the main difference between this one and a penny stove?
Great question. Technically it is a penny stove because, as you saw the center fill hole is covered be a metal disc. It doesn't have to be covered. I do to better manage the burn rate. Uncovered it will tend to be faster. I designed it to be optimized for fuel heat transfer with the "penny" on the hole. I haven't tested with it uncovered. Guess I'm not done. Thanks for asking.