Thanks for the idea and such easy to follow plans. Just built my own from them complete with overkill front latch. I made mine from 9mm stokboard recycled plastic though. Maintenance free!
That is excellent. Very well done and a great result from your hard work and undoubted patience. May you have much happy cruising and many delicious meals, Bob
Crikey this is just a box. You have created a work of art. Once you have fused it all together with epoxy and fibre glass tape etc it has become indestructible. It would look nice and be easier to clean if you epoxy fileted the joints or perhaps instead of the glass tape just epoxy filet the whole thing together, it will be strong enough. Then remove all those unsightly protruding brackets and patch over the resulting gaps and varnish/paint the whole afterwards not before. A magnetic door catch would clean up the project and reduce protrusions. Much better than my old wooden wine box which I must pretty up with varnish some time. However once again you have produced a great project.
Thanks, a number of people have suggested epoxy fillets but due to the depth and narrowness of the box in places (fuel section and tin section for example) it just wouldn’t have been possible to fillet every joint. The brackets haven’t yet presented a problem and work brilliantly for people who don’t have any woodwork skills (which is who I designed the box for really). I like the idea of a magnetic catch, but the novelty of a big brass lock on the front hasn’t worn off yet! It also hasn’t caught on anything, but as soon as that happens I’ll probably wish I’d used a smaller one...
Check out the plans for this one in the link in the video description, they should help if you're looking to re-create this exact design. However if you're planning to use a different stove or have different size requirements for whatever dinghy you plan to use it on then they may be next to useless!
That's a strong box! I would have used epoxy fillets without brackets or fiberglass tape and then marine paint rather than varnish. But I like it and I think I'll do something similar for my cruising dinghy. Interesting stove.
Thank you very much. I didn’t consider epoxy filets when I started building it, but I’m glad I didn’t because the two back sections are too narrow and deep to really get a nice finish on any fillets. You wouldn’t even be able to reach the bottom of the fuel compartment because it’s just too narrow! And I used varnish because it’s quicker than undercoat, pre coat, top coat paint! I do have plans available for this box if you’re interested. The stove is a swedish trangia, fuelled with denatured alcohol, and pretty much indestructible. It’ll last a lifetime if not more!
@@CorinNelsonSmith I use tin cans that interlock while stacking, thus you will be able to eliminate the extra shelving in your baked beans compartment.
@@theosalt1 After using the box for last season I actually used that back section for three tins at the bottom, then a tea towel, then the shelf, and then cutlery and a scrubbing brush on top of the shelf. The tins do stack nicely without the shelf in place, but 9 tins is more food than I need, and makes the box extraordinarily heavy! Hence why it’s become a cutlery shelf rather than just tinned food shelf.
As always, marvellous. I'd love a copy of the plans. I'm a slow reader, so had to keep pausing the film, then getting impatient with myself for the next bit 😁.
Good job :-) I have found that a thin backing strip of wood where the doors close together was beneficial to my construction. (fixed to the part that is stationary) HTH
That does sound like a good idea. I made my door slightly too small so there is a larger gap than I’d like between the door and the stationary part. Thanks!
@@corinnelsonsmith7609 👍. Just gives the opening part something to land on and makes it a bit more waterproof as a bonus. Boat tent as your next project?? Old caravan awnings from eBay make excellent/cheap starting points.😉
Julian Hawker Boat tent definitely on the list. My boat came with two awnings, both of which I don’t know how to rig, so it will probably be more of an experiment and learn how to video. Also want to upgrade all electrical systems on the boat over next winter. But hopefully this summer I’ll get a few nights on board.
That's a nice unit you have made, Corin. The joints are strong using glass tape. I have had trouble with simple boxes falling to pieces! By the way, I wanted to do a test to see if spilt Meths can be extinguished using water, which should work because it dilutes it. D
Thank you. I hope it will last a long time. I basically built it like a Mirror Dinghy! My thinking with meths was that if i spilt it, it would evaporate very quickly so as long as I kept any sparks away from it for a couple of minutes, the danger would be gone. Water should work by diluting it, as long as it doesn’t react like water on an oil based fire and just spread the problem over a larger area.
@@johnstarkie9948 Hi John, I don't know thwe answer for certain. When our cooker spilt burning meths we were able to wait for it to go out and just waited with a powder extinguisher just in case needed. I know that dilute alcohol will not burn. But a test is still needed! D
Well I learned from the best! It's very rewarding to see other people using the video and plans document to make their own trangia galley box. Crossed fingers for some sailing early April and more videos to come! Not sure whether I'll sail the Drascombe as far as Plymouth though...
Hello! Thank you for sharing your work with us! You did a an amazing job planning and then building the box! I have a question however: does your trangia get enough oxygen for burning in the position it is? I have noticed that my trangia is “choking” sometimes even though it is not in a box. Probably in my case the reason is that I am not using original trangia pans etc and they cover the top section of the stove with very little space left for creating sufficient drag.
Thanks! Never had an issue with the Trangia choking, but I did get a bit fed up with the lack of control using meths as fuel, so switched to the gas burner option.
Thanks! The music is actually by the Portsmouth Grammar School Senior School Brass Band. We recorded the CD about two years ago with a professional recording company. Not sure whether any of these pieces featured on Brassed Off. The CD is available here if you’re interested: www.pgs.org.uk/product/pgs-brass-encore/
@@CorinNelsonSmith it was on brassed off, i go to saddleworth every year but this one, they hold brass band competitions, its fantastic to see them playing. thanks for sharing
At around 13 minutes did I see you extinguish the flame with the screw cap? This of course should never be done as it will perish the O ring! Use the flame regulator. It may just have been slight of hand and you did use it ... Great video and magnificent box incidentally..😉
Unfortunately you are correct. This is my first Trangia, and I didn’t even realise that the lid came apart to make a flame regulator until someone else pointed it out on the DC facebook group! Oh well, lesson learned, and I haven’t done it since so I hope the O-Ring is still okay. I’m glad you enjoyed the video! The box has since been used to feed 9 people a cooked breakfast on board the Drascombe (well, four people were in Laser Picos tied alongside) so I’d say it was a successful project!
Epoxy plus the brackets puts this definitely into the belts and braces category, but we'll done! It'll still be strong at the turn of the next century!
I hope so! Planning more adventurous trips this Summer should lockdown allow it, so it'll have to prove its seaworthiness even more. It did manage to feed 10 people a sausage sandwich and hash browns breakfast one morning last summer, so I know it can hold a lot of grub!
@@johnstarkie9948 It gets into your food and causes brain damage and in large doses insanity. Heavy metals are not good for us. Stainless steel seems to release the least metals when cooking.
@@SuperBullyone You're right that aluminium toxicity causes brain damage. That's why drinks cans are coated with a form of plastic and why cookware is anodised. The amount of aluminium absorbed from cookware is trivial compared with that in some food additives. I quote "More than half of all cookware sold today is made of aluminum because it is lightweight and because it heats evenly. If untreated aluminum is used in the preparation of salty or acid foods, large amounts of aluminum can be released into food. This is evidenced by the pitting of aluminum foil when it is in contact with these types of foods for more than several hours. However, most aluminum today is anodized (dipped in a hot acidic solution). Anodization seals aluminum making it scratch resistant and easy to clean. The process modifies the molecular structure so that aluminum is not released into food. Acidic foods cooked in anodized aluminum do not react with the cookware, and most authorities believe that anodized aluminum cookware is safe. At this time, there is no evidence to the contrary. The use of aluminum foil is another matter; it should never be used to cover or contain foods where the aluminum comes in direct contact with food." from www.cancerschmancer.org/blog/fran/how-toxic-aluminum-cookware. Look at the first sentence above; if there were any truth to your assertion then aluminium cookware would have been banned decades ago. They haven't been banned because "Aluminum is not easily absorbed through the digestive tract". Deodorants are far more dangerous! A simple on-line search will give you the levels of aluminium in various forms.
Thanks for the idea and such easy to follow plans. Just built my own from them complete with overkill front latch. I made mine from 9mm stokboard recycled plastic though. Maintenance free!
No problem, it’s nice to see others building the same box! Great idea using recycled plastic - mine’s due a varnish soon which yours never will. Did you weld the plastic together or join with brackets?
Thanks for the idea and such easy to follow plans. Just built my own from them complete with overkill front latch. I made mine from 9mm stokboard recycled plastic though. Maintenance free!
That is excellent. Very well done and a great result from your hard work and undoubted patience. May you have much happy cruising and many delicious meals,
Bob
Roger would be proud of you
Brilliant build and filmmaking! Thank you for sharing! Greetings from NYC!
Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
If the British Army built a galley box, this would be it. Fantastic job and strong as a lighthouse.
Crikey this is just a box. You have created a work of art. Once you have fused it all together with epoxy and fibre glass tape etc it has become indestructible. It would look nice and be easier to clean if you epoxy fileted the joints or perhaps instead of the glass tape just epoxy filet the whole thing together, it will be strong enough. Then remove all those unsightly protruding brackets and patch over the resulting gaps and varnish/paint the whole afterwards not before. A magnetic door catch would clean up the project and reduce protrusions. Much better than my old wooden wine box which I must pretty up with varnish some time. However once again you have produced a great project.
Thanks, a number of people have suggested epoxy fillets but due to the depth and narrowness of the box in places (fuel section and tin section for example) it just wouldn’t have been possible to fillet every joint. The brackets haven’t yet presented a problem and work brilliantly for people who don’t have any woodwork skills (which is who I designed the box for really). I like the idea of a magnetic catch, but the novelty of a big brass lock on the front hasn’t worn off yet! It also hasn’t caught on anything, but as soon as that happens I’ll probably wish I’d used a smaller one...
Thanks! Looking to do just this soon.
Check out the plans for this one in the link in the video description, they should help if you're looking to re-create this exact design. However if you're planning to use a different stove or have different size requirements for whatever dinghy you plan to use it on then they may be next to useless!
Well done you, loved the music, happy days to come , safe sailing
Inspiring!
Thanks.
And really enjoyed the music, too.
Nice project - like the choice of music.
That's a strong box! I would have used epoxy fillets without brackets or fiberglass tape and then marine paint rather than varnish. But I like it and I think I'll do something similar for my cruising dinghy. Interesting stove.
Thank you very much. I didn’t consider epoxy filets when I started building it, but I’m glad I didn’t because the two back sections are too narrow and deep to really get a nice finish on any fillets. You wouldn’t even be able to reach the bottom of the fuel compartment because it’s just too narrow! And I used varnish because it’s quicker than undercoat, pre coat, top coat paint! I do have plans available for this box if you’re interested. The stove is a swedish trangia, fuelled with denatured alcohol, and pretty much indestructible. It’ll last a lifetime if not more!
@@CorinNelsonSmith I use tin cans that interlock while stacking, thus you will be able to eliminate the extra shelving in your baked beans compartment.
@@theosalt1 After using the box for last season I actually used that back section for three tins at the bottom, then a tea towel, then the shelf, and then cutlery and a scrubbing brush on top of the shelf. The tins do stack nicely without the shelf in place, but 9 tins is more food than I need, and makes the box extraordinarily heavy! Hence why it’s become a cutlery shelf rather than just tinned food shelf.
As always, marvellous. I'd love a copy of the plans.
I'm a slow reader, so had to keep pausing the film, then getting impatient with myself for the next bit 😁.
Good job :-) I have found that a thin backing strip of wood where the doors close together was beneficial to my construction. (fixed to the part that is stationary) HTH
That does sound like a good idea. I made my door slightly too small so there is a larger gap than I’d like between the door and the stationary part. Thanks!
@@corinnelsonsmith7609 👍. Just gives the opening part something to land on and makes it a bit more waterproof as a bonus.
Boat tent as your next project??
Old caravan awnings from eBay make excellent/cheap starting points.😉
Julian Hawker Boat tent definitely on the list. My boat came with two awnings, both of which I don’t know how to rig, so it will probably be more of an experiment and learn how to video. Also want to upgrade all electrical systems on the boat over next winter. But hopefully this summer I’ll get a few nights on board.
That's a nice unit you have made, Corin. The joints are strong using glass tape. I have had trouble with simple boxes falling to pieces! By the way, I wanted to do a test to see if spilt Meths can be extinguished using water, which should work because it dilutes it. D
Thank you. I hope it will last a long time. I basically built it like a Mirror Dinghy! My thinking with meths was that if i spilt it, it would evaporate very quickly so as long as I kept any sparks away from it for a couple of minutes, the danger would be gone. Water should work by diluting it, as long as it doesn’t react like water on an oil based fire and just spread the problem over a larger area.
David,
What was the answer?
@@johnstarkie9948 Hi John, I don't know thwe answer for certain. When our cooker spilt burning meths we were able to wait for it to go out and just waited with a powder extinguisher just in case needed. I know that dilute alcohol will not burn. But a test is still needed! D
@@msf60khz Yes Meths can be extinguished with water!
@@Leighbuoy Thank you Paul!
A fine box!
love roger barnes
Great video and outstanding box
Well I learned from the best! It's very rewarding to see other people using the video and plans document to make their own trangia galley box. Crossed fingers for some sailing early April and more videos to come! Not sure whether I'll sail the Drascombe as far as Plymouth though...
Great video , great build, 👍
Hello! Thank you for sharing your work with us! You did a an amazing job planning and then building the box!
I have a question however: does your trangia get enough oxygen for burning in the position it is? I have noticed that my trangia is “choking” sometimes even though it is not in a box.
Probably in my case the reason is that I am not using original trangia pans etc and they cover the top section of the stove with very little space left for creating sufficient drag.
Thanks! Never had an issue with the Trangia choking, but I did get a bit fed up with the lack of control using meths as fuel, so switched to the gas burner option.
Are you really sure this is strong enough? Chuckles. Great box thanks for sharing :)
Nice job, bet you can’t wait to use it in anger on the boat. Good sailing. Andy UK
Andy UK - SY Corrival - Rival 32 Absolutely can’t wait! The Rival 32 is a lovely yacht btw.
Congratulations on your box....next stop NASA
great work, was this music on brassed off, and what's it called.
Thanks! The music is actually by the Portsmouth Grammar School Senior School Brass Band. We recorded the CD about two years ago with a professional recording company. Not sure whether any of these pieces featured on Brassed Off. The CD is available here if you’re interested: www.pgs.org.uk/product/pgs-brass-encore/
@@CorinNelsonSmith it was on brassed off, i go to saddleworth every year but this one, they hold brass band competitions, its fantastic to see them playing. thanks for sharing
Concierto De Aranjuez AKA "Orange Juice" in Brassed Off. I can't believe this solo was played by a highschooler. Brilliant.
i will start my box in January, how do you stop the black on the pan base ??
At around 13 minutes did I see you extinguish the flame with the screw cap? This of course should never be done as it will perish the O ring! Use the flame regulator. It may just have been slight of hand and you did use it ... Great video and magnificent box incidentally..😉
Unfortunately you are correct. This is my first Trangia, and I didn’t even realise that the lid came apart to make a flame regulator until someone else pointed it out on the DC facebook group! Oh well, lesson learned, and I haven’t done it since so I hope the O-Ring is still okay. I’m glad you enjoyed the video! The box has since been used to feed 9 people a cooked breakfast on board the Drascombe (well, four people were in Laser Picos tied alongside) so I’d say it was a successful project!
A smear of olive oil on the O ring will keep it pliable too .
Excellent - the latch was nowhere near as much overkill as the soundtrack (lol).
Epoxy plus the brackets puts this definitely into the belts and braces category, but we'll done! It'll still be strong at the turn of the next century!
I hope so! Planning more adventurous trips this Summer should lockdown allow it, so it'll have to prove its seaworthiness even more. It did manage to feed 10 people a sausage sandwich and hash browns breakfast one morning last summer, so I know it can hold a lot of grub!
Hi. I'm looking to build something very similar using my trangia. It's a bit cheeky to ask, but do you have a printable plan of yours please?
Hi, I replied on Facebook, but in short, I made no plans, but you could convert my list of dimensions into a scale plan of your own?
Hey hey you did it. Nice job, much stronger than mine and more room too. Who is the flugel player, really nice.
Thank you! Flugel player is Matthew Holloway. Currently studying composition at the Royal Welsh College of music.
You didn't "shamford" the edges, you chamferd them.
Sit on it? I reckon you could park your car on it!
you don't want to cook or eat out of aluminum if you can help it
Why not?
@@johnstarkie9948 It gets into your food and causes brain damage and in large doses insanity. Heavy metals are not good for us. Stainless steel seems to release the least metals when cooking.
@@SuperBullyone
You're right that aluminium toxicity causes brain damage.
That's why drinks cans are coated with a form of plastic and why cookware is anodised. The amount of aluminium absorbed from cookware is trivial compared with that in some food additives. I quote
"More than half of all cookware sold today is made of aluminum because it is lightweight and because it heats evenly. If untreated aluminum is used in the preparation of salty or acid foods, large amounts of aluminum can be released into food. This is evidenced by the pitting of aluminum foil when it is in contact with these types of foods for more than several hours. However, most aluminum today is anodized (dipped in a hot acidic solution). Anodization seals aluminum making it scratch resistant and easy to clean. The process modifies the molecular structure so that aluminum is not released into food. Acidic foods cooked in anodized aluminum do not react with the cookware, and most authorities believe that anodized aluminum cookware is safe. At this time, there is no evidence to the contrary. The use of aluminum foil is another matter; it should never be used to cover or contain foods where the aluminum comes in direct contact with food." from www.cancerschmancer.org/blog/fran/how-toxic-aluminum-cookware.
Look at the first sentence above; if there were any truth to your assertion then aluminium cookware would have been banned decades ago. They haven't been banned because "Aluminum is not easily absorbed through the digestive tract". Deodorants are far more dangerous!
A simple on-line search will give you the levels of aluminium in various forms.
@@SuperBullyone Too late!
Makes my tupperware box look a bit pathetic. If your boat goes down you can sail away on this as a life raft. :-)
oowee Thank you. I think I may have overbuilt it slightly!
MUSIC was the BEST part.
It belongs in the Modern Tate gallery:)
Thank you! I'd much rather it be used on the boat though...!
@@CorinNelsonSmith First the food, second the art:)
@@lindamarceline Absolutely :)
Thanks for the idea and such easy to follow plans. Just built my own from them complete with overkill front latch. I made mine from 9mm stokboard recycled plastic though. Maintenance free!
No problem, it’s nice to see others building the same box! Great idea using recycled plastic - mine’s due a varnish soon which yours never will. Did you weld the plastic together or join with brackets?