cat stove pt1: alcohol fueled

hi today im going to make a cat stove and in a following instructable a windbreak and potstand hobo style.

Step 1: Materials list

to make this stove you will need :
2 cat food tins (1 156gram and 1 85 gram)
the lid from the bigger can
some muffler repair tape
a small piece of pink fibreglass insulation

tools:
hole punch
scissors
can opener
file or dremel

Comments

[james4]

Fiberglass insulation is not needed.You can use cotton (100%) as a substitute for the fiberglass insulation.

[copycat-42]

how do you suggest we cook the cat? :)

[lennyb]

well seems to me theres a shortage of cat cookery instructables. id like to see a recipee for cat flambe myself. or chocolate covered kitty mmmmmmmmmmmmm

[dontkillpenguins]

if you bbq my cat i will drop pigs on your house :)

[minhocaloka]

ahwheahwehaweh, cook the cat!=D

funny, nice instructable man!=P

[lennyb]

glad you like it. but i still haven`t got any good kitty recipes yet.

[bylerfamily]

Haha.Once my friends brother barbequed a cat and gave it to his teacher and she said it tasted like chicken.

[rramos1]

I like your design, it's simple, easy to build and materials are always available. thanks for sharing your idea. Godspeed !

[RonM]

An alternative to punching holes in the small can is to use a can opener (like with the bigger can) but push from the inside out. That leaves a circle of outward facing triangular tabs at the top of the small can. These tabs rub against the inside wall of the outer can, keeping the inner, smaller can centered. Thanks for the instructable.

[javajunkie]

thanks so much for the great tutorial - you're going to be the star performer for our Scouts! We're bringing in the laptop and presenting your tutorial to make our stoves for camp... hey, work smarter, not harder - you've already done all the hard work! And, don't worry, we'll be sure to teach them to say "vermiculite" a whole bunch!!!

[lennyb]

heh heh thats great i hope the kids have fun making them. and tell them hello from the wilds of newfoundland for me will you?. later

[avicena]

can it use bioethanol 40% as the fuel?...

[lennyb]

40% seems a little dilute. you can always try it and see

[campoutnow]

thts a cool idea!

[Superninjacamper941]

Thanks Great Instructable!!!!!!!!!!

[Superninjacamper941]

Hey how do you light the stove?

[lennyb]

just a match or a lighter is all thats needed. nothing fancy. as for the fuel in your other question its fondue fuel that i get at the local dollar store. you can also use gas line antifreeze or methy hydrate. rubbing alcohol also works but try to get the stuff that has less water in it. dont use gasoline it will explode and melt the tins

[Superninjacamper941]

Also what kind and what brand of Fuel do you use?

[leebryuk]

Nice job. One step missing though. You must have a hungry cat nearby. It's good form to feed one's cat with cat food being used for a stove.

[lennyb]

no problem there . we have two cats and they are pigs.{not really though} i usually make 40 dollars a year recyling the aluminum catfood cans so that will give you an idea how many. actually some of the food coming out of the pricier cans looks good enough for me to eat.. lol hope they still make that when im retired unless i get rich or sumptin.

[FunkLiberationFront]

Nice job. I made this same one a while back, but I need to add the aluminum tape to it like you did, that would improve it immensely. I also created a pot stand for it with a loop of chicken wire, works great.

[struckbyanarrow]

hehehe i thought it was a stove to cook kittys in!

[ak49er]

Doesn't most fiberglass treated with chems that are toxi when burned?

[lennyb]

only if it were coated in resin. this is the spun glass wool and whatever non glass chemicals in it will burn away with the first use. for the first burn id recomend well ventilated conditions but with a stove of this type i dont expect many folks will try to use it in an enclosed space.

[i make shooting things]

You can use cotton balls instead of fiberglass it wont last as long but might be easer to find/use.

[lennyb]

actually the fibreglass is better for a wick than cotton for the following reasons. 1 the cotton will need to be replaced everytime you use it. the fibreglass will last the life of the burner. 2 the cotton will contribute carbon to the flames and soot up your best hobo pots. fibreglass after the first burn in will add nothing. 3 people will want to use your wick supply to apply makeup or as beards for santa claus if you use cotton. with fibre glass the same is less likely.

[i make shooting things]

Iv been to reuse the cotton several times so far. I created a slide show of my stove (using NK5's instructions)
I did make a few mods to his design.

[PyroMaster007]

why is the insulation neccesarry?

[lennyb]

the insulation is to provide a wick one that wont burn up the flame burns longer than if just the fuel alone were used. i tried it both ways

[KNOTTYMAN]

I used to make camp stove out of carboard,parafin wax,a piece of rope and a tuna can. I like this one. vermiculite

[TheOtherMikeS]

A couple of points: A pinch of salt in the alcohol will make it visible. I get my best performance with denatured alcohol. Get it at any "big box" store like Home Depot or Lowes in the paint department.

[lennyb]

thanks for the tip

[the gizmoman]

allsome i made some pritty cool alcahal stoves myself heres a cool websight i have found!! http://zenstoves.net/

[lemonie]

Had you been drinking alcahal before posting that comment?

[the gizmoman]

NO!!!!!!!!!! I make them for BSA hiking trips

[HIGHVOLTAGE-Z]

you obvioesly dont get it. he said that because you spelled it wrong alcohol