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Lots of guys making their own cylinder stoves these days.
How much of an overlap do you need for the stove body, when making the stove body out of sheet shim steel? I would guess (WAG) 2-3"? Where should the overlap be located? On a side, the bottom?
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For the stove body, its easier to go and buy a S/S toilet brush holder or biscuit tin, plus you get both ends as well.
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For the stove body, its easier to go and buy a S/S toilet brush holder or biscuit tin, plus you get both ends as well. Wouldnt this make it pretty tough to roll it up? I know the size of a tin wouldnt be HUGE to carry but it also wouldnt be quite as small as a roll-up stove model. Maybe I'm misunderstanding.... I've got a roll up and the overlap is pretty decent. Seems to hold it together and have more 'stability' this way.
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My first prototype has about 6" 10" of overlap on the bottom. I did make a large stove by some standards though at 10.5 inches diameter. I wanted what is essentially a double wall bottom and for it to be relatively air tight. Whether that's excessive or not will be proven starting Thursday night when I head out for Colorado's first rifle season. I don't have a clear shot of the overlap, but you can see the cooler line at the bottom of the stove in the first picture and a good idea then in the second picture how much of the bottom is covered. Scale that down to a 7 inch diameter stove and that's maybe 3-4 5-7 inch overlap.
Last edited by thumper338; 10/13/10. Reason: Redid the math and realized that it's 10" of overlap
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My first prototype has about 6" of overlap on the bottom. I did make a large stove by some standards though at 10.5 inches diameter. That didn't sound quite right. Without getting it out, I did the math again and I've got 10" of overlap on the bottom. --thumper338
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Thumper: How did you make the 10.5" diameter end caps? Thanks
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I believe he used stainless stove burner covers.
The MSR plates are 7.5, or the Wilderness Dining plates are 9".
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are you selling these? if so, how much?
and the burner covers and element reflectors can both be bought in stainless steel on ebay.
also , DJ at Tigoat is a great person to talk with and he has provided not only useful information to me but also sources for his materials. if you want first hand info and sources just give him a call and talk to him.
thumper, how did that fiberglass stovejack info. work for you?
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