I've avoided alcohol stoves for a while now mainly because either my fuel bottle leaks or my pepsi can attempts don't boil 16oz of water with a half ounce of fuel. So I devised this prototype stove to pinch out the fuel bottle and precise measurements for just warming up oatmeal in the morning. It conveniently gets rid of the need for a pot stand too, although having a hardware cloth one sit on top would allow for more airflow and quicker boils.
This stove holds a little over 3ounces of fuel and can be put out by slapping the cap in the hole, just make sure you let it cool off before tightening the lid down, melting the gasket.
The whole stove weighs 1.3oz with the cap and boiled water in 11 minutes with a total burn time of 25min off one ounce of fuel.
very rough, took picture right after I took it off the grinder and ran home.
In this picture you can see that I put a 3/4" aluminum tube in the bottom that I pinned in place. At the bottom I grooved out the usual alcohol seep holes. Just below the rim of the bottle I used whatever drill bit I had lying around to drill out to the brass thread insert.
I'm seeking more aluminum bottles for further prototypes, my next plan is to make a 1 1/4" pot stand height and to drill the holes on the top of the aluminum pipe instead of into the bottle.
Feedback appreciated! I'm officially a stove addict, but in my defense I these everyday at work
