titanium esbit stove- ti thickness?

It really depends on the design. I built my wood stove out of 0.005 titanium. 0.005 is paper thin and VERY flexible, but the cylindrical shape and a little steel wire banding gives it enough strength to support 1.5 liters of water in a pot even when the stove walls are red hot. Here's the thread for that stove:

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=18056

If your design depends more on the intrinsic strength of the metal, 0.01, or 0.02 might be more appropriate.

I'm planning on this design:
http://thru-hiker.com/projects/titanium_wingstove.php

I appreciate the tip

-T

Taylor,
That stove that Ayce has the instructions for was built from 0.016" thick titanium that he used to sell on his site. Looking at the design of that particular stove, I think 0.005" thick stock is too thin and flimsy for it. I'd try something a little thicker…check e-bay for scrap stuff.

that is definitely not amenable to building with 0.005 Ti although I think there might be ways to modify the design with some bends to impart more rigidity to the pot supports. I think 0.01 Ti would be ok for a small (1 L.) pot.

Yes I've been watching ebay and there are plenty of options, I think I can find just about any thickness I want. I plan on using the wingstove with a Snow Peak Trek 700 Ti pot. I may have to get a bigger sheet than I need so there could be some leftover material available. I'll update this thread once I make a buy.