One of my requirements for a winter stove is that it has to as easy as possible to set up. Wanting to use an inverted remote canister setup, I wanted something easy to set up.I tried some of the suggestions posted on BackpackingLight (e.g. stakes or wooden legs w/ a rubber band around the canister and some others) but they were never really stable. I decided to try a more permanent solution. I took a canister stand made by Primus and glued it to the top of head where the valve is. This worked for a little while but then the epoxy broke because it didn't bond well to the aluminum. I then took a bit more drastic measures.
The wooden block was used to provide a stable platform for the valve head while using a drill press. The 5/8” Forstner bit was used to drill the hole in the wooden block. It was perfect size for the bottom of the valve head to fit in. I then separated the canister legs. Using some double-sided sticky tape I positioned the top canister leg onto the top of the valve head. I then drilled two 3/32” holes through the top of the leg and into the top of the valve head. I then separated the 2 pieces and I enlarged the holes in the canister leg with a 1/8” drill bit so the screws would fit through. I then used the 7/32” drill bit to countersink the holes so the screw heads would be flush. I then used the 3/32” drill bit to carefully extend the holes in the valve head. Once that was done I had to do quite a bit of work with a metal grinder to get the screw heads small enough to fit and the length correct. After test fitting and a bit of fiddling, I mixed up some JB weld and screwed and glued it all together. The last step was to shim the fuel line connection so that it would tighten up ½ turn earlier. This would place the valve head upside down. I used a brass washer and filed it down to an appropriate size. Total weight is 7.6 oz. Here are some more pictures.
