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MYOG: Group Pot Stand and Windscreen

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May 17, 2011 at 5:02 pm #1273986

Addie Bedford
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Locale: Montana

Companion forum thread to:

MYOG: Group Pot Stand and Windscreen

May 18, 2011 at 6:29 am #1738020

Keith Selbo
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@herman666
Locale: Northern Virginia

Great photo's and narrative.

Instead of folding the air cut-outs out of the way, why not remove them altogether? Get rid of a few grams of steel.

May 18, 2011 at 10:25 am #1738116

George Matthews
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Nice! A simple solution for a common problem. Good work.

May 18, 2011 at 10:45 am #1738131

Tohru Ohnuki
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@erdferkel
Locale: S. California

Erm, maybe i'm missing something obvious, but is this a woodburning stove? If so how does the smoke escape if you use a pot that big? For that matter, if it's just a pot stand to be used with a propane or gas stove, how does the top vent waste gasses and won't it overheat a canister stove if it's enclosed like that?

May 18, 2011 at 11:17 am #1738148

D Heisley
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@Tohru: Bingo

May 18, 2011 at 2:10 pm #1738233

Joe Kuster
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@slacklinejoe
Locale: Flatirons

*Danger Will Robinson* ?

I'm certainly no expert, but aren't coat hangers coated with metals and coatings that are toxic when burned? Contamination of food with things like zinc are pretty dangerous, that's why hardware cloth shouldn't be used next to flame (although I see plenty of DIY systems that do so it).

If we're talking pure brass or steel, it should be fine, but I don't think modern coat hangers are 100% brass.

May 18, 2011 at 3:43 pm #1738276

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@biointegra
Locale: Puget Sound

How much does a coffee can like this weigh and what is the completed project weight?

May 18, 2011 at 4:31 pm #1738296

Anonymous
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That is not an aluminum can as indicated in the list of supplies. It's steel.

I don't see combustion happening with this design if used with wood, esbit, or alcohol. There doesn't appear to be enough space between the top of the potstand and the bottom of the pot to allow it if the photos are accurate.

Using it over a canister stove would be exciting.

May 19, 2011 at 9:51 am #1738542

Simon Wurster
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@einstein
Locale: Big Apple

@Joe: Doesn't brass contain lead that can leach out? I was experimenting with alternative materials to titanium and aluminum for wind screens, and brass foil was one of the options (among shim steel and copper foil), but I nixed it because of the possibility of lead oozing out, vaporizing, and condensing in my pot of water. Just sayin'…

In the end I went with the cheapest: shim steel.

May 27, 2011 at 7:16 pm #1742003

Ken Thompson
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Locale: Right there

Has this even been tested? No replies from the author. Kinda lame.
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