Fancyfeast Stove

[Skidsteer]

is there a reason i wouldn't use hardware cloth?

Nope. Just do the test burns outside because of the fumes.

[zelph]

is there a reason i wouldn't use hardware cloth?

Use hardwre cloth, use a bud bottle anything that resembles a potstand. Just get it to hold the fiberglass tight to the wall of the catfood can. I used stainless steel so it would last forever. (Nothing ventured Nothing Gained)

[Wags]

so really all i'm looking for is something to smash the fiberglass up against the edges of the stove that doubles as a potstand huh?

so i don't forget. thanks skids and zelph for your help on these projects. in 2 weeks or so i'll probably be asking the ins and outs of the starlyte

[Captain]

scientific fact ice is warmer than snow

[Wags]

also antarctica is considered a desert climate

[zelph]

so really all i'm looking for is something to smash the fiberglass up against the edges of the stove that doubles as a potstand huh?

so i don't forget. thanks skids and zelph for your help on these projects. in 2 weeks or so i'll probably be asking the ins and outs of the starlyte

Once the FF is perfected you won't need another stove

2 cups of snow melt faster than 2 cups of ice.

Don't use the yellow snow

[Wags]

i saw one of these at the store last week and am giving it some thought. if i could cut the bottom of it it should expand to the size of the fancie feast can. not sure about stability or how it'll hold up to the heat over an extended period of time though

http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/acme...trainer-carded

[Rockhound]

I still don't understand. Cats don't have opposable thumbs. How do they light the stove?

[zelph]

i saw one of these at the store last week and am giving it some thought. if i could cut the bottom of it it should expand to the size of the fancie feast can. not sure about stability or how it'll hold up to the heat over an extended period of time though

http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/acme...trainer-carded

Should work, buy the 4.5 inch one.

Wrap the fiberglass cloth around the inside of the can first. Use scotch tape to hold it there. Cut the mesh out of the ring. form the mesh so the cut edge will go into the can first to the bottom of the can. Your pot will rest on the flattend hump of the mesh.

I hope it works. It will be a new way to make a stove.

[Wags]

hehehe. i think i'll give it a try. if not i always have the option to take it out and try another material

i'm also currently pondering ideas on how to make a collapsible windscreen. i'm sick of having to mess w/ my baking pan one everytime i take it out of the pot. it's all distorted and bendy. i'm thinking on how i could make one that would fit snugly b/t my cookpot and my homemade cozy. i use a bigger pot than most do (1.3 L) so my windscreen often has to be a little on the larger size

[Wags]

oh btw what's the recommended distance of the potstand? how far should my pot sit above the lip of the can?

[Skidsteer]

oh btw what's the recommended distance of the potstand? how far should my pot sit above the lip of the can?

5/8 of an inch.

[zelph]

Should work, buy the 4.5 inch one.

Wrap the fiberglass cloth around the inside of the can first. Use scotch tape to hold it there. Cut the mesh out of the ring. form the mesh so the cut edge will go into the can first to the bottom of the can. Your pot will rest on the flattend hump of the mesh.

I hope it works. It will be a new way to make a stove.

I cut up my sink drainer for the sake of stove science

The catfood can is too high for the mesh. Had to reduce the height of the can. It's rough cut but was able to get a quick photo off to show what I was talking about. I'll post again when it's on fire.

[Wags]

lol nice

[zelph]

lol nice

I started it on fire I got a 6.5 inch pot with 2 cups of water on top of it. It could hold lots more. Are you almost to a photo stage hikingPA?

[Wags]

nope. worked too much today and i have basketball tonight. i plan on picking up the drain cover tomorrow. what is that cloth you have b/t the can and the SS? is that what the fiberglass stuff you sent me looks like when it's heated?

[zelph]

nope. worked too much today and i have basketball tonight. i plan on picking up the drain cover tomorrow. what is that cloth you have b/t the can and the SS? is that what the fiberglass stuff you sent me looks like when it's heated?

It's exhaust manifold wrap. Available at automotive stores. Use the stuff I sent you. What I used was handy at the time. I'm short on time but am able to help you out a little at a time. I'm gettin ready to go on vacation and am just in a tizzy Have fun with your project!!!!

[Wags]

i've run into a snag cutting down the FF. tin snips destroyed my 1st can. the drain cover is going to work nicely though. the pot sits on it pretty well

[Skidsteer]

i've run into a snag cutting down the FF. tin snips destroyed my 1st can. the drain cover is going to work nicely though. the pot sits on it pretty well

Do you have a Dremel tool?

[Wags]

i think my dad might. i'll have to call and see if he'll let me borrow it