I found that trying to drill the holes was a waste of time--they were too big*, and I had to start over. It would be nice to have a pin vice. I ended up using a thumbtack. Easiest way was to hold it in place with my right hand, cradling the can in my left hand, and using my left thumb to apply the pressure. I didn't push them all the way through.
For making the inner wall: I wonder whether the size of the weep holes makes any difference whatsoever. I also found that super glue is not sufficient to hold the inner wall together--my stove fell apart this afternoon, because the glue melted. I've since replaced it with a paired-slit method backed up with super glue, and will use J-B Weld (the approved high-temp epoxy) in future.
There's lots of argument about size, number, position, and direction of the holes for jets. I'd like to try a few with differing numbers and such, just to see. There are also related issues on the inside from the jet punches--the insides of the punch may cause turbulence that (a) worsens flow rate and (b) improves fuel/air mixture. Hard to tell.
My current stove stand is a $3.50 aluminum gutter screen, cut down to size.
I used the high-temperature foil tape on this one; I could use J-B Weld on future ones, since I have some now.
www.zenstoves.com has some excellent tutorials and such.
*: although there's debate on hole size--basically it comes down to the laminar vs. turbulent flow argument, and the low- versus high-flow argument.
I found that trying to drill the holes was a waste of time--they were too big*, and I had to start over. It would be nice to have a pin vice. I ended up using a thumbtack. Easiest way was to hold it in place with my right hand, cradling the can in my left hand, and using my left thumb to apply the pressure. I didn't push them all the way through.
For making the inner wall: I wonder whether the size of the weep holes makes any difference whatsoever. I also found that super glue is not sufficient to hold the inner wall together--my stove fell apart this afternoon, because the glue melted. I've since replaced it with a paired-slit method backed up with super glue, and will use J-B Weld (the approved high-temp epoxy) in future.
There's lots of argument about size, number, position, and direction of the holes for jets. I'd like to try a few with differing numbers and such, just to see. There are also related issues on the inside from the jet punches--the insides of the punch may cause turbulence that (a) worsens flow rate and (b) improves fuel/air mixture. Hard to tell.
My current stove stand is a $3.50 aluminum gutter screen, cut down to size.
I used the high-temperature foil tape on this one; I could use J-B Weld on future ones, since I have some now.
www.zenstoves.com has some excellent tutorials and such.
*: although there's debate on hole size--basically it comes down to the laminar vs. turbulent flow argument, and the low- versus high-flow argument.
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