[Stoves] DIY camping TLUD with walnut shell fuel
neiltm at uwclub.net
neiltm at uwclub.net
Wed Jun 15 07:24:10 CDT 2016
Thanks for this Crispin. I know a vintage car restorer and mechanic with
a plasma cutter who may have such drop outs, that's a very good thought -
I'll ask him.
Best wishes, Neil Taylor
On 14 Jun 2016 at 8:56, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:
>
> Dear Neil
>
> The local flame cutting and laser cutting shop is your friend for this
> item. When cutting with heat they pierce the inside of hole edge and cut
> around leaving a circle with a hole in the edge. This is called a
> 'drop-out'. You can weld shut the hole or ignore it.
>
> Drop outs come in all sized and thicknesses. I used 350mm dia 32 and 40mm
> thick drop-outs for years as flywheels. They are really cheap because
> they are sold for scrap. You need to make friends with such shops because
> when you want to make larger parts they are pretty much always going to
> be round if it is a cooking stove.
>
> They also have rectangular offcuts which are good for hammering on and
> holding things flat while welding or bending. Also they are good for
> making straight corners by hand and hammer.
>
> If you don't have access to such a source, you can find fat round parts
> from cars and trucks like bearings, ends of half-shafts, flywheels, axel
> covers and so on.
>
> When you can only find or make say a 2mm thick piece, just stack them. No
> need even to weld, just bolt. You can get the same 'anvil' function. If
> the 'anvil' is slightly too small, or if you need two parts that fit
> tightly over one another in terms of the lips, make one part and form the
> second on top of it. After getting them apart, they will fit very
> snugly.
>
> One of the first tools a stove developer needs is a small hand held
> plasma cutter and compressor. Cut a part, then use it as a template to
> make a slightly larger one, repeat. If it is a hole you make, using the
> drop-out re-creates the original size. Starting with one round original
> you can quickly accumulate sets of rings for making circles of any size.
> Try to use 2mm thick as a cutting jig.
>
> Have fun!
> Crispin
>
>
>
> Thanks Crispin. The idea makes sense to me, but I'm not sure how I would
>
> cut the two 6mm thick discs! This rather reminds me of the old Harry
> Belafonte and Ertha Kitt song 'There's a hole in my bucket' (youtube has
> it). Story of my life unfortunately!
>
> Best wishes, Neil Taylor
>
>
>
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