igy569
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More burner experimentsWell... I came across a can of gelled alchol, so I figured I would see how it does as fuel. 
My poor Jensen! Look at all that soot!!!
This is the esbit tray, alongside the tray I made for the gel. The brown sooty mess left in the tray speaks for it self.  When the esbit tray is cleaner, I would call this a failure!!! 
Here are some images of the vapor style burner. Work better than expected, just a pain to pre-heat. But it will run the 76 from cold to low on water on a single fill. About 20-25 minutes. But the wick does not burn. So this is a good solution for the 76, then I can still use esbit if I need to. The esbit does still win from a portability point of view.
I am going to try and make something similar for the D12, so I can leave the esbit tray in it. Not sure yet. I like the Hard Drive magnet, I hve a couple of perfecly good hard drives, but old enough that they will never see the inside of a computer again, so I think I will try Mr. O's penny idea for that one.
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johnreid
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Soot isnt that big a problem, you need Maas or Semichrome polish.
Experimenting is how we learn.
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rangerssteamtoys
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Burners take time, practice and patience. Also imagination. The idea is there, now come the practice and time. 
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igy569
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Yup. I just figured that you all would like the polishing I have to do!!!  But I would say the gelled alchol is a bust!
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Mister Occlusion
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I thought that stuff didn't flow?
But a 20-25 minute run sure isn't a bad thing.
You must have a computer recycler around some place where you can get a lousy old drive?
I had several old 3-6gig ones that I was about to throw out when I thought to take them apart. I also saved the platters, though I'm not sure why. They do make great mirrors, save for the hole in the middle
Spiff burner, though. I am totally sold on the Bowman'ish style of element - fire tube vs wick tubes. Slide a bit of the next larger size pipe over it and you've got a flame regulator (K&S brass is good for this).
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igy569
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No... I burned the gelled alchol in the tray I made. It is a mess.. lots of soot and residue. The vapor burner is meths. I need a better wick. I will stop being cheap, and go get the fiberglass tiki wicks... 3bux at Lowes. As soon as I can, I gotta get some of that ceramic stuff, and see how that goes.
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Raide Baron
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Fiberglass wick isn't expensive if you buy it at your merchant of stoves.
It's used to make the stove air tight.
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Stilldrillin
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| Mister Occlusion wrote: | | I also saved the platters, though I'm not sure why. They do make great mirrors, save for the hole in the middle |
I`ve saved several, along with their bearings.
Future project, frictionless flywheels?  
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igy569
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| Raide Baron wrote: | Fiberglass wick isn't expensive if you buy it at your merchant of stoves.
It's used to make the stove air tight. |
I was thinking of that, but I was not sure if the graphite would have any effect.
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mc_mc
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Old CD ROM and DVD drives have those strong magnets too. They are in the lens focusing mechanism, so they are smaller approx 8mm x 6mm x 3mm but strong and come in useful for various things.
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igy569
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Good to know.. I think I may still have a few of those around too. Now i can finally throw the foolish things out.
trash to treasure, its the best!!
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johnreid
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That looks like a great way to make a cheap Bowman style burner
I might give it a try in the near future.
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igy569
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Yup.. all plumbing parts, a bit of sheet copper for the ends, and the burner I used brass tube, thinner, so heats up better.
It work OK. I think a better wick will improve it. I will put Tiki wick in it this weekend, and give it a test.
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johnreid
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Well as a reservoir wick burner it doesnt really need to heat up I want the vapors to burn. I bought the Meths Jensen from Les and am thinking of a way to do a simple burner.
I want to end up with an supersized version of the burner in this photo
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igy569
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Right. The reseviour does not heat up, I just have to pre heat the tube a bit, and then runs fairly well. But the wick is a bit too short, but the wick does not have a singe mark on it. Works fine in the 76, and I am thinking up a version for the D12. This is why I REALLY want a 75. I think I can make a really cool burner for one of those.
I like fire!!
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rangerssteamtoys
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| igy569 wrote: | Right. The reseviour does not heat up, I just have to pre heat the tube a bit, and then runs fairly well. But the wick is a bit too short, but the wick does not have a singe mark on it. Works fine in the 76, and I am thinking up a version for the D12. This is why I REALLY want a 75. I think I can make a really cool burner for one of those.
I like fire!! |
Pyromaniac, like me.
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igy569
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Thanks!
I resemble that remark!!! I am just older and have had more practice  
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rangerssteamtoys
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| igy569 wrote: | Thanks!
I resemble that remark!!! I am just older and have had more practice |
If being a pyro means burning your fingers. I have burned my fingers alot. You should have no feeling in you fingers then
Or a higher tolerance of pain to the fingers like me
My mom is like "aaaaahhhhhhh its hot" I am like " its not that hot, you big whiney baby" 
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igy569
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When I was your age, my Mom was BIG woman.... it could have meant my death. Not to mention I was living in a foriegn country at that time.
In most countries in the world it is perfectly OK to beat your children if they earned it.
Not to mention things have changed since I was a kid. I got my butt kicked a few times! Deserved it too!!!
My fingers have been desensitized for years. My hands are very calloused.
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Mister Occlusion
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I've not really experimented much with wicks, other than trying steel wool once or twice.
I used this clothesline type rope in one before reading that it was cotton-POLY. ...Didn't melt, so I keep using it
I ought to try some of the insulating material Jensen sells. Just never think to.
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