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rangerssteamtoys · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject: Mamod burner..... Homemade

A few days ago, one of the members on the forum (not telling, he can tell if he wants

) Bought a mamod MM, without a vaporising burner. I decided to make one for him and ship it to him for free

Its not really a mamod burner, but its the same size, bigger flame

, and same burntime.

What I used:
3/4" copper pipe
Brass plate, (brass door push plate)
1/8" steel rod, maybe a bit smaller.

Heres a pic of the burner

Sorry no pics of the build, but I can explain it.

I cut a piece of 3/4" copper pipe about the same length as the mamod vaporising burner body (the main part)

Then I cut 2 peices of the brass plate, square, probably 1/4" bigger than the copper pipe.

I soldered on the brass plates to the copper pipe with regular plumbers solder. I tried silver soldering, but my torch didnt have enough heat

Oh yeah.. while I was soldering the air expanded and forced an air bubble through the solder joint, I probably should have drilled a hole in the pipe first.

After that cooled, I ground off the square edges on top and cleaned up the bottom ones. Heres a pic of the back plate.. or is it the front

I heated and bent the steel rod into a handle, then I filed 4 grooves (2 on each plate) on the bottom to make room for the handle.

After a little more bending of the handle, I soldered it in place.

Now for the cut on the top pipe, I just took my air cutter and cut a slot in the pipe. Easy right ?

I first tried it without the 3 semi-holes in burner slot, it worked, but not great. After the holes were drilled it made alot more flame.
I hope the person who recieves it is happy

The wicking is made from insulation, I went up to my attic and grabbed a hand ful, its going to last me a while

The insulation is not the traditional kind, it doesnt make you itch like crazy, it also lasts forever.

Its a great burner, I think. What does the forum think?
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Les · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject:

It looks very good, I look forward to seeing it in action.

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igy569 · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:40 pm Post subject:

Looks really good.....

Now I wonder..... who did buy an MM1 last week?

Hmmmm....

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gremlin · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject:

I like the design, well done

Steve_S · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject:

Good job Ranger.

Dampfmaschine · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:30 pm Post subject:

Excellent!

johnreid · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject:

Very good design, Ranger is the burnermiester.
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igy569 · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:02 am Post subject:

rangerssteamtoys · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:28 am Post subject:

I'm a pyromaniac

I set my house on fire

Just to watch it burn

No not really...

I have found out that some burners need to be silversoldered, one of ine fell apart because of the heat output.

This one wont do that, however I havent tested it fully

You can do that

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Sandman · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:28 am Post subject:

Looking good Ranger.

Like the design mate.
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ozsteamdemon · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:37 am Post subject:

a nice burner given in the spirit of friendship , well done ranger .

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Graham-Jilly · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:32 pm Post subject:

well done Ranger

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igy569 · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:05 pm Post subject:

Its here!
Very nice, and heavy! It should not vibrate out of the firebox. I will update this thread as soon as I get a chance to try it out. Going away for the weekend.
Going camping (sort of, going to a campground, and staying in a travel trailer) I like electricity, indoor plumbing, and refrigeration for the beer and food.

See ya'll!!

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rangerssteamtoys · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject:

Heck yeah its heavy

Built the good old american way, big, heavy and lasts forever.

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made-in-england · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:13 am Post subject:

I'll take 3

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