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Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Cans can be used to DIY many interesting small handicrafts. I have introduced many crafts before, such as making home decorations, small sailboats, ashtrays, wireless router signal amplifiers, handicrafts, etc. If you are interested, you can read [ here】. Today I’m going to introduce you to the recycling of can waste, DIY barbecue stove with alcohol, the flame generated by the fuel alcohol poured into the can is less likely to be extinguished by the wind. Those who like camping and barbecue are in luck~ So become a craft enthusiast I am lucky enough to be able to use my mind to make some daily necessities by hand to make life more convenient and beautiful.

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

This DIY alcohol blast stove for cans is very simple to make. Materials required:

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Preparation method:

First, clean and dry the finished Coke or Sprite cans and bottles for later use.

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Use a marker pen to mark a cutting line on the can (we are going to use the bottom of the can). It is best to press the pen on something to keep the height constant and then rotate the can so that the drawn line is accurate. The bottoms of the two cans should be one long and one short, with the long one covering the short one.

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Cut along the line to remove the paint layer from the can.

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Use pliers to bend the short edge slightly inward so that it can be easily inserted into the long one.

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Put the two parts together and seal the gap with glue.

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Drill a small hole around the edge to serve as an air outlet. Also drill a few small holes in the middle, which are the alcohol fuel injection ports.

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Put a coin as a fuel tank cap... and a compact alcohol blast stove is DIYed!

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

How to use?

Pick up the coin, pour alcohol into it, and cover the coin back after filling.

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Drop a small circle of alcohol outside the furnace.

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

After ignition, the alcohol outside burns, and the alcohol in the furnace is heated, vaporized, and ejected from the furnace body to be ignited. Part of the combustion heat is transferred back to the furnace body to allow the remaining alcohol to continue to vaporize and eject.

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

Small can production: DIY camping mini alcohol blast stove

The cost of hand-making such an alcohol blast stove is estimated to be less than one yuan, which is really economical! ! !