How to build a Simple and Efficient Copper

Coil Burner Stove from start to finish.

Nov 22, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

 
STEP 1 : MATERIALS REQUIRED
This project goes over the build of a simple and efficient copper coil tiny alcohol burner jet
stove. The materials you need to make this stove are a canning jar, small copper tubing, a JB
weld to seal up the from inside and outside, a pipe to wrap the coil, a couple of drill bits, a
wicking material, sand, and Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol as a fuel.

 
STEP 2 :  CONVERTING THE COPPER TUBING INTO A
LOOP
Fill the copper tubing with sand all the way up. Seal both ends of the tube with a cloth or a cap.
With the help of vice ,we bend the tubing around the pipe into a loop. Flatten the sides of the coil
keeping the sides together.
Empty the sand out of the copper coil and run water through it to get everything out. This is done
so that the inside is completely open for the air and the gas to build up and burn in there.
 
STEP 3 : MARKING THE COIL AGAINST THE JAR
Cut a vent hole down the center of the looped coil using the smallest drill bit. Mark the canning
glass jar against the copper coil so that we can cut off the extra coil legs so that the coil fits
inside the jar approximately three-quarters way down.
 
STEP 4 : DRILL HOLES FOR THE COIL
The next step is to make holes for the lid of the jar. Place the coil on top of the lid and make two
spots for the holes. We use a drill bit, the same size as the coil to drill two holes.
The coil is placed through the two holes of the lid and sealed on both the top and bottom sides
using JB Weld. Allow the glue to set for an hour.
 
STEP 5 : INSERTING THE WICK
Take your wick cloth material, insert and twist them through both the holes of the coil all the
way up to the top.
Pour some Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol onto the jar, place the lid with the coil on the top and
tightly close the jar with the cap. Wipe the sides of the coil with rubbing alcohol.
 
STEP 6 : PRIMING THE STOVE
To prime, the stove for its first burn, start by heating the coil using a propane torch first. The
heating of the coil gets the gas going. Heat until the flame starts to appear. Burn for four to five
minutes to steady the flame.
Image Credits : Iridium242