DIY Stainless Steel Stove

[lmeyer]

Im Making a DIY Stainless Steel Backpack stove for my tipi. I, using stainless. any one have experience with this? im wanting to know what thickness should i use for the body and what thickness of SS foil for the stove pipe? any help is appreciated.

 

[Rich M]

Can you research the commercially available versions and see what they list? Good place to start.

 

[reaper]

Im Making a DIY Stainless Steel Backpack stove for my tipi. I, using stainless. any one have experience with this? im wanting to know what thickness should i use for the body and what thickness of SS foil for the stove pipe? any help is appreciated.

Well with titanium its 005″ thick (.13mm) but with SS not sure

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[ahlgringo]

I have made a few- found about the best weight/strength ratio for me has been .005


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[gchs4464]

I used .004 stainless


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[couesbitten]

.004" is what Titanium Goat uses for their stainless products.

 

[lmeyer]

Can you research the commercially available versions and see what they list? Good place to start.

I've reached out to a couple of them and no one gave me an answer.

I used .004 stainless

is that for the body and the pipe?

 

[gchs4464]

I've reached out to a couple of them and no one gave me an answer.

is that for the body and the pipe?

Yes. I just bought a 100x12 inch sheet and cut 27 for the body and the rest for the pipe.

I copied this
https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/33086/


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[lmeyer]

Thanks. thats a little different design than i was thinking. i was planning on doing a box instead of a cylinder. do you think .004 would still work? or do i need to go thicker?

 

[gchs4464]

Thanks. thats a little different design than i was thinking. i was planning on doing a box instead of a cylinder. do you think .004 would still work? or do i need to go thicker?

I have no idea


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[bbrown]

I have not tried a box with the SS/Ti foils but I don’t think they would stand up for a box stove design unless you did something similar to the TI Goat WiFi. For the typical box stove I would try to find some sheets of gauged SS most likely 20-25ga.

 

[Rich M]

I've reached out to a couple of them and no one gave me an answer.

You'd think they would list what size metal they use in their marketing material - go figure.

 

[Beendare]

I have not tried a box with the SS/Ti foils but I don’t think they would stand up for a box stove design unless you did something similar to the TI Goat WiFi. For the typical box stove I would try to find some sheets of gauged SS most likely 20-25ga.

Agreed. Barrel shape is stronger than a flat sheet. The good commercial stoves know this....and they typically put a rib in it to add strength.

Think of it in terms of the metal roof panels....the formed ribs or ridges add strength. One of the commercial stoves I've seen has a metal Crimp at the midway point for stiffness. You can do the same with this SS shim stock and a metal break.


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[Nate85]

Where does one acquire sheets of titanium?

 

[renagde]

onlinemetals.com mcmaster.com or tmstitanium.com

 

[cvbot]

lmeyer, were you able to find stainless foil online? I have been unsuccessful in finding any.

 

[lmeyer]

not yet. its been on the back burner. i have some metal fabricator contacts through work that i plan on contacting for some help. ill update when i get started.

 

[huntercole]

McMaster -> raw materials -> shim stock. Not sure if they have the best prices, but they have alot of options.