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Supplies and Tools Needed for Alcohol Stove Construction
Sheet metal - many pot stand designs use aluminum sheet as the main supporting component and integral windscreen. Sheet metal such as disposable pie pans or aluminum flashing are commonly used.
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Order of Increasing Thickness |
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Aluminum Foil Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Sidewall of US 12oz aluminum can Sidewall of non US aluminum cans Disposable Pie Pans or Oven Liners Aluminum Flashing |
Stainless steel may also be used for pot stand construction, but will generally make a heavier stand and is harder to find.
Hole punch - used for making ventilation and/or to make ports for rod supports
Graph paper - to map out cuts, ventilation and port holes and keep things square
Rivet tool and 1/8 inch aluminum rivets - for pot stand designs that are riveted together
Real Drill - if you are using the mini Dremel mentioned in Hole Making (which will slowly and painfully work if this is all you have), you may want to use a real drill to drill out holes for rivets)
1/8 inch Drill Bit - if using 1/8" rivets
Wire bender such as this one from LeeValley Tools - this wire bending jig you can bend mild steel wire up to 3/16" or 5mm diameter into many shape. Best if held in a vise (or mounted). Great shaping metal rods used for wire pot stands.
US Standard Wire Gauge
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Gauge No. |
Diameter |
Diameter |
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Gauge No. |
Diameter |
Diameter |
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0000 |
0.4600 |
11.68 |
19 |
0.03589 |
0.9116 |
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000 |
0.4096 |
10.40 |
20 |
0.03196 |
0.8118 |
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00 |
0.3648 |
9.206 |
21 |
0.02846 |
0.7229 |
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0 |
0.3249 |
8.252 |
22 |
0.02535 |
0.6439 |
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1 |
0.2803 |
7.348 |
23 |
0.02257 |
0.5733 |
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2 |
0.2576 |
6.543 |
24 |
0.02010 |
0.5105 |
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3 |
0.2294 |
5.827 |
25 |
0.01790 |
0.4547 |
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4 |
0.2043 |
5.189 |
26 |
0.01594 |
0.4049 |
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5 |
0.1819 |
4.620 |
27 |
0.01420 |
0.3607 |
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6 |
0.1620 |
4.115 |
28 |
0.01264 |
0.3211 |
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7 |
0.1443 |
3.665 |
29 |
0.01120 |
0.2845 |
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8 |
0.1285 |
3.264 |
30 |
0.01003 |
0.2548 |
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9 |
0.1144 |
2.906 |
31 |
0.008928 |
0.2268 |
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10 |
0.1019 |
2.588 |
32 |
0.007950 |
0.2019 |
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11 |
0.09074 |
2.305 |
33 |
0.007080 |
0.1798 |
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12 |
0.08081 |
2.053 |
34 |
0.006305 |
0.1601 |
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13 |
0.07196 |
1.828 |
35 |
0.005615 |
0.1426 |
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14 |
0.06408 |
1.628 |
36 |
0.005000 |
0.1270 |
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15 |
0.05707 |
1.450 |
37 |
0.004453 |
0.1131 |
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16 |
0.05082 |
1.291 |
38 |
0.003965 |
0.1007 |
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17 |
0.04526 |
1.150 |
39 |
0.003531 |
0.08969 |
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18 |
0.04030 |
1.024 |
40 |
0.003145 |
0.07988 |
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