Penny stove problem

Posted by: Jim M

Penny stove problem - 04/30/18 08:40 PM

I just made a little "penny" stove out of two old pop cans. It is supposedly "pressurized". I put a small amount of Alcohol in it and when I lit it it make a pop sound and the flames jumped out. It was as if it were trying to explode. Has anyone else had this problem?
Posted by: 4evrplan

Re: Penny stove problem - 05/01/18 09:26 AM

The one time I made one, it had the opposite problem, not enough pressure. It wasn't really worth the fiddle factor for me, so I just made a Super Cat and forgot about it.
Posted by: Bill Kennedy

Re: Penny stove problem - 05/01/18 01:12 PM

Judging from this video, the penny stove kind of flares up at first, that is, the flames are larger at first. Maybe that's what your experiencing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Okm_irIXFw