[at-l] stove wix

[woodelf@juno.com (woodelf@juno.com)]

In my opinion fiberglass insulation doesn't do much at all. I use perlite
in my stoves which seems to make them a little hotter and a little more
efficient. My guess is it spreads the heat through the fuel and the
hotter fuel gives off vapors. It's the vapor that burns not the liquid.
IMO a hardware cloth holder is also an important part of a homemade can
stove. I've been using stoves made this way year round for over 4 years
and have yet to see any better can stove.

woodelf


On Sun, 02 Dec 2001 09:29:28 -0500 Felix <AThiker@smithville.net> writes:
> will someone remind me what the wick (i.e. fiberglass
> insulation) does in the various 'can' stoves. I've got three
> going right now in my basement...they're ugly, but two are
> effective...
> 
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