Amazing Aluminum Bottle Alcohol Stove Construction With Secrets.... 

Never mind. At 2:50 you tell us. I'm sorry that I wasn't paying attention.

Unfortunately they really can't be these are only really good for light camping or duck hunting type deals, definitely not advised for winter use unless you have a inside tent fire but then if you were able to do that you wouldn't need a pocket stove!!!!

I've been able to cut the bottom off by scoring with a razor just like when making penny stoves, however, I've not found that to work on either of the cuts at the neck of the bottle.

@@FIS681 Thx

Linda Beebe I gave up on that whole idea. I went back to using regular beverage cans.

Linda Beebe Try adding some WD-40 to the bottom can, it makes the process easier.

+Linda Beebe I had the same problem. I decided that this is a stove I should be able to make with just a pocket knife and two cans in a real survival situation. Maybe even one can. I'm not going to have compressed air, WD-40 or a machine shop with a hydraulic press. You might want to try the Coors light aluminum bottle. It's made of lighter guage aluminum. The only problem is disposing of the disgusting hazardous waste that the bottle contains.

James Bronson ok, and your pocket knife has the fuel for the stove in it? Or you can make alcohol with just that pocket knife? I'm very intrigued.

Try taking the paint off of the inner can with fine steel wool, then use extra fine steel wool to polish it very smooth. Next take the polymer safety coating off of the inside of the outer can, that you're trying to stretch, with the steel wool and polish it smooth. The paint and polymer coatings are seizing up. Put a vent hole in the bottom of the outer can so a vacuum doesn't form when you insert the inner can. Then use some Molybdenum Grease, referred to as "Moly," on both cans. That stuff is slicker than owl s***!

Just a thought here, although I haven't actually tried it yet (maybe this weekend)...I suggest drilling a hole in the bottom of the empty can that will become the die to provide a means for air to escape/enter (prevent vacuum lock), and lube the inside of the empty can with a light oil or Vaseline.

I know, right?

@@lexboegen LUBE THE TUBE

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+Tom Wells Drilling a small hole in the part fitting OVER.... helps.

+Thomas Martin - Obviously - I bet you're going to tell me that lubrication helps also - are you telling me that you have achieved this 'impossible feat' with the instructions given in the tutorial with no other 'secret' techniques??? I just can't believe it without seeing it done - as I said previously - the tutorial covers every other aspect of the stove building in minute detail - but this - the impossible thing - is not covered at all.

***** Honestly it was about 2 years ago that we made our stoves, and figuring out the way to make the end of the bottle fit over another bottle was a nasty task. We ruined a couple bottoms trying. Here's what I recall, and maybe some of this will be helpful... We cut it fairly short, and drilled a hole in it to relive air pressure. I could measure when I get home, I believe I still have the part. Silicon lube also helped get it off, once it was on. We used it for a while and made a half dozen or so stoves before it failed. Lots of silicon lube helped a lot. To the point where it was dripping all over the workshop. Once you get it over the end once, each time after is easier. After the first one failed, we made a second one even shorter, and eventually it failed too. Drilling the hole in the bottom was an idea we got on our second or third try. IIRC, we got one jammed on a bottle, and couldn't get it off! We may have used the wide mouth'd wood vise to force the parts together. I wish I had taken some notes. I'll dig up my box of parts and see what I have left. If I have a usable mandrel left, I'd be happy to throw it in a box and send it to you.

I know this is an old thread but if you haven't figured out yet how to make the rollover die, this might help. Drill a small hole in the bottom of the die to let the air in/out. While stretching the die try using a full unopened bottle to stretch it, it's much stronger. Make sure to compress it evenly. Now here is a trick I haven't seen mentioned anywhere yet. Besides lubricating the bottles either with silicone or good old WD40 for easier separation, (remember that little hole?) put some compressed air in it now. I shoot mine with the air compressor and "presto" the pieces are separated. This trick also works great for removing or installing bicycle hand grips minus the silicone or WD40.

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Need more empties to make more stoves.

No. ALCOA is the third largest Aluminum corporation in the world and have the widest variety and most specialized grades of Aluminum in the world, and is the oldest Aluminum corporation on the planet with roots dating back as far as 1886 to Charles Martin Hall, who invented the Hall-Heroult process which kickstarted the aluminum industry to grow what we know today. On all bars of ALCOA aluminum its marked very clearly in all caps and in bold lettering ALUMINUM - ALCOA - 6061 or whatever numeralized grade at the end. Considering that ALCOA is the oldest Aluminum corporation on the planet, and by far most sophisticated being the only aluminum corporation on the planet to manufacture the higher grades of aircraft aluminum, I think they know what the fuck they are doing.