SS Combustion Chamber Liner

[Richard Boyt <rdboyt@yahoo.com>]

Small stove experimenters,

  The greatest attrition to the materials used in
building my tin can stoves has been to the thin metal
combustion chambers which usually get red hot during a
burn and causes them to slowly scale away as they
oxidize. An inside liner of very thin stainless steel
can serve to buffer both the intense heat and reduce
the availability of oxygen to the surface of the tin
can. The New Enco catalog, 400 Nevada Pacific Hwy,
Fernley, NV 89408, 1-800-use-enco, www.use-enco.com  
lists .002" soft annealed 321 stainless, 100 sg. ft.
for $78.99, 200 sq. ft. for $139. 99. It is advertised
as a tool wrap to be used as an envelope for heat
treating steel tools while protecting them from
scaling at temps up to 2000 F. It is easily cut with
sissors, and bent to shape.

  Another less expensive, though less effective way to
slow scale formation is to paint the surfaces of the
tin can liner with a thin layer of clay which tends to
isolate the surfaces from air. Thin sticks better than
thick but may need frequent reapplication.

   Experiments are continuing on combinations of clay
with various other materials to serve as high temp
combustion chamber liners and light weight rigid bulk
stove body insulations.

   Hope this proves useful to someone.
                    Richard Boyt
                      20479 Panda, Neosho, MO  64850
                             

                    

                         
           






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