Spiritburners

[David Paterson 4Participant @davidpaterson4]

or, don't use a wick.

There is an old edgar westbury article on using vaporising burners around (I only have a scan copy – PM if you want it.

I have a meths-fired verticle boiler I designed a vaporising burner for and got working on second attempt. It uses a small wick to preheat the burner by means of a spider above the flame Sorry I cant find any pictures, and then when hot all of the heat is from a 'donut' of 1mm vent holes. generates many times the flame area of 3*1/4" wicks on my first trial system.

I do have to support the draught while the whole thing heats up. given this only gets used in the shed, I tend to just warm up the flue with the torch for about 30 seconds which creates enough draught to support the flame – if I was to use indoors I would need a fan or some sort.

[Metatsteam1Participant @metatsteam1]

Hi David

I sent you a pm

Matt

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

There is a backpackers stoive which burns meths, doesn't appear to have a wick at all, see

**LINK**

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

Posted by duncan webster on 12/08/2017 21:01:38:

There is a backpackers stoive which burns meths, doesn't appear to have a wick at all, see

**LINK**

I collect camping stoves and I have several from the 40s/50s which you describe, they look like paint tins and could be bought from Woolworths. If I remember I will take a photograph of one in the morning.

Martin P

[Mark HoganParticipant @markhogan85343]

Sirs,

Years late as usual.

Have recently acquired a metho fired boiler. I think for "Rose." It has a smithies boiler and had 1/8 asbestos mill board between fire and outer shell. This no longer being available, what are the alternatives?

Mark

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