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Craig Beals shows how to make Fire Gel Fuel similar to Sterno with things you have in your kitchenGel fuel is used for Survival Kits Camping Cooking Fire. Here is a simple way to make your own Sterno that will boil a cup of water 2 minutes faster than Sterno and is a fraction of the costA huge 4 cuft bag of Pe.
In this case I used 12 cup of white vinegar and.
How to make sterno fuel gel. How to Make Sterno Fuel Paraffin Wax Fuel. Place the pot on the stove and turn the stove to high. Add the blocks of paraffin wax to the pot.
Combine about 25 grams of calcium carbonate and 100 milliliters of vinegar in a small dish. Tie the end of. Craig Beals shows how to make Fire Gel Fuel similar to Sterno with things you have in your kitchenGel fuel is used for Survival Kits Camping Cooking Fire.
How do you make Sterno fuel gel. Combine about 25 grams of calcium carbonate and 100 milliliters of vinegar in a small dish. Mix with the stirring rod until there are no more bubbles being formed.
Pour the mixture through the filter paper into the old pot to eliminate excess calcium carbonate. The solution that drains out is calcium acetate which is needed to make the gel fuel. Discard the coffee filter in the trash.
Set the calcium acetate solution on a burner or hot plate and gently boil until the volume is reduced by half to reduce the amount of water in the solution. Here is a simple way to make your own Sterno that will boil a cup of water 2 minutes faster than Sterno and is a fraction of the costA huge 4 cuft bag of Pe. This video shows how to make a Sterno type fuel I developed while I was experimenting with a way to make a low cost home made emergency cooker.
I have used a. Mix together four parts of white vinegar to every one part of chalk. In this case I used 12 cup of white vinegar and.
Heat mixture in the oven at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for about three hours. You want 12 to 23 of the water in the. First you will need to cut the cardboard to the depth of the container.
Next pack the tin so the exposed side of the cardboard is facing up. I use a spiraling shape but it makes no difference on how its formed to fit. It does however matter how tightly it is placed in the tin.
Start by placing the chafing fuel in the designated fuel holder of your chafing unit. Once in place we recommend using a long reach butane lighter to light the chafing fuel. You can do it by placing the solution in the oven for a few hours sitting it in the sun or carefully evaporating it on low on the stove top.
You can also strain it using a cheesecloth or coffee filter. Making the gel fuel. Combine 9 parts isopropyl alcohol and 1 part calcium acetate.
Stir together and it will instantly begin to gel. Take the screw and screwdriver easier with square and less dangerous if you have a drill it might be a better idea but ours were somewhere i dont know. Then using the pointy screwdriver you will enlarge the holes so that the fork fit in.
As you will see in the next step. 19 Safety Data Sheet according to OSHA HCS 29CFR 19101200 and WHMIS 2015 Regulations Revision. May 20 2019 49.
01 4 1 Identification Product identifier Trade name. Sterno Ethanol Gel Product code. No other identifiers Recommended use and restriction on use Recommended use.
Fuel Restrictions on use. No relevant information available. Details of the supplier of the.
The gel fuel can be expensive. However you can make your own at a fraction of the price. Advertisement Step 1 Melt 3 ounces of plain soy wax in a nonstick pan.
Add 14 cup of 70 percent rubbing alcohol and stir with a wooden spoon until thoroughly mixed. Place the fuel can and wire cage in the center of the bowl and add lava rock or fire glass around the can. Open the fuel can and place the wire circle over the wire cage and continue adding more rocks until the bowl looks full.
Leave space to light the fuel. Pour the cement into the large bowl. Then press the smaller bowl into the cement mixture.
Make sure the small bowl is centered inside the large bowl and has a 1 inch gap on the bottom. Use the sander without sand paper to vibrate the large bowl. Remove the excess chalk by filtering your mix through some filter paper coffee filter or napkin can be used.
Set a funnel in a jar place your filter in it and pour your suspension through it. Mark the level of your solution in its container and allow your solution to evaporate off.