Quick DIY windshield

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Quick DIY windshield

Postby Moondog55 » Thu 10 Mar, 2016 10:33 am

Just in case for those who may need a taller windshield than the height of the aluminium flashing they have
Works OK if you happen to have the foil pressure sensitive tape on hand
Takes about 3 minutes to do with a cutting board and a sharp hard knife blade
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby north-north-west » Thu 10 Mar, 2016 12:36 pm

I didn't even know there was such a thing as aluminium tape.
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby Moondog55 » Thu 10 Mar, 2016 1:09 pm

north-north-west wrote:I didn't even know there was such a thing as aluminium tape.

It's actually Bi-Axial Mylar tape or similar with an aluminium coating; it's usually used to seal building paper to make it airtight but it works very well to do these jobs and as a leak stop on LW fabric
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby andrewa » Thu 10 Mar, 2016 1:18 pm

That's the tape you use for coke tin stoves too, isn't it?
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby Moondog55 » Thu 10 Mar, 2016 1:36 pm

andrewa wrote:That's the tape you use for coke tin stoves too, isn't it?

Never made one but I think so
Sold at Bunnings in the insulation section near the rolls of RFL

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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby Tintin » Wed 16 Mar, 2016 4:19 pm

Now show us how to make one for an upright canister stove without assistance from the ground!
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby Moondog55 » Wed 16 Mar, 2016 4:45 pm

Tintin wrote:Now show us how to make one for an upright canister stove without assistance from the ground!


Titanium tent pegs taped to flashing work
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby Tintin » Wed 16 Mar, 2016 6:56 pm

Moondog55 wrote:
Tintin wrote:Now show us how to make one for an upright canister stove without assistance from the ground!


Titanium tent pegs taped to flashing work


Tent pegs in the ground?

Ideally I want to create a cook kit which is all contained within my pot.

I want to make a cone of Ti or Al sheeting (haven't decided what would work better yet) which sits on top of the stove base and opens upwards around the pot and burner (~1cm gap for air flow) so there is no possibility of overheating the canister. The shield would need to be folded to be stowed in the pot.

Either that or create a cyclinder (minus base and top) which has a 1cm space around the pot. I haven't found the best way to attach this "floating" cyclinder to the stove base though.
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby Moondog55 » Wed 16 Mar, 2016 8:46 pm

TinTin I've never used a coke can stove so never even though about the issues with those, my experience of windshields is that they work best when on the ground tho and I'm not into mini pots, 1200ml is my smallest and with small canisters and the Pocket Rocket I own I've never come close to overheating the gas canister when using a straight shield
When packing my windshields always go on the outside of the pot so cylinders are fine for my needs, and the Titanium skewers don't weight much
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby Orion » Thu 17 Mar, 2016 1:23 am

Tintin wrote:I want to make a cone of Ti or Al sheeting (haven't decided what would work better yet)...

In your case, wouldn't the material of choice be tin?
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby Moondog55 » Thu 17 Mar, 2016 7:12 am

Orion wrote:
Tintin wrote:I want to make a cone of Ti or Al sheeting (haven't decided what would work better yet)...

In your case, wouldn't the material of choice be tin?


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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby Mark F » Fri 18 Mar, 2016 9:52 am

For a cone type windscreen it is best to make it out of a material that has some spring in it - Ti or even shim steel. I made one a few years ago and the main issues with cone type windscreens is getting enough air flow in at the bottom and stability when sitting on the top of the canister in wind
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby Tintin » Fri 18 Mar, 2016 1:25 pm

Orion wrote:
Tintin wrote:I want to make a cone of Ti or Al sheeting (haven't decided what would work better yet)...

In your case, wouldn't the material of choice be tin?


Ha :roll:


I will be going with 0.1mm titanium after seeing how it reacts to stress. It's quite elastic at this thickness so will work well.

Thanks for the insight, Mark. I think if I can get the base diameter perfect on the cone then it should be stable enough. The top cone diameter won't be in contact with my pot, there will be 10-20mm between them which should allow enough air through and CO to escape. A few punch holes will help also.
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby rcaffin » Thu 14 Apr, 2016 6:02 pm

Ti foil - it tends to spring everywhere!
But it can be controlled with two/three 1 mm Ti wire 'tent pegs'

Try a large disposable oven baking dish for raw material.

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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby dagsands » Thu 15 Sep, 2016 7:47 pm

Moondogs build worked perfectly over the weekend in wet windy conditions ... Except on the side trip where we forgot to take it :)
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Re: Quick DIY windshield

Postby Moondog55 » Wed 14 Dec, 2016 8:05 pm

dagsands wrote:Moondogs build worked perfectly over the weekend in wet windy conditions ... Except on the side trip where we forgot to take it :)


Thanx for the positive feedback
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