From Willie to Richard: A Family of Tincanium Stoves

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From Willie to RichardA Family of Tincanium
Stoves

• Paul S. Anderson, PhD (Dr. TLUD)
• and
• Hugh McLaughlin, PhD, PE

A presentation at the ETHOS 2010 Conference,
Seattle, Washington, 29 January 2010
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Tincanium refers to the use of tin cans to
construct something.

• Coined by Tom Reed (and maybe others)
• Alternative and related materials include
• Bucketanium -- Pailonium
• Barrelonium -- Ductworkium
• Obtainium (whatever you can find usually refers
  to metal)
• (not to be confused with unobtainium that is
  mined on the moon Pandora in the Avatar film.)
• Not all TLUDs are from tincanium and not all
  tincanium stoves are TLUDs (Top-Lit UpDraft).

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• Tincanology is the broad science focused on the
  utilization of Tinacanium and related materials.
• Tincanologists are those who specialize within
  this scientific discipline and believe it is
  important.
• No Tincanologists have graduated from accredited
  programs in Tincanology
• However, many bums, hobos and some Stovers seem
  skilled in the discipline and continue to amaze
  the rest of the world with their ingenuity.
• Many refuge camp designs are based on this
  construction method and can represent a
  significant improvement for people in times of
  real hardship.

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Richard A 10-can Tin Can Stove

• This tincanium patriarch was created by Richard
  Boyt of Neosho, Missouri, USA in the 1990s.
• Richards Ten-can stove uses many different
  sizes.
• Our Tincanium family does not go higher than 10
  cans. But maybe someday?

http//www.bioenergylists.org/stovesdoc/Boyt/Tenca
n.htm
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Willie One-can and the Stove Factory

• Made from a single tin can. These three are
  TLUDs.
• Also with 1-can are the Buddy Burners of wax
  and cardboard used by Girl Scouts.

Riser for natural draft. Concentrator disk sits
on indented metal of the top of the secondary air
holes (red arrows). Fuel chamber has holes in the
bottom for primary air, therefore this Willie
is raised on nails or small rods.
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Toucan StovesYes, they are made of two cans.

• The trademark name for Hugh McLaughlins designs
  of homemade tincanium TLUDs.
• Some of his designs have more or fewer tin cans.
  Hugh can barely count past one on a good day
• Others peoples stoves may be from 2 cans, but
  they are not genuine Toucan stoves.
• Complete instructions on the Web

http//terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/content/1g-to
ucan-tlud-biochar-jan-2010
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Freakin 3-can Stoves

• There are many stove designs with three tin cans.
• Here is the refugee version of the Champion
  TLUD.
• http//www.bioenergylists.org/andersontludconstruc
  tion

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Nono 9-can Stoves

• Nono in Portuguese means nineth but looks
  like a double no.
• Nine in German means No.
• No specific tincanium stove with 9 cans has been
  actively promoted.
• There certainly can be nine-can stoves, but
  they are unknown.

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Octo-stoves with 8 Cans

• Similar to the Nono can stoves, the
  Octo-stoves await some creativity by tincanium
  Stovers.
• A Do-It-Yourself kit is available in your pantry
  or local re-cycle bins

1-Tomato paste
2-Tuna fish cat food
3-Soups vegetables
8-Popcorn tins buckets
4-Juices ravioli spray paint
5-Coffee 10 tins
6-Paint (1-gallon)
7-Rectangular
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Septic-can 7-can Stoves

• Septic could be a misspelling of septem
  meaning seven in Latin.
• We suspect that the septic-can stoves have
  something to do with either clean combustion or
  clean colons.
• Or possibly the Septi-can stove is a
  misspelling of Pepsi-can stove, but that one is
  constructed from only one can, burns alcohol, and
  is of aluminum. (Therefore it cannot be tin
  canium.)

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Sex-tican 6-can Stoves

• Known to be made cooperatively by two consenting
  adults.
• The fire is usually within and may be necessary
  to get things cooking.
• Self-extinguishing ..
• Click here to receive information in a
  plain-paper envelope.
• Sorry, we will not be discussing these
  Sex-tican stoves with such cultured people as
  yourselves.

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Penta-can 5-can Stoves

• There are numerous cook stove designs that use
  five tin cans.
• However, because of their military
  significance
• All penta-can stove designs are classified.
• If we told you about them, we would need to send
  you to Guantanamo for the duration of the
  struggle against indoor air pollution (IAP).

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Voldemort The Most Awesome Tincanium Stove

• Constructed from four metal containers.
• Called Voldy for short, and suspected to be a
  TLUD.
• Has awesome attributes
• Long life (some say it has seven lives).
• Wide-spread (even able to enter Hogwarts School)
• Metal sides that are respected by Potters.
• Clean burning (does not need an invisibility
  cloak on emissions)
• Has many followers, and is spreading around the
  world.
• This is the stove that must not be named. Your
  mother told you not to call them
  four-can-stoves.

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A Family of Tincanium Stoves

• 1. Willie
• 2. Toucan
• 3. Freakin
• 4. Voldemort
• 5. Penta-can

• 6. Sex-tican
• 7. Septic-can
• 8. Octo-can
• 9. Nono-can
• 10. Richard

This family certainly has many close tincanium
relatives in all parts of the World. Also, we
recognize the importance of all the families of
stoves, including those featuring mud, clay,
brick, sheet-metal, cast-iron, and the Muggles
of mixed heritage.