A presentation at the ETHOS 2010 Conference, Seattle, Washington. 29 January 2010.

1. From Willie to Richard:
A 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

2. “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).

3. • 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.

4. Richard: A 10-can Tin Can
Stove
• This tincanium patriarch
was created by Richard
Boyt of Neosho, Missouri,
USA in the 1990s.
• Richard’s “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/Tencan.htm

5. “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.

6. Toucan™
Stoves:
Yes, they are made of two cans.
• The trademark name for Hugh
McLaughlin’s 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 people’s stoves may be from
2 cans, but they are not genuine
Toucan stoves.
– Complete instructions on the Web:
http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/content/
1g-toucan-tlud-biochar-jan-2010

7. “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
/andersontludconstruction
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8. “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.

9. “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
8-Popcorn tins
& buckets
2-Tuna fish & cat food
4-Juices &
ravioli &
spray paint
5-Coffee & #10 tins
3-Soups &
vegetables
6-Paint (1-gallon)7-Rectangular

10. “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.)

11. “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.

12. “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).

13. 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”….

14. 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.