The other day I told you about this little device called “The Spitter”, I have decided it should be called “The Water Spitter” and I’m about to tell you why I think that.

I also told you that someday I would like to try my hand at making one and trying it out on the ice.  Today was that day!

I found a 2 pound coffee can out in the shed, and also found a small coiled up piece of small copper tubing.  What more do I need?

I drilled a hole the size of the copper tubing in the side of the can, very near the bottom, poked the copper tubing through it from the inside out, leaving about 4 inches sticking out and then carefully coiled up the copper tubing inside the can about 4 coils.  Draped the rest out over the upper edge of the can almost directly above the pipe coming out the bottom of the can.

Then I soldered the pipe to the can as best as I know how to solder.

I have an old metal kitchen pot I use to boil animal skulls in and I grabbed that, put a rock in it and then filled it about half way with water.  I set the can with coils on top of the rock so the small tube coming out the bottom of the can is under water and the tube extending over the top of the can came out and over the side of the big pan.

It doesn’t look too impressive, but I just wanted to see if it would work or if I had been scammed again!

I put in a few briquets and lit them up!

When the coals got hot things began to happen on the outside of the tube!

Not much but it did appear like it just might  work.

A little steam!

More water flowing!  Now we are cooking!

And there you have it!  It works!!!!!  A “Water Spitter”!!!!!

This baby will be going ice fishing soon!

Bears Butt

January 20, 2014