[AT] Rocket stove for tractor shop

Chuck Bealke bealke at airmail.net
Mon Dec 23 00:58:44 PST 2013


On 12/22/2013 10:40 PM, Steve W. wrote:
> Andy Glines wrote:
>> I've been heating my shop with a standard wood stove for a long time
>> and it does a pretty good job.  The stove is equipped with a blower
>> and a waste oil drip.  The only thing that I don't like is the smoke
>> and wasted heat that goes out the chimney.  I was reading a forum
>> about compact diesel tractors and a member there mentioned rocket
>> stoves.   They look like a pretty neat idea and I have most of the
>> material needed to build one.  Has anyone on this forum ever played
>> with rocket stoves?  What are your thoughts on them?
> I looked at them but decided to build a version of a barrel stove like
> this one.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g9KL_59J_k
>
> I used two old oil tanks though. One thinner one for an outer shell and
> a thicker one (cut down) for the actual firebox. The firebox itself is
> lined with fire brick. The cavity between the two drums is filled with
> DRY sand. I cheated on the heat tubes and borrowed a tube roller from a
> guy who does boilers and bought the tubing through him as well. I also
> added a water coil heat exchanger.
>
Steve,

Nice video and one fine looking stove.  Looks like you are no stranger
to heater design or quality construction. Am guessing those are air 
tight doors,
and that flue operation is some different than for a standard barrel stove.

Chuck Bealke
Dallas (actually Plano now) Texas



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