Looks like it worked out well. Smooth pipe definitely works better like you found out. One thing I have found to make a good burn chamber the first time you pull out your tubes is, to stack the vertical tube on top of the horizontal. Also if you push the horizontal in a little further it will allow any sawdust that falls to not plug the burn chamber..
Pizza! Now that my friend, is an intersting thought. It would certainly lend itself to having a flat plate above for cooking on or an oven type box to cook in.....??? Now you have me dreaming lol ;D
@TheBeebopper Thanks. I am planning to cut the top off another tin when I next have an empty one to play with. The intention is to use the sloping/tapered neck to go over this one to provide a more effective seal and screw in some bsp gas pipe to the main thresded hole for a small chimney as I want to be able to use if when we have garden parties to provide some free heat ;-)
I live in sheltered accommodation. So can't drill holes in walls. But I got a window. Got solar lighting I have been running for about 3 years now. That is in my lab and and 230volt in through the window of flat. So now I can get sawdust stove. Copper coil round barrel and one end of hose from tap in kitchen. From other end of coil to kitchen sink and bath. Also I don't mind cooking my meals bbq fashion. Soon knock up a cover to keep the weather off. Ahhhhhhh. I can smell the burgers.
@TheBeebopper also, you mention a smaller tin. I played around with a small soup tin at lunchtime and got that burning. It looks good and was plenty of heat coming off it so I am planning to heat my lunch tomorrow (another tin of soup) on top of the first ;-)
yes it would be, fairly smokeless once going when compared to an open fire. Fuel is relatively lightweight, just rather bulky so not very practical if your limited on space Richard
great and simple stuff! i was wondering if one can provide a airtight shutoff to both the bottom fire hole and the chimney would it be possible to stat/stop the stove at will. maybe second start would need a somewhat bigger fire to kick the pyrolisis in... i think i will experiment on som 5 gal drums. thanks for the inspiration
Yes, if you close off the inlet and chimney, it will self extinguish. I have not tried it myself, but I would think restarting it may be easier due to the fact charred wood catches fire very easily when its dry.
+Jason G Hi, there was a chap a while back that showed me his version that he uses in the house, brilliant. He basically had a drum about this size with a hole in he base and the top completely open. He then sits the filled drum inside a steel stove he built which has a chimney built in the side. The stove lid is removed, the filled drum is inserted. He then lights the filled drum through a second hole in the base of the stove and then refits the stove lid in place. There is no smoke inside the house when the lid is in place and he uses the stove top for cooking etc
