Budget wood burning stove

[(RIP) PLANK]

OK, so the postage makes it very expensive, but it is an interesting idea :thumb2

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300431492070&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[R1cho]

Stove pipe and barrel not included.

 

[illy]

sound like you Just get the door and legs.

illy

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

May NOT be installed in mobile homes, manufactured homes, trailers or tents. (NO Exceptions)

oh thats a shame, I wont break out the tools.

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

Stove pipe and barrel not included.

stove pipe is usually the most expensive part of a stove installation, I fitted a new one in a caravan recently the stove cost £886 and the pipe and fittings close to another £700!

I thought this idea looked good if you were building one for a workshop, there are a lot of U sellers but none over here, a marketing opportunity perhaps?

 

[spiderpig37]

prefer the ones made out of old gas bottles theres quite a lot of vids on you tube showing how to do it
got a gas bottle cant make my mind up on should i make a stove or use it as a tank for my compressor:nenau

 

[rustic]

You would need a regular supply of oil drums, these would rust through very quickly, leaving embers on the floor...

The paint would also burn off with fumes and smoke.

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

You would need a regular supply of oil drums, these would rust through very quickly, leaving embers on the floor...

The paint would also burn off with fumes and smoke.

But once it had burnt there would be no more paint burning issues, I use oil drums as incinerators for rag wort and other poisonous weeds, if they are well made with plenty of drainage and not left full of ash, they last years even when outside all day every day. Even half full of wet ash and snow all winter they last 3 or 4 years. So they might last longer that you think.

What interested me about this idea was the 'no welding, easy DIY' aspect. If you search ebay in the US there are kits for smaller barrels. But to be fair over here all the smaller quantities of fluids seem to be in plastic tubs :nenau

maybe someone could develop a similar bolt together kit for gas bottles?

 

[supergnome]

A friend of mine had one made from an upright calor gas bottle. It worked very well,it also had a thin pipe which dripped waste oil onto a very hot plate inside which also gave off a lot of heat and not much smoke when logs had got it heated.
Can't get a photo as he is in Canada for a month or so on holiday.

 

[Fez_uk]

Lots of people make BBQs from old gas bottles.

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

Lots of people make BBQs from old gas bottles.

really, tbh never heard of doing anything with them til this thread.

can see point though, very strong.

what would it take to cut the bottom or side out of one, ive just aquired a 1000w
4" grinder for cutting paving slabs, guess with a different disc that could do it.

slightly different but related maybe, noted price of simple welders are coming down
can a gas bottle be welded to, say making it some legs?

 

[Fez_uk]

No idea, Never cut into one before. Guess it can be done with a few discs.

Just found theses, Looks pretty cool. Gives a idea on how to cut them etc.

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52104&page=1

http://www.lowimpact.org/hulme_wood_burner_gas_bottle.htm

http://www.instructables.com/id/Gas-Bottle-Wood-Burner/

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-Your-Own-BBQ-Barrel/

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

I have cut up a lot of gas bottles and turned them into all sorts of things, even an lpg tank for a road going car, pre the new laws of course! They are pretty easy to cut, just open the tap until all the gas is gone and get your tools out, you can even cut neat round holes with decent hole cutting saws :thumb2

 

[lacroupade]

stove pipe is usually the most expensive part of a stove installation, I fitted a new one in a caravan recently the stove cost £886 and the pipe and fittings close to another £700!

I thought this idea looked good if you were building one for a workshop, there are a lot of U sellers but none over here, a marketing opportunity perhaps?

kin ell, where are you buying stuff? I put two complete woodburners in, with chimney liners and stovepipe, for that money?????

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

kin ell, where are you buying stuff? I put two complete woodburners in, with chimney liners and stovepipe, for that money?????

depends on the quality of the stove i suppose, you can buy one for £200 or £200, the trouble with caravan installations is the regulations on the quality of the insulation in the twin walled flue. Also (as a rule of thumb) more expensive stoves can be installed closet to flammable structures and when it is a replacement the distance from the wall and where the hole goes through the roof are the things governing the whole job, so you have to get the stuff that will work for the job.

If you are fitting in a building it is a lot more flexible, I am installing one in my office/study at the moment (quite literally) and it has cost me around £250 all in with the stove (used) the flue (new) tiles for the wall behind, the lot :thumb2

 

[lacroupade]

depends on the quality of the stove i suppose, you can buy one for £200 or £200, the trouble with caravan installations is the regulations on the quality of the insulation in the twin walled flue. Also (as a rule of thumb) more expensive stoves can be installed closet to flammable structures and when it is a replacement the distance from the wall and where the hole goes through the roof are the things governing the whole job, so you have to get the stuff that will work for the job.

If you are fitting in a building it is a lot more flexible, I am installing one in my office/study at the moment (quite literally) and it has cost me around £250 all in with the stove (used) the flue (new) tiles for the wall behind, the lot :thumb2

I just can't make my mind up....choices, choices......

:lol

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

I just can't make my mind up....choices, choices......

:lol

ok, i meant £200 to £2000, for example: the caravan I was fixing needed the stove replacing, I found a refurbished 'original' stove I managed to get the bloke down to £1400 but I was not prepared to go to that!