Would you put this in your house?
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Congratulations Corie! It is gorgeous. I am in as big hurry to see it burning as your are. And I don't have to move that sucker.
Todd
Minister of Fire
DonCT
Minister of Fire
BeGreen said:Corie said:Done!
Where's the heat? It ain't done until we heat the fat lady sing.
This opera ain't over until the fat lady sweats.
Roospike
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wg_bent
Minister of Fire
Yes, nicely done Corie. You left handed? What's the little handle (Drawer, door?) at the top?
Fire box size?
What are you going to call it?
<caveman> Uggghhhh....Fire.... <caveman off>
Fire box size?
What are you going to call it?
<caveman> Uggghhhh....Fire.... <caveman off>
ourhouse
Minister of Fire
START IT UP Start it up so that it will never stop
Let's see that sucker in action
I expect a follow up on how it preforms
And we thought genius was only found at MIT
Let's see that sucker in action
I expect a follow up on how it preforms
And we thought genius was only found at MIT
Harley
Minister of Fire
Whoo Hooo! Now thats what I'm talkin' about. Great job Corie. Burn baby burn. So is that sucker like a 250,000 btu burner or what?
Marty
Feeling the Heat
Thanks for the kind words guys
It was done on saturday, but my parents were in the Bahama's and I had no one to help me bring it in. We're going to bring it in this friday and put it through its paces. Don't worry, there will be lots of pictures and all sorts of goodies. Probably videos too
The next design is already in the works, this one being much more unique. I just wanted to make sure I could build a stove before I started trying to innovate. Seems like everything went well, except for one incident where I pulled the torch lead just far enough out of the welder that the shielding gas was pouring out inside the welder, rather than making it to the tip. About half an inch of weld and i noticed something was up right away. Luckily I found the problem the next morning when I came down.
It was done on saturday, but my parents were in the Bahama's and I had no one to help me bring it in. We're going to bring it in this friday and put it through its paces. Don't worry, there will be lots of pictures and all sorts of goodies. Probably videos too
The next design is already in the works, this one being much more unique. I just wanted to make sure I could build a stove before I started trying to innovate. Seems like everything went well, except for one incident where I pulled the torch lead just far enough out of the welder that the shielding gas was pouring out inside the welder, rather than making it to the tip. About half an inch of weld and i noticed something was up right away. Luckily I found the problem the next morning when I came down.
Sorry sorry, I should list the final specifications.
Height: 30.5" (from floor to top of stove)
Width: 21"
Depth: 18 without the heat shield. 19.5" with.
Firebox is: 18" wide x 12" deep x 14" tall.
Coal capacity is in the neighborhood of 50 lbs (I just interpolated that from other stoves capacity).
I have to do BTU calc's based on wood capacity, maybe later on in the week.
Height: 30.5" (from floor to top of stove)
Width: 21"
Depth: 18 without the heat shield. 19.5" with.
Firebox is: 18" wide x 12" deep x 14" tall.
Coal capacity is in the neighborhood of 50 lbs (I just interpolated that from other stoves capacity).
I have to do BTU calc's based on wood capacity, maybe later on in the week.
wg_bent
Minister of Fire
O.k. I'll start the questions:
Will the firebox be lined with firebrick? What type are you using, and why? It obviously looks speced to burn coal, but if used with wood, did you incorporate any secondary burn technology?
Where's the flue output? How about a picture of the blower connections?
What did you use to insulate the top of the firebox?
Looks like a nice shaker grate system. Similar to the Vigilant II system?
Will the firebox be lined with firebrick? What type are you using, and why? It obviously looks speced to burn coal, but if used with wood, did you incorporate any secondary burn technology?
Where's the flue output? How about a picture of the blower connections?
What did you use to insulate the top of the firebox?
Looks like a nice shaker grate system. Similar to the Vigilant II system?
Answers:
1) Firebox is firebrick lined (you can see one in the corner of the picture) with the heavy firebrick. I can't think of the name, put its not the less dense pomice type.
2) The stove has a pretty standard looking secondary chamber with 304 Stainless burner tubes and a Hearthstone thermoceramic baffle. The air to the secondary chamber is controlled via a sliding damper, this allows it to be closed when burning coal. THe baffle and burner tubes are fully removable for replacement (I can't imagine the tubes will ever go bad, they're Sched. 40)
3) It has a a 6 inch top flue collar. It could have been made reversible, but since I knew this one would be installed with a top flue, there was no reason to have a hole for the flue in the rear of the stove.
4) The blower is a cop-out. haha. Just a blower, with a rheostat. I know i know, but i haven't had time to set up the electrical stuff that would turn it on and off based on stove temp. I will get to it, but it isn't done yet. Right now its just a basic 75 cfm squirrel cage that I picked up broken for $15.
5) The top of the firebox is insulated with kaowool (1/2" thickness).
6) THe shaker grate system is a series of 6 cast iron grates all connected to rotate simultaneously when a lever on the side of the stove is moved. Rather than some stoves, where only parts of the grates move, while others are stationary, this design should help to eliminate dead spots and help all ash fall uniformly. There are two baffles below the grates which help direct the ash into the ash pan, rather than around the sides, where it has to be shoveled out. The shaker grate system is very very beefy, all cast iron and 1/2" steel. It is double supported, ie if welds were to fail somehow, there is a redundant support system anchored to the bottom of the stove that would prevent the grates from dropping, JUST in case.
As I said, the ash pan is 12 x 8 x 12, so this puppy has some ash capacity. Also has a swing up handle so carrying it is easier.
The back of the stove has a 2" air channel which flows up the back and then over the top of the stove through an air grill on the top, kinda like a TLC 2000. THen there is a heat shield that bolts onto four support brackets after that. Given the air flow up the back of the stove and insulating qualities of the firebrick, the backwall temperatures of the stove are very mild. I have the actual steady state one dimensional heat transfer numbers at home, but I'll try to post them later.
That leve above the door controls the primary air flow. I had originally intended it to enter the rear of the stove and move through a series of baffles before hitting the airwash, but after seeing it in real life and going over the frictional losses due to all the rough bends, it would have been too picky in regards to draft for the airwash to work properly, so I changed the design on the fly.
Friday night can't possibly come any quicker.........
1) Firebox is firebrick lined (you can see one in the corner of the picture) with the heavy firebrick. I can't think of the name, put its not the less dense pomice type.
2) The stove has a pretty standard looking secondary chamber with 304 Stainless burner tubes and a Hearthstone thermoceramic baffle. The air to the secondary chamber is controlled via a sliding damper, this allows it to be closed when burning coal. THe baffle and burner tubes are fully removable for replacement (I can't imagine the tubes will ever go bad, they're Sched. 40)
3) It has a a 6 inch top flue collar. It could have been made reversible, but since I knew this one would be installed with a top flue, there was no reason to have a hole for the flue in the rear of the stove.
4) The blower is a cop-out. haha. Just a blower, with a rheostat. I know i know, but i haven't had time to set up the electrical stuff that would turn it on and off based on stove temp. I will get to it, but it isn't done yet. Right now its just a basic 75 cfm squirrel cage that I picked up broken for $15.
5) The top of the firebox is insulated with kaowool (1/2" thickness).
6) THe shaker grate system is a series of 6 cast iron grates all connected to rotate simultaneously when a lever on the side of the stove is moved. Rather than some stoves, where only parts of the grates move, while others are stationary, this design should help to eliminate dead spots and help all ash fall uniformly. There are two baffles below the grates which help direct the ash into the ash pan, rather than around the sides, where it has to be shoveled out. The shaker grate system is very very beefy, all cast iron and 1/2" steel. It is double supported, ie if welds were to fail somehow, there is a redundant support system anchored to the bottom of the stove that would prevent the grates from dropping, JUST in case.
As I said, the ash pan is 12 x 8 x 12, so this puppy has some ash capacity. Also has a swing up handle so carrying it is easier.
The back of the stove has a 2" air channel which flows up the back and then over the top of the stove through an air grill on the top, kinda like a TLC 2000. THen there is a heat shield that bolts onto four support brackets after that. Given the air flow up the back of the stove and insulating qualities of the firebrick, the backwall temperatures of the stove are very mild. I have the actual steady state one dimensional heat transfer numbers at home, but I'll try to post them later.
That leve above the door controls the primary air flow. I had originally intended it to enter the rear of the stove and move through a series of baffles before hitting the airwash, but after seeing it in real life and going over the frictional losses due to all the rough bends, it would have been too picky in regards to draft for the airwash to work properly, so I changed the design on the fly.
Friday night can't possibly come any quicker.........
hardwood715
Feeling the Heat
raybonz
Minister of Fire
Great job on your stove! Look forward to seeing it in action.. Do you think your insurance company will be ok with it? I don't think my ins. company ever asked make and model etc..
Ray
Ray
seaken
Minister of Fire
No. But that's just me.
Seriously though, nice job Corie. Looks like a fine stove.
I would sell it. But I wouldn't buy it for my house. I say the same about the steel stoves from Avalon, Harman and Regency and Enviro. I sell or sold them all but I like cast iron stoves better. Just a personal thing.
Sean
Seriously though, nice job Corie. Looks like a fine stove.
I would sell it. But I wouldn't buy it for my house. I say the same about the steel stoves from Avalon, Harman and Regency and Enviro. I sell or sold them all but I like cast iron stoves better. Just a personal thing.
Sean
Burd
Feeling the Heat
How much time and labor do you have in that stove .It looks like It will last a life time and more. NICE WORK
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