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Beetle-Kill

Minister of Fire
Sep 8, 2009
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Colorado- near the Divide
As it looks like we're going to build one, and my shop foreman asked if I had shop drawings on it yet -(Nooo... not yet.) , I'll ask. You've all thought about it at one time or another- If I could build my own stove, what would I do different/ or incorporate into an existing design? This question is only limited to a few parameters-
  • Free standing
  • 6" flue pipe
  • Secondary air, with manual air control
  • Primary air with air-wash for glass- manual control
  • A Cat and by-pass system (optional)
  • 3+ CF true box measurement
Outside of the Cat, I should just go with an NC-30, but what fun would that be? OR.. modify one?

So, if you could, how would you build a stove? Let's roll.... Thanks, JB
 
Oh yeah, final configuration is not an issue. It could be a barrel like an Elm, or angled like some of the Buck's. Even as plain as the BKK, doesn't matter. Ideas are what matter at this point. Thanks again, JB
 
Hum. Well. For ME, a burn time like a BK stove with the ability to have a nice low and slow burn but without black glass that looks like a Thelin (parlour stove) but has the clearances and ember only hearthpad protection of my Republic. Yeah, that'll happen, lol. Oh, and a blower that doesn't rattle would be nice!

Basically though, I'm pretty happy with my stove, but I still have an eye on the Sirocco 30. That's pretty much what I'd want in a stove, except I want the door opposite of how it is (hinges on the right). And not a fan of the price, lol. Pretty much the same as mine in looks but I like the ability to burn low and slow for shoulder season. We need the burn times and bulk of the Republic when it's in the teens/lower 20's, but in the 40's it can be a little much.
 
A cast iron beauty (free standing with real legs) that has:
6" flue
Ember protection only
Tubes AND a cat
Thermo controlled
3.8 cu ft firebox (true useable dimensions)
Quiet fan.
 
I truly silent fan would be such a blessing. Even as quite as a oscillating fan would be nice.


I don't even mind the sound of the blower/air being moved. It's the rattling...and how it changes tone that makes me crazy.
 
I always thought it would be nice to have a vertical rack you could put your wood in and it would auto feed into the stove, kinda like one of those baseball pitching machines.


Pellet stoves meets wood stove?
 
Are you planning some kind of thermostatic air control? Being able to control the secondary air is also a great idea.

I also like the idea of a heavy, stainless, insulated baffle, like Pacific Energy uses, as opposed to tubes and a ceramic baffle board.
 
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Jeff_t, not really sure what I'm planning right now. Trying to get a basic design worked up and incorporating the secondary and Cat into a workable plan. Probably going to end up looking like an anti-ship mine, with knobs and levers sticking out of it from all directions.
 
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If it was MY stove, and it had both a cat and a secondary burn system of some kind, I would want to be able to shut off that secondary air supply for a cat-only burn.

I can't wait to see how many times you start over ;lol
 
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Bingo, hence knobs and levers and whathave you. And yeah, it would be a miracle if it came out right the first time.;)
 
At the moment, an outdoor wood gas stove with a window. :cool:
 
What if it was completely transparent? So you could see every internal part of the stove with the fire burning in it. And built in thermometers.
 
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