Redneck Engineering

[StihlKicking]

I was cleaning up some scrap lumber today and pieced this together out of wood that would have otherwise been burned. It's not pretty but i built it in about 5 minutes out of what I had. Let's see some pictures of other people's ingenuity.

 

[BrotherBart]

Don't have a picture of the floor of my garage.

 

[sportbikerider78]

I like it. You could also hang sharpened and to-be sharpened chains on it.

 

[BobUrban]

Well this may stir up some here and for obvious reason but here is a proto type rocket stove heating the welding, forge and fabrication shop with coal burning and forced air induction capability. I will get some better pics next time I am over there hammering on some knives but suffice it to say this thing has proven to be an awesome heater on minimal wood. Like two pallets a day and lots of heat. It is an air compressor tank and a lot of 12" square tube. That and a lot of Mig wire

 

[StihlKicking]

That looks awesome! Rocket stoves are fascinating to me. Hopefully when I get a few other projects knocked out I can start toying around with some designs.

 

[D8Chumley]

I was cleaning up some scrap lumber today and pieced this together out of wood that would have otherwise been burned. It's not pretty but i built it in about 5 minutes out of what I had. Let's see some pictures of other people's ingenuity. View attachment 173687

I like that idea! Only problem for me would be then the wife would see how many saws I really have I might have to do something like that, and maybe cover it with something

 

[BobUrban]

The stove defies conventional wisdom and you could exhaust it w PVC if you wanted. By the time it gets to the end of the octopus of square tube apparatus it's cool to the touch. The real interesting thing will be looking inside after this season to see what type of accumulation has occurred??

 

[StihlKicking]

I agree. With temperatures cooling down that much before the exhaust exits the flue, it will be very interesting to see what builds up inside the heater. Maybe you will get lucky and its incinerating most everything?

 

[gzecc]

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Well this may stir up some here and for obvious reason but here is a proto type rocket stove heating the welding, forge and fabrication shop with coal burning and forced air induction capability. I will get some better pics next time I am over there hammering on some knives but suffice it to say this thing has proven to be an awesome heater on minimal wood. Like two pallets a day and lots of heat. It is an air compressor tank and a lot of 12" square tube. That and a lot of Mig wire

Winner, Winner, Winner!

 

[Jags]

The real interesting thing will be looking inside after this season to see what type of accumulation has occurred??

Agreed. If combustion temps stay high enough it would be possible to burn up all the nasty stuff before it gets "exhausted". If not - eeeek - it could be ugly.

 

[English BoB]

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Well this may stir up some here and for obvious reason but here is a proto type rocket stove heating the welding, forge and fabrication shop with coal burning and forced air induction capability. I will get some better pics next time I am over there hammering on some knives but suffice it to say this thing has proven to be an awesome heater on minimal wood. Like two pallets a day and lots of heat. It is an air compressor tank and a lot of 12" square tube. That and a lot of Mig wire

Don't be fooled............thats a still...............

bob

 

[BobUrban]

Ha ha. Actually and ironically as outlaw as my buddy is that owns the fab shop and all the toys he doesn't touch the stuff so no still in his house. Although if he were a drinker I am rather certain he would have made a cool one by now.

Those pics are from his phone. I will take my camera and get some better ones for perspective. As crazy as it looks it is rather save and certainly not the most dangerous flammable item in its environment wth forges, welders, torches, etc... In the immediate vicinity.

It gets crazy hot at the top of the cone so maybe it is combusting everything. Or most everything. We did Get some condensation out of the single wall exhaust at first but as far as I know that has all but stopped. Good news is, if we need to create doors and panels for clean out ports we have the tools and technology to get it done. Nothing a plas cutter and Mig welder can't take care of.

 

[BobUrban]

I was at the shop yesterday building some gongs for my rifle range and snapped some better pics of the prototype rocket stove. They modified it to exhaust through PVC and there is some condensation build up when getting it fired up so I am sure something is accumulating on the inside. The plan is to cut in trap doors after this season for clean out and inspection but this truly is amazing and defies all conventional wisdom regarding the amount of fuel needed to heat with. The pictures don't do justice. It is just really hard to capture it all in one shot.

 

[salecker]

Hi BobUrban
That is one cool looking stove.What is the purpose of the brass container on the pipe?
I've got a couple of 500 gal propane tanks.....Hmmm and a plasma cutter mig...maybe i see a project down the road.

 

[BobUrban]

It's an antique brass oiler and serves no purpose at all. Just looks cool. There are other things hanging off the contraption that have no function other that looks. My buddy is a bit of an artist and likes making stuff

 

[baseroom]

Looks really cool.......although I don't think my wife will let me replace the Quad with one anytime soon!

 

[MaulMan]

Incredibly simple and remarkably effective for carrying a chainsaw on my UTV. It took me less than 5 minutes to make and its been in use for about 3 months. I know people are going to tell me that the zip ties are going to break and that I should replace them with something stronger - one day I'll get around to doing that.

 

[Jags]

The zip ties are going to break. You should replace them with something stronger, but I guess you already knew that.

Hey man, I like clean and simple. I have even seen the likeness made into a scabbard (think rifle on a horse) for tractors. That falls directly into my "whatever works" category.

 

[StihlKicking]

Incredibly simple and remarkably effective for carrying a chainsaw on my UTV. It took me less than 5 minutes to make and its been in use for about 3 months. I know people are going to tell me that the zip ties are going to break and that I should replace them with something stronger - one day I'll get around to doing that.


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This is what I'm talking about. The octopus stove is cool and all but what you posted is cheap effective and could be built by almost anyone on here. I hope to see more post like this. Outstanding!