scott dimelow

Thank you

It can't be taller as I'm short on space, it'd be too imposing in the van.

It's not actually smoking back in the clip, it draws down nicely 😁

Here's the finished stove, with new shoes and a couple of coats of paint

Can't wait to install it.




Thanks for all your input folks.

Hello folks. Well I'm really excited tonight! I've had my stove burning, the bricks arrived so I got it all assembled.

I lit a small fire lighter in the feed tube, and within a couple of seconds it was burning horizontally. So I loaded it up with wood, and away it chooched! Burt clean from the start which amazed me, even with a petroleum based fire lighter.

I got it loaded up properly and it was rocketing nicely, it was at around 340 centigrade on the hot plate. Which is more than enough for my needs. I reduced the wood down to a couple of sticks, and it held a temp around 150. Which is most likely what I'll keep it at in most cases.

Here's a video, you can just about hear the rocket sound over the crackling.



I'll do a longer test burn over the weekend.


As this is for my live in van, the only concern I have is the bricks moving around. I'm tempted to make the core a single, or 2 piece unit. What do you think? Any recommendations on a good castable mix?

Regs,
Scott

Hi guys and gals, I just thought I'd share my progress thus far.

I got the bulk of the work done yesterday, I'm now just waiting around for the vermiculite bricks to arrive.

It looks big in the pic, but it's quite a compact unit. I had to keep checking my measurements because it seemed too small lol.

Thanks again Glenn, I think I'll go with 2mm to keep the weight down.

Thanks Glenn, that's the reason the new design uses vermiculite bricks for the feed, tunnel and riser.


What are peoples thoughts on the thickness of the barrel? I was thinking either 2 or 3mm. The hotplate will be 6mm.

Thanks Peter, that's good to hear.

I did think about making the riser taller, which I probably will do actually.

I'll get some fire bricks and get building

That's the reason I can't go too big Gilbert, I've allowed a sensible gap around it. I will then line the surrounding area with aluminium, with an air gap.

Thanks Ralf, from what I've gleaned from various sources, the area above the riser should be 1.5-2x the csa of the riser. That's how I came up with the 30mm gap.

Zero told me that if the gap is too big, then not enough turbulence is created.

Good idea with the octagonal shape, I'd have to figure out how to do that without a sheet metal bender.