There are a few stove tutorials knocking about on the internets, I jus' thought I'd share my version!
I cant figure out why my pictures are all wonky, I've double checked my files and they are all the right way around.
Anyway...
I started out with a plain old ammo tin from an army surplus for £6.50.
Marked out the door and the hinges and drilled for riveting.
Cut the door, mounted the hinges and the lock. I was forever fitting new discs to my dremmel so next time I'll try slitting discs.
I was playing around with different ways to give it some ground clearance. I tried removable legs and folding ones but eventually settled on these rails which I found in the scrap pile at work, they started out life as carrying handles on plate compactors.
So far. Top handle removed and sanded back.
Test!
I wanted to use it in my teepee. After an age of scrounging, I managed to lay my hands on a bit of flue that was destined for the scrap heap. Now that I had my diameter, I could set about fitting some sort of mounting to it. By sheer fluke, I found that a can of GT85 (like WD40 if you're not aware of it) was a perfect match for the inside diameter of the flue. I cut a tight fit hole to accept a section of the GT can and used heat proof silicone to fix it in place.
It actually works, no-one was more surprised than I!
As intended!
And that's about all. The whole thing was sealed with that heat proof silicone and sprayed with heat proof black paint, I've also fitted a rectangle of mesh to keep the fire from the base and improve airflow.
Apologies for the photos but I hope they all make sense.
I cant figure out why my pictures are all wonky, I've double checked my files and they are all the right way around.
Anyway...
I started out with a plain old ammo tin from an army surplus for £6.50.
Marked out the door and the hinges and drilled for riveting.
Cut the door, mounted the hinges and the lock. I was forever fitting new discs to my dremmel so next time I'll try slitting discs.
I was playing around with different ways to give it some ground clearance. I tried removable legs and folding ones but eventually settled on these rails which I found in the scrap pile at work, they started out life as carrying handles on plate compactors.
So far. Top handle removed and sanded back.
Test!
I wanted to use it in my teepee. After an age of scrounging, I managed to lay my hands on a bit of flue that was destined for the scrap heap. Now that I had my diameter, I could set about fitting some sort of mounting to it. By sheer fluke, I found that a can of GT85 (like WD40 if you're not aware of it) was a perfect match for the inside diameter of the flue. I cut a tight fit hole to accept a section of the GT can and used heat proof silicone to fix it in place.
It actually works, no-one was more surprised than I!
As intended!
And that's about all. The whole thing was sealed with that heat proof silicone and sprayed with heat proof black paint, I've also fitted a rectangle of mesh to keep the fire from the base and improve airflow.
Apologies for the photos but I hope they all make sense.
, bet its like a little rocket when it gets going 