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Offline TacticalFate

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Built a mini rocket stove
« on: November 03, 2013, 07:06:08 pm »
Hey all, if you dont know what a rocket stove is, its a stove with an insulated burn chamber. They burn really really hot and thereby efficiently, I've been really interested in them and finally scrounged up the materials to build a small one out of a paint can, three soup cans, and some clay and perlite for insulation(only thing I paid for was the perlite). I needed a good, concentrated heat source for heat treating and arrow shaft straightening, and couldn't do it inside due to my apartments extra-sensitive smoke alarms, so I built this little bugger. Really cool concept, and it works great! I'll have to see how long the inner cans last, apparently they disintegrate from the heat eventually.

front view with small pot

view of flue and burn chamber from above

view of fuel shelf/air intake

Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: Built a mini rocket stove
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2013, 07:20:35 pm »
Now that's creative!!
Greg Sulfridge, Lafollette, TN

Offline turtle

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Re: Built a mini rocket stove
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2013, 08:50:58 pm »
Cool. Been wanting to build one of those myself.
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Offline Knapper

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Re: Built a mini rocket stove
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2013, 01:05:27 pm »
Wow, TF, Your apartment looks like our deer lodge 8) Cool burner also.
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Offline TacticalFate

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Re: Built a mini rocket stove
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2013, 05:49:39 pm »
lol, that's not my apartment, that's my friend's garage, hehe