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I've seen somewhere on the net a homemade woodburning stove with chimney made out of an old Calor Gas bottle, one of these.....
http://www.bellcalor.com/cb1.jpg
I remember it had a door on the front and a hotplate on the top when done
But I've searched high and low and can no longer find it :?:
Any Ideas?
here you go Dave
http://www.albioncanvas.co.uk/index.php?option=Prod_detail&product_id=13056
mojofilter
12-01-2005, 09:51
I think it is one of the companies who make teepees that sell them, I will have a look in my favourites and see if I have the link.
jem seeley
12-01-2005, 09:51
You could try one of the Yurt manufacturers like Woodland Yurts or Albion Tent Co. I seem to remember they also supplied woodburners for tents etc. Don't know Web sites offhand but will have a look for you.
I've got a stove made from a gas bottle with hinged door and separate air vent. It had a small section of flue to which I have added sections of industrial ducting.It's a bit big to keep moving around but would certainly keep a large yurt or teepee cosy.I used it in my workshop for a few years but it's now sitting unconnected in a fireplace inside.I bought it from a traveller in Norfolk and it cost me £80.
mojofilter
12-01-2005, 09:52
No need now! :o):
http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/furnitur/jhrstove.htm
Oh, for a plasma cutter. Problem is, the sort I'd like a) would need 3 phase and b) would cut 20mm steel :-)
here you go Dave
http://www.albioncanvas.co.uk/index.php?option=Prod_detail&product_id=13056
That's the monkey :super: I knew I'd seen it but was going barmy looking for it. I have an old gas bottle and I think I might have a go :biggthump
If you make one Dave let us know how you get on, where do you intend to use it?.
MartiniDave
12-01-2005, 10:36
Hmmm.... :Thinkingo
That gives me an idea.........
Roving Rich
12-01-2005, 12:49
Are you looking at making one or buying one. I know the guy who makes the Albion canvas one, and there are other models far cheaper. Well made and designed stove :biggthump
Cheers
Rich
dave i was thinking about making one.. and wondered if it was wise to go at something wich might still have flamable gas in it with an angel grider?
what you going to do.. fill it with water??
or just maddave it?
I've covered the safety aspects before now on British Blades. There *are* precautions that need to be taken, it isn't necessarily the wisest thing to do. And I'm not liable for other people doing stupid things.
;)
dave i was thinking about making one.. and wondered if it was wise to go at something wich might still have flamable gas in it with an angel grider?
what you going to do.. fill it with water??
or just maddave it?
filling the cylinder up with water is the trick and leave the valve off whilst you grind. I have an idea on making a small portable forge out of one of the smaller ones too, but that's another project for later on...............
Mad Dave it indeed!! Now where's that angle grinder MWUHAHAHAHAHAHA :naughty:
"maddave it" sounds like a new fraze to me :naughty:
where you getting empty calorgas comtainors from then?
SquirrelBoy
12-01-2005, 15:12
These look great fun - spare steel wheel + gas cylinder + brake disc, if only I had the time and skills...
Make sure you let us know how you get on Dave ! Pics will be needed :biggthump
Where to get empty containers from ?, a half hour drive along a country lane will usually be enough to find a few, plauged with damm fly tippers round here.
made one about a year ago, filled with water a few times and then left outside for a couple of weeks, i just cut the hole out with a jigsaw, made a bit of a vent on the side put some flue on top and painted the thing with barbacue paint, great for sitting around on a cold evening outside, I`ve also cut one inhalf to practice cooking on a open fire, will post some pics at the weekend. theres a site called stewardwood and they have a DIY guide on wood burners. :o):
These look great fun - spare steel wheel + gas cylinder + brake disc, if only I had the time and skills...
Make sure you let us know how you get on Dave ! Pics will be needed :biggthump
No probs... Once I start I'll document it all :biggthump
mojofilter
13-01-2005, 03:20
I made a very basic one out of a beer keg a couple of years ago which I gave to a mate, but this thread has put me in the mood to have a go at making a decent one!
Where to get empty containers from ?, a half hour drive along a country lane will usually be enough to find a few, plauged with damm fly tippers round here.
I came back from Merthyr Mawr with a dinky one that will probably become a small melting furnace (and a couple of carrier bags of rubbish, but they went in the bin).
I wrote up some details on how to make these a while back for some folks who were looking to make them for their moskoselkatans. Anyone wants a copy pm me.
Latest version is being made out of a stainless steel stockpot.
George
mojofilter
16-01-2005, 18:45
I have always found pipe for the flue to be the hardest part to source free. The best I have found so far is road sign posts, but hav always thought a lamp post would make flues for a good few stoves if I could get one. What have you used?
stuarty
PM sent...
George.. why not jus post them?
PM sent...
George.. why not jus post them?
Dont want to post something that tells people to cut open a gas bottle with a stihl saw - now if you want to ask me how I did it thats different.
George
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/zacsmum/Picture089.jpg
here is one i use as a garden heater. And one i just made to practice cooking anyone else got any photos
filling the cylinder up with water is the trick and leave the valve off whilst you grind. I have an idea on making a small portable forge out of one of the smaller ones too, but that's another project for later on...............
Mad Dave it indeed!! Now where's that angle grinder MWUHAHAHAHAHAHA :naughty:
Portable forge with a serious burner...!!! I made the burner once, and nearly cremated next doors cat at 50 paces....!
http://www.frontiernet.net/~gnreil/minifor1.shtml
The Eazi-burner is so much fun...!! Emptied a 15kg propane in a very short time playing....!!
Cheers
Pete
My brother in law made a smoker for doing his trout out of an old wood burning water boiler, and I've just realised that you could easily make one from an old calor bottle.
After all the safety precautions of degassing and filling with water, chop the top off where it starts to curve. A strip of metal is then bolted around the top lip on the outside so that the top can be put back on and will not slip off.
Remove the top valve and replace it with a large butterfly valve so that you can control the fire, and make a hole with a small door at the bottom of the bottle to feed the fire and to put the wood chippings in for smoking. Drill some holes under the strip of metal to locate hanging rods for the fish, and the burner is complete.
I am now on the lookout for a large calor bottle and the help of a mad welder (I know a few of them!!) and a bucket of fish!
j.roberts7
30-05-2005, 14:58
yes i have made one of these years ago for a caravan
you have to be very carfull as there is still gas in them
best to knock of the tap bit with a sledge hammer taking care that there is plenty of room for the thing to rocket a few hundred yards if there is any gas in them without them hitting anything then once its empty and airedout you can cut it with a torch and weld i handle and hinge on to it for the door the rest depends on how far you want to go
I've seen somewhere on the net a homemade woodburning stove with chimney made out of an old Calor Gas bottle, one of these.....
http://www.bellcalor.com/cb1.jpg
I remember it had a door on the front and a hotplate on the top when done
But I've searched high and low and can no longer find it :?:
Any Ideas?
parp industries in devon 01363866151 make them mine was about £170 .