A barrel stove with SS barrels would be pretty cool!Ok, so barrel stove is going to be a go. Buddy has a line on Stainless barrel's...Anyone have any reason to NOT use a stainless barrel? I cant forsee a problem, but want to ask.
A barrel stove with SS barrels would be pretty cool!Ok, so barrel stove is going to be a go. Buddy has a line on Stainless barrel's...Anyone have any reason to NOT use a stainless barrel? I cant forsee a problem, but want to ask.
Years ago we would pick up the smaller old milk bulk tanks that were around some of the farms, those old bulk tanks were small enough and stainless steel so they made great barrrel stoves. My friend had a barrel stove made from a 60 gal barrel, some of those stainless would crack due to the changes in temps. Hard to beat a $5.00 steel barrel with sand and some Barn Lime in the bottom.
You might could use an old fuel tank instead of a barrel. Like the oil tanks guys make BBQ smokers from.
Is this one similar? Looks like good quality.I bought a barrel stove kit a few weeks ago at NT. It said Vogelzang on the box, but the kit says barrel stove on the door. I know its not the same quality as my buddies volgzang stove. Even tho its in a Vogelzang box, it looks like a US Stove http://www.alpinehomeair.com/viewpr...from=froogle&gclid=CMPguLKv-cICFVIV7AodoRQAiQ. Kind of pissed me off considering I bought it about 350 miles from home and it was just to far to take it back. With that said, if you are going to buy a barrel stove kit, make sure the door says Vogelzang on the door and Not Barrel Stove. Even with the difference in quality, (thinner cast iron), I put the kit together and it will run you out of the shop. I dont follow instructions to well. I placed the door as high as I could and covered the small barrel bung. I removed the 2in barrel bung and installed a 2in nipple. To cover the nipple, I just cut out a round piece of metal, welded a nut to the nipple on top and ran a bolt thru it to the round piece of metal. I just push or pull the round flap for draft control. I can fill the stove with wood, close off the damper and draft, and have fire 12hrs later.
this one is an air tight it has rope seals on both doorsIs this one similar? Looks like good quality.View attachment 391781
The cat's got the right idea!
Heck of an idea.For those of you that now or previously used a double-barrel setup --- Did you ever look into running some small diameter steel pipe through both ends of the upper barrel (and welding it in) and setting up a blower of some kind on one end to push cold air through and heated air out the other end? I am getting ready to start building a double-barrel and am debating on whether or not to try this trick. The second barrel is already intended to act as a heat sink; seems to me adding some forced air tubes through it would greatly increase the heat you can get out of the setup. Thoughts???
I think that it would work great as a heat exchanger - boilers use similar heat transfer pipes.Did you ever look into running some small diameter steel pipe through both ends of the upper barrel (and welding it in) . . .
I've seen them done that way, but I've never done it myself...For those of you that now or previously used a double-barrel setup --- Did you ever look into running some small diameter steel pipe through both ends of the upper barrel (and welding it in) and setting up a blower of some kind on one end to push cold air through and heated air out the other end? I am getting ready to start building a double-barrel and am debating on whether or not to try this trick. The second barrel is already intended to act as a heat sink; seems to me adding some forced air tubes through it would greatly increase the heat you can get out of the setup. Thoughts???
I think that it would work great as a heat exchanger - boilers use similar heat transfer pipes.
IF (and it's a big 'if') you are willing and able to do the welding. In my mind, barrel stoves are popular because they are cheap and easy. If you are going to invest this time and effort into a used, sheet metal barrel, maybe you want to design and build a stove from more durable materials? Either way, please post some photos!
Philbert
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