@@aschwinwesselius that’s true but if someone doesn’t add enough oil or chucks the last bit of sawdust into the fire.... try a pinch of milk powder on a candle ( try outside)....spectacular but light up your whole place
To light my woodstove/ heater, I use corkstoppers from wine bottles soaked in denatured alcohol for some time in a big glass canning vessel. Works wonderfull and only use one a time. I collect them at home, inlaws, friends and local restaurant. I hope it helps others too.
Just a suggestion. Carpet shops get rid off long thick cardboard tubes that carpet and vinyl flooring comes wrapped in. Perhaps get them and cut into log lengths and pack them with sawdust and oil
Hi Naughty Goat Farm. I know the tubes you are talking about. Seems like a great suggestion and certainly worth a go. You might see this soon on the channel. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry👍
For years I have been making fire lighters from waste material. the ecos will hate me but....I use toilet roll card inserts and hand crimp the end over then fill with sawdust or other material crimp the other end then immerse in old oil of any kind for a week. Then take out and leave to drain for a few weeks. The oil is then dry and these will light our wood burner with ease. As the only alternative is commercial fire lighters I do try to feel less guilty of pollution.
Speaking as a retired firefighter, you should include a caveat that explains the negative effects that this could have on brick and mortar flues, as well as those that are not up to or may never get to an operating temperature that will keep the combustible material from condensing in the flue. Also worth noting would be that your flue should be cleaned at least annually, more often if overly rich or if unconsumed deposits accumulate inside of it. Speaking as a fellow that also likes to be self sufficient and looks for ways to waste less material, this is a great way to keep a workspace heated. +1 subscriber for you, look forward to seeing more ! Great days to you !
Fire fighters think EVERYTHING is dangerous and needs a regulation by firefighters so they can make money on it. If it was up to fire fighters, they would put regulations on putting your pants on in the morning and should be inspected by 9 people and required 3 permits.
LOL, the title of this video CLEARLY stated it's about burning saw dust for heat. It did not say it is about wood stove safety. You can get that info from other videos that titled wood stove safety.
@@TheCanadianBubba I had a question about spontaneous combustion of this concoction. Where you aren’t supposed to leave oil-soaked rags sitting because of spontaneous combustion, wouldn’t oil-soaked sawdust create the same danger? A local woman’s new house burned flat right in the center of our small town (less than a mile from the fire station) and the investigation revealed the fire started in a can of oil-soaked rags. When they sit they generate heat and spontaneously combust.
Thanks gerry for sharing what an awesome video I'm almost 50 years old and no one has ever shared information like this with me. Have a good day sir wherever you are in the world
You could do the same thing with saw dust and shredded newspapers and water. Just shred up the newspapers and place in a 5 gallon of water for a few days, stirring twice daily. Drain off the water, add the saw dust and mix thoroughly. Make it into any form of design that you want. I have a press that makes bricks. Or use toilet paper or paper towels tubes as a mold as well. Let dry in the shade for a couple or weeks or until dried. IT WORKS.
I'm gonna give it a try. Also I was a chimney sweep for a number of years and learned that if you burn a fire too low, slow and cold, you will develop serious stage 4 creosote buildup in your chimney, liner or flue in no time. That's even if you're burning seasoned cord wood only. Always burn a hot fire producing a light, fine Grey ash. That goes for even the best modern company made stoves with smooth wall stainless steel liners.🔥🔥
this stove design could benefit from 3 things: 1) some secondary burn air tubes 2) some masonry around it to act as thermal storage 3) a source of outside air. that roar of air going up the chimney is matched by an equal amount of cold air being pulled into the space.
Gerry, thanks for the tip. Here is one for you. A box fan works well to push air past the wood stove to really heat the shop up. I've tried to burn sawdust before without much luck. Thanks for the tip again. I will use this.
@@GerrysDiy I believe that another channel, myfordboy, has a series on his building a Stirling engine fan which uses the stove heat to run the fan. While a lot of people won't have the necessary tools and skills to duplicate his work, it might be worth checking out.
Get an old cardboard carpet roll , your local carpet shop will gladly give u them, cut them into 6 /8 inch lengths Fill them up with chips or sawdust ( close one end of course ! With a scrunched up newspaper or whatever , pour the cooking oil in the other end and jam a paper into the end leave if couple days to settle and bobs yir anti ! You’ve made a 2lb fire log that will burn for an hour
Thank you for sharing. I think what you've come up with might also be a way to reduce smoke from burning wood and leaves. The inverted dog food can directs heated air into the base of the flame for a more complete burn.
old timers in my area told me how they had a metal container of used motor oil with a tube fed into their wood stoves. just a slow drip. to supplement their wood burning. just a little bit goes a long way. i never thought of using vegetable oil. anything that will burn makes heat. nice.
Good to see you back playing with fire Gerry (: Missed you mate! I used to have a Pot belly stove about 35 years ago and used to go to the cabinet maker and get heaps of sawdust he was glad to give as much as I could use away All I did was get a fire going in the PBS then just load it up with sawdust and I could get it glowing white hot if I wanted to very easily but mostly kept it at a red hot. I didn't think of using oil at the time and it didn't really need it But I could see that idea of oil and Sawdust being used in one of those paper brick maker things you wouldn't have the drying time of using water and newspapers before you could use them either I still have one of those machines in my shed I will have to find it. We have just come out of winter this way (Western Australia) but during winter my mate gave me a Kent slow combustion stove,flue and all for free They brought it about 20 years ago just before there first child was born, Chrysanthia didn't like the idea of a wood burning stove and a child being near each other so after spending 2000 $ + install costs and about 1 month of use it ended up going into his father's garage for storage for 20 years And then given to me a couple of months back! Basically brand new I can't wait to find someone pro to install it for me before next winter,in my bedroom (20ft x 15 feet) I will probably only need kindling fires to heat the room! Am very seriously adding your oil drip feed system to it for alternative / hybrid fuel use Have you considered making a oil rocket stove like this bloke from Little Aussie Rockets does? He has been experimenting with vortex flames and incorporating a water jacket to heat water as well as cooking on it anyway Gerry glad to see you back again Tony from Western Australia
How are ye Tony. Great to hear from you. Getting shout outs from all over the world which is great. You're over the winter there in Oz and we are just heading into it here in Ireland. Frost on the grass this morning and it's great to be able to get the shed warm for free. The new stove will be running on both Oil and solid fuel soon and I have another heating system in the shed I will be showing next week. Great bit of luck to get a 20 year old New stove. I will have a look at the rocket stove a little later this evening. Stay safe Tony and thanks for taking the time to comment Really great. Cheers Gerry👍
@@GerrysDiy it must have been synchronicity Gerry, I was only thinking of "it's been a long time since we last heard from Gerry I usually do a run through of my favorite subscripted TH-cam channels every week or so if I haven't heard from them in a while I checked you out the day before you posted this video out, then the next day, I get the notification that you have posted a new video I do like the look of this new heater that you have made I thought it was a Shop brought one at first (: We don't get snow here in winter but where I live I do get plenty of Frost, I can't wait to actually be warm next winter but boy getting the stove out of the back of my Hi-ace Van on my own and moving it onto the back veranda was a effort it must weigh over 100kg at least I'm toying of getting it inside to my bedroom to have it ready to install might prove to much for me, But being able to cook on top of it next winter will be a good incentive. I an thinking of putting a coil of 3/4 inche copper pipe in the flu to try and link the water into the inlet water of my bosch gas HWS as a pre warmer or run a separate pipe to the sink which is through the wall about 8 feet away but am not sure how to get it working without a storage tank? have you got any ideas of insulation in the shed yet? A Free heat source is one part but the longer you can keep that heat around the more comfortable you will be, winter and summer. I'm looking forward to a winter your way, summer this way of good ideas Gerry Please be safe from covid and the world in general Tony from Western Australia.
Hi Donald. They last really well and convert really easily. This stove can easily heat my shed without getting red hot. No problem to make it glow if I want 😜 Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍
Brown paper sandwich bags work well for holding the oil-soaked sawdust. The bag material will absorb some of the oil, but won't break down. Cut the bottom out of an empty can that will fit inside the bag. Use the can as a scoop/funnel to easily fill the bag, leaving room at the top to double fold the bag for storage/burning. 100 bags for $4 at Fred Meyer's. Many restaurants almost beg you to come get their used fryer oil.
Greatly appreciate the oh so easy to-do tip! I'm off grid & this will be good project. Maybe ask our only restaurant to pour their used fry oil into my 5gal buckets for me to pick up...ask neighbors who cut lots of wood let me & my grands rake it up into truck bed & voila, a good chore for grandsons to help me with. Winters are 9mo long here & I'm in my 70s. Having a stockpile of these will help when too much snow or rain for me go outsidebring in more kindling & wood.
Great to see you again Gerry. I mix veggie oil or waste motor oil with saw dust, (I learned from you), and press it through a section of pipe, with my 20 ton shop press or 22 ton wood splitter. I use the small ones for firestarters in the house, and the large ones go in my barrel heater in the shed. Cheers! Doc
Hi Martin. Great that you can hydraulically compress them. Haven't tried it myself yet. Have been following with interest the Elections your side of the Atlantic. Stay Safe Doc Great to hear from you. Cheers Gerry👍
I was just thinking this. Cool to know someone else is already doing it. How well do they hold together ? Would be nice if they stuck together long term so you could make a load and then store them. I wonder if there is a binding agent of sorts you could use to improve it.
Hi Mike. There are lots of restaurants that need it taken away but you need to take in bulk. Waste motor oil is not as green but in a pinch can work just as well. Cheers Gerry 👍
I love your channel Gerry.. a combination of knowledge, humour and quirky plus a ton of skill and creativity. "Oh ssit, that's a typical Irishman right?"
Thanks for the flowers 😜 Not sure I'm typical and most likely on the cusp of being driven away with the lads in the white coats for an indefinite stay somewhere padded. TH-cam promote the burner videos but the paragliding and paramotoring stuff is not so popular. I posted a video a few days ago to my other channel. th-cam.com/video/CnzahRiqdz4/w-d-xo.html Thanks for commenting bicano_magic must show your comment to my wife 😜 She has other terms for my creative and skills . Cheers Gerry
@@GerrysDiy BTW> I'm also into paragliding and that's how I found you. But your 'other' skills is what made keep a tight hold of your channel. Seriously, tell your wife that there ARE people out there that really appreciate your type of channels and the efforts that goes into them. Even those of us in Sydney, Australia!!!!
good Idea. I have a huge metal tub in which I can mix dry wood chips with used oil. Fill bags and away we go into my outside boiler. Testing mixture ratios then. Thank you for the simplicity.
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If your in a Rural area this would be fine. In my neighborhood, people are burning pressure treated wood, green wood, leaves, garbage, plastic. You have to close the Windows or your whole house will smell. Most people are clueless, when it comes to burning things. I think your method is pretty good.
Hi. Where I live is very rural. You can see that in my paramotor videos where I take off from the field in front of the house. th-cam.com/video/GekmNBKY2S4/w-d-xo.html Definitely would not suggest this for a housing estate. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍
@@indyrock8148 That was my first thought. My second thought was, "how long is this going to take, and what are the real costs when I factor in the value of my time."
Tip: Toilet paper support roll. One way or another every house has them as left over, or in other words garbage. Stuff them with oily sawdust, compress with a piece of wood. Had more sawdust as needed, compress. That's it, simple, easy, dirty cheap, as in FREE! The size makes them quite handy and practical to use in a wood stove. BTW it's totally worth to use a metal pipe as an outer sleeve. To support them while filling up. Makes the entire operation way easier. ;-) Curiously, I do have an hydraulic press near the area where I fill up the rolls. I can assure it's neither needed or worth the effort to try and compress them to a high degree. Waste to much time it's a diminishing return! So compress with a piece of wood by hand. That's good enough and fast. Cheers all
This is an excellent use of by products from your daily life . I applaud your innovative way to put what most consider waste into a fuel sorce for heat energy . Great way to recycle your waste .
Have you ever tried making sawdust/shredded paper bricks? you pretty much just add the two together till they make a slurry then compress as much water out of it as you can, and let them dry. They burn for a good long time almost like a piece of wood, which is guess they kinda are since paper is just wood pulp and glue, and sawdust compression would just make a log essentially.
You can also put this mixture into a water/newspaper slurry, then either press bricks or put inside dry newspaper, and roll logs. Mix in a cheap bottle of white glue (Elmers) to help.
I go to the local industrial estate where I have a endless supply of used Truck tyres that Ichop in to 14 inch blocks. The heat out put is unbelievable
Very nice, I use brown paper feed bags, sawdust used motor oil Run it pretty hot, everything will stay clean, I just use the mix to start the fire, then cordwood after starting but only in the workshop, since it does smeal so I don't use in the house.
Hi mate, could you try something for me? You can force the oil to polymerize using a siccative ? Its commonly used to revamp old oil based paints that have gone out of date and wont dry, its the drying agent for oil based paints. It basically forces the oil to oxidize and polymerize and thus harden. So in theory you could make solid chunks of oil and sawdust and a splash of siccative = DIY waste oil and sawdust logs. My idea would be to mix the oil and siccative, then add the sawdust, and then compress them in a tube, wait for them to dry, then push them out the metal tube to get your logs. I've done a bit of research this evening, some siccatives are toxic. From a quick google I think terebene or Kreidezeit Siccative is ~OK~ to burn and relatively cheap. There is no info out there on the effect they have on veggie oil so it would be trail and error to get the right amount to use for correct drying.
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Not every oil polymerizes even at the presence of a siccative. Sunflower seed oil is ok and very good is of course linseed oil. The last isn't used for cooking.
Interesting thought, with regard to hardening oils (e.g., walnut oil, Tung oil, flax seed (linseed) oil and vegetable oils). Of course, it will not work with non-hardening oils, like motor oil or mineral oil.
Allright Gerry ya got me into some hot water with the wife. I made this formula up and put into some old plastic bags that came from the market. And I must say that they kept the shop nice and warm. But that isn't all that got warm. My wife was a bit hotter than the barrel stove. She found out that I used the kitchen mixer to make them. I almost got hurt really bad. I ended up having to go to town and buy her a new mixer. But this isn't the first time she go hot over me using the food mixer. I also had mixed some water base paint that was white. I thought I had cleaned the beaters real good but she spotted a tiny speck on the beaters and said nothing. So that night we had a nice meal of fried chicken, corn on the cob, fresh picked peas, and mashed potatoes. BUT she mashed them with the mixer I had used and didn't wash it. Ya know I wondered why she didn't want any potatoes. LOL This time I bought her a new one and put the old mixer in my shop. Man let me tell you that women have a mean streak in them. But the plastic bags work very well and they like the paper burn completely up. Gerry have a great day sent from Florida...
Dave ... been there, done that. Buy al old mixer (and other stuff) at garage sales for use in the shop. You'd be amazed at what you can get for pennies on the dollar. Been in my home for 45 years and never bought a new mower, shovel, electric heater, or garden hose. I did buy a new extension cord at one point, but I have learned better!
I agree, good to see you burning stuff up again. Here in Canada iv already had my stove going a few times. I copied one of your waste oil stoves. It works amazing. Heat my drafty shed for free. Thanks.
Hi Robert Great to hear that you got your stove working and you are managing to stay warm. Weather here is nuts at the moment 12 degrees and wet. I was talking to a friend in Canada who said it was -5 and snowing hard. No fun being cold. Thanks for commenting Robert Much appreciated Cheers Gerry👍
I burned just about everything that would safely - junk mail, leftover food that was too old to eat, cardboard boxes, etc. I just mixed it in with my firewood at a low ratio.
Exactly what I do. Everyone saves just about everything burnable. Work too. Usually cardboard, wood furniture etc I once heated my house for an entire weekend with old socks and another weekend with old mail people wanted destroyed. May just get paper plates and cups and save on the washing , haha
Why?? That os releasing carbon to atmosphere! Trees and plants take way longer to store that carbon in celulose than you to burn it to heat your places.
This is a very good idea. Thanks for sharing. I use compressed sawdust pellets as kitty litter, and it results in sacks of waste sawdust when they pee on it, I was trying to find a good use for it. I'll try this.
Wow. It really amazes me where these diy guys get their ideas. Burning impregnatef wood and motor oil in stowe. One thing, that wood and oil mixuture is burning far more hotter than regular logs, you will burn hole in your stowe, it is like a blowtorch. Second, someone already mentioned toxic gases.
Hello from New England Gerry! Were watching more of this as we hear about electricity and oil being rationed in CT. Were gona need these tips and tricks. Thank you for your service man!
Great vid Gerry, been doing the same with motor oil, I stuff the mix in a used milk carton and bang it down a bit with a piece of lumber. Cheers from Canada
Hi Madd Macc. Great to hear from Canada, hope it's not to cold there yet. 15 degrees c here tomorrow so wont be cold working in the shed. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry👍
Teaching people to burn dirty used motor oil in a stove is a dangerous thing to do,. Oil stoves use filtered oil and burn extremely hot. Your adding creosote to your chimney and telling others to do the same.. brilliant plan. Let's start chimney fires because your to cheap to buy proper fire wood.
Good replies, however, when “ we “ add additional air, the combustion is more complete, if you check the vids , it’s shown that 1. The stove burns ver very hot and 2. There is no smoke. I personally am a veteran mechanic and know that more air is better, ( super charger ) and I use an additional blower to add more air, so little to no smoke and my chimney pipe is still clean after 2 years of burning motor oil. Cheers from Canada
I use to pour oil on wood or sawdust to make it light faster. But, it really smells. I guess somebody could use the oil to burn, but i don't think it is good for the stove.
@@MrGigi-dz9cv ... I have a friend who heats his shop with a stove. Lights the morning fire with some kindling and one log then sets a drip tube with a valve to feed a few drops of waste oil on top of the log every minute. The oil is gravity fed from a bucket on a shelf. The chimney is always a light white ash and no noticeable odor while burning. The drip tube is a piece of automotive steel brake line into the fire box. He said it lasts a few seasons before the end burns off enough to need replacing. ($2)
I use milk cartons. Good idea with the used oil. Have been thinking what to do with it other than impregnate wooden fence posts and maybe for garden oil lamps.
Hi Gary. I have other burners in the playlist that work on pure oil and can run with forced air and some that run normally aspirated. I have a stove based on a smudge pot and it makes a ton of heat and can glow the flue pipe bright orange. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍
I do something similar on a smaller scale just for fire starters. The great thing about oil even using small amounts is it burns long enough to get decent size logs going. Once the fire is started you can just keep it going with wood then.
I walked past your house the other evening and overheard two women comment "That eejit is always cooking chips" they were standing down wind of your chimney
Good to see a fire video again Gerry, still trying to perfect my oil drip. It works good but still needs a small blower, just can't seem to get it done with a normal draft. Cheers from a Michigan plumber.
Hi Michael. Sorry for the delay. The channel has gone nut with over 200 k views in the last 28 days. The stove that I am using now has not been modded yet for waste oil but will be in the next few days. There might be some little nugget that might help your stove. Michigan is in the news alot lately. Lansing is the State capital is all I know and I can pick it out on a blank map. Will have to learn more info of the States of America and a few other countries as I get quite a few shout outs which I love. Stay safe Michael and thanks for commenting Really appreciated. Cheers Gerry 👍
Does the motor oil give off a nasty smell when burning? Would it guk up the chimney moreso than the vegetable oil with time? I already know about it's negative effects on our ozone but when you gotta keep warm in those cold Canadian winters and that's helping lower costs then, it is what it is.
Curious if you can compress into bricks? The family used to have an oil fryer, so lots of waste oil, and I do a lot of wood working, so this applies to me.
great instructions and ideas. The build and suggestions were spot on. thank you!!! dont worry about the comments by the insecure Narcissistic animals...those kind have a need to find anything they can to dismantle all your hard work in order to make themselves feel smarter than everybody else. great work, video, subscribed and glad to find your channel. thanks again!
Way to use up some free leftovers!👍🏼 Have you used any of those heat powered stove-top radiator fans? I hear they’re supposed to help distribute heat way more efficiently but I’ve never owned one
I have one. It work reasonably well. It's silent and discreet and wasn't expensive. By no means can it be compared, in terms of power/air flow with the mains connected fan. I had in there on previous years. But on the other hand it's self regulated, work totally unattended, don't consume external power, etc. Nobody as to go there to turn it On or Off and so on. That alone makes it totally worth. Cheers
When I was a kid, I would get the sticks cut from yard work, bundle them together, leave them to dry, then burn them later. They release their energy quickly though, so they're a bit more fun then practical but it's making use of them.
I use my waste oil as chainsaw bar oil to cut my fire wood. A gallon of bar oil is like 20$ these days and I use a couple gallons each year. I still have more much more waste oil that I’m looking for ideas for its use. Thanks
Great idea, thinking I could use wast motor oil in the same way as you did and also make a brick press up to compress the saw dust and oil mixture into burn able bricks.
My father once told me about a friend of his many years ago when people used coal that his friend ran out of coal so used cut up car tyres! Said you couldn’t put your hand on the chimney wall as it was red hot!!!
@@daviddarke7649 The title doesn't mention the heat is from burning it in a stove either but that's the energy transfer method he does with it. How are you mislead by this title? Video is about how to get heat for free with those ingredients, and then the content goes on to show you how to get heat for free with those ingredients...
@@daviddarke7649, the title doesn't mention a vacuum cleaner, a bucket, a stirring tool, a paper bag, a wood burning stove, an ignition source, or a small amount of common sense either. I can see why someone like yourself would feel misled.
Grateful to have found your channel today! I look forward to showing your work to my male counterpart. He's gonna get really excited to see your stoves! God bless you for sharing this knowledge with us! Cheers from NE Washington, USA. 🍻👍🌞
Hi Mark. I have some waste oil videos on making a burner but I will be converting this one to run on waste oil very shortly. Just had a look at a Franklin stove. They look really well built but as it's an open stove I'm not sure of your best path. Thanks for commencing Great to hear from Missouri Cheers Gerry👍
Hi Gerry, Thanks for the video and the handy tip. I was wondering if the old veg oil was from your own use or if you source it locally. I would think that it would be hard to source because of thrifty people burning it in converted diesel vehicles. Just my thought, no real evidence behind it. -mike
Hi goptools. It was just from my own kitchen. Sometimes I can get it but it is collected from the businesses in bulk. I need to make some changes to this stove to get it running on waste oil very soon. More build videos too. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry👍
I am allways greatfull to see people using the brain God gave them .. This is what our ancestors did .. You can also make oil lite's / candle's You can use lard for the same reasons (you can make damp wood burn with lard or oil as well .. Thank you for sharing 😍 P.S. if you use these two items for lite put them in a fire place because they smoke and will make your walls black ... Seriously !
Hi Dave. This is just a simple little video but it seems to be getting popular. Thanks for commenting Dave hope all is well at your end. Will be doing a live stream this week. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍
I've done something like this many years ago but smaller scale. Get a wide metal coffee can, put in some vents a few inches from the bottom. Put in a mixture of saw dust and used vegetable oil and left over grease (below the level of your vent holes). Done. Lights easy. Burns a long time (you can put it out and relight it) and it's portable.
@@rpgcinema7916 Might be worth a try. You have to cover it starve it of air to put it out as once it's going, it's going. The saw dust is the 'wick' and it burns pretty hot. Back when I did this, I'd put it out and start it back up. Seems to last a long time. I've made things soup and eggs. Note: this was a long time ago _but_ I did make a 'make-shift' grill for it out of coat hangers. I have no doubt it could be improved upon _but_ my dad had a workshop with tons of sawdust and my mother would pour used frying oil and bacon grease into bottles and I'd use that and it worked great (and smelled like bacon sometimes).
@@JamesJones-mg3ts I'm going to try it with sawdust and wood shavings. I'm also going to try it inside a bigger tin can, the way people put buddy burners inside a hobo stove. When I go camping the rain hits halfway through and soaks my firewood, so bringing along a bottle of oil would solve that problem. I've also researched other solutions, like mixing aluminum powder with lye to form a flameless MRE heating pack, or just buying a camp stove.
Hi gerry, have tried this and found toilet and kitchen roll cardboard tubes work really well cheers. Hoping to get back to ross soon to build a mk2 propane w.o burner to heat the cottage👍
Hey Gerry! Interesting idea but I'm curious what the motivation to burn the oil is vs. collecting and recycling? For the effort and time it takes to burn the oil, you could easily burn firewood or wood scraps from the shop. It's fairly common in our area to have massive local dump bins, where at the same time you can recycle your containers. Don't get my wrong I love burning stuff! Appreciate your time - Cheers!
Just a suggestion with an empty container pour about 350 ml of veg. Oil to coat the bottom then add sawdust waist and pour the rest on top mix when it is half full and do again with the remainder sawdust mix again till everything is mixed and ready to burn.
🔥 Check out my Simple to Build Tin Can Waste oil Burner th-cam.com/video/hw3v2gN_sLk/w-d-xo.html Cheers Gerry 👍
Warn people for Dust explosions, that amount of sawdust can blow the whole place up...
Rom good to warn, but he says it will not. The particles that would ignite are now bound to the oil I guess.
@@aschwinwesselius that’s true but if someone doesn’t add enough oil or chucks the last bit of sawdust into the fire.... try a pinch of milk powder on a candle ( try outside)....spectacular but light up your whole place
i want one of these in my living room is there plans or can i buy one ready to go and make chimmey out a window
To light my woodstove/ heater, I use corkstoppers from wine bottles soaked in denatured alcohol for some time in a big glass canning vessel. Works wonderfull and only use one a time. I collect them at home, inlaws, friends and local restaurant. I hope it helps others too.
Just a suggestion. Carpet shops get rid off long thick cardboard tubes that carpet and vinyl flooring comes wrapped in. Perhaps get them and cut into log lengths and pack them with sawdust and oil
Hi Naughty Goat Farm. I know the tubes you are talking about. Seems like a great suggestion and certainly worth a go. You might see this soon on the channel. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry👍
Toilet paper tubes too
Could also stuff the tubes with paper that is mixed with water and some kind of dish/body/laundry soap or detergent as well, maybe even add saw dust.
Great idea
For years I have been making fire lighters from waste material. the ecos will hate me but....I use toilet roll card inserts and hand crimp the end over then fill with sawdust or other material crimp the other end then immerse in old oil of any kind for a week. Then take out and leave to drain for a few weeks. The oil is then dry and these will light our wood burner with ease. As the only alternative is commercial fire lighters I do try to feel less guilty of pollution.
Worked on a ranch 20 years ago that used this as a fire starter. Amazing stuff. Listen to the man when he says to make sure theres no petrol in there!
There was petrol in first used container and also in news papers used as 2nd container.
you think people would cook their chips in gasoline?
Speaking as a retired firefighter, you should include a caveat that explains the negative effects that this could have on brick and mortar flues, as well as those that are not up to or may never get to an operating temperature that will keep the combustible material from condensing in the flue. Also worth noting would be that your flue should be cleaned at least annually, more often if overly rich or if unconsumed deposits accumulate inside of it.
Speaking as a fellow that also likes to be self sufficient and looks for ways to waste less material, this is a great way to keep a workspace heated. +1 subscriber for you, look forward to seeing more ! Great days to you !
Fire fighters think EVERYTHING is dangerous and needs a regulation by firefighters so they can make money on it. If it was up to fire fighters, they would put regulations on putting your pants on in the morning and should be inspected by 9 people and required 3 permits.
@@jamesoncross7494- Fireguys don't run shit bro... municipalities or districts have everything written in bylaws.
LOL, the title of this video CLEARLY stated it's about burning saw dust for heat. It did not say it is about wood stove safety. You can get that info from other videos that titled wood stove safety.
@@psyamok3735- That's exactly why there should be a caveat !
Not all people are of the obvious intelligence that you possess.
@@TheCanadianBubba I had a question about spontaneous combustion of this concoction. Where you aren’t supposed to leave oil-soaked rags sitting because of spontaneous combustion, wouldn’t oil-soaked sawdust create the same danger?
A local woman’s new house burned flat right in the center of our small town (less than a mile from the fire station) and the investigation revealed the fire started in a can of oil-soaked rags. When they sit they generate heat and spontaneously combust.
Thanks gerry for sharing what an awesome video I'm almost 50 years old and no one has ever shared information like this with me. Have a good day sir wherever you are in the world
You could do the same thing with saw dust and shredded newspapers and water. Just shred up the newspapers and place in a 5 gallon of water for a few days, stirring twice daily. Drain off the water, add the saw dust and mix thoroughly. Make it into any form of design that you want. I have a press that makes bricks. Or use toilet paper or paper towels tubes as a mold as well. Let dry in the shade for a couple or weeks or until dried. IT WORKS.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. The world needs men like you with your benevolence and community spirit. Bless you.
I'm gonna give it a try.
Also I was a chimney sweep for a number of years and learned that if you burn a fire too low, slow and cold, you will develop serious stage 4 creosote buildup in your chimney, liner or flue in no time. That's even if you're burning seasoned cord wood only.
Always burn a hot fire producing a light, fine Grey ash.
That goes for even the best modern company made stoves with smooth wall stainless steel liners.🔥🔥
"How much do you get out of it? It depends on how much you put in!" ....Brilliant...
Gerry, the king of waste oil burners. Now the king of sawdust and oil heaters. Wonderful video work!
Thanks so much. Hopefully the people in Europe will watch this video before winter.
this stove design could benefit from 3 things: 1) some secondary burn air tubes 2) some masonry around it to act as thermal storage 3) a source of outside air. that roar of air going up the chimney is matched by an equal amount of cold air being pulled into the space.
Gerry, thanks for the tip. Here is one for you. A box fan works well to push air past the wood stove to really heat the shop up. I've tried to burn sawdust before without much luck. Thanks for the tip again. I will use this.
Thanks for the info! Dave. Have used a car radiator fan in the past but it is not as tidy as a box fan. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry
@@GerrysDiy I believe that another channel, myfordboy, has a series on his building a Stirling engine fan which uses the stove heat to run the fan. While a lot of people won't have the necessary tools and skills to duplicate his work, it might be worth checking out.
Get an old cardboard carpet roll , your local carpet shop will gladly give u them, cut them into 6 /8 inch lengths
Fill them up with chips or sawdust ( close one end of course ! With a scrunched up newspaper or whatever , pour the cooking oil in the other end and jam a paper into the end leave if couple days to settle and bobs yir anti ! You’ve made a 2lb fire log that will burn for an hour
This is exactly what I do. The longer the oil has time to soak, the better👍🏻
@Doug K greetings. 2 Indiana Doug’s now, watch out😂
I bet packing empty paper towel tubes with a dowel would make a nice yule log! Thanks for sharing, super informative.
Thank you for sharing. I think what you've come up with might also be a way to reduce smoke from burning wood and leaves. The inverted dog food can directs heated air into the base of the flame for a more complete burn.
old timers in my area told me how they had a metal container of used motor oil with a tube fed into their wood stoves. just a slow drip. to supplement their wood burning. just a little bit goes a long way. i never thought of using vegetable oil. anything that will burn makes heat. nice.
Good to see you back playing with fire Gerry (: Missed you mate!
I used to have a Pot belly stove about 35 years ago and used to go to the cabinet maker and get heaps of sawdust he was glad to give as much as I could use away
All I did was get a fire going in the PBS then just load it up with sawdust and I could get it glowing white hot if I wanted to very easily but mostly kept it at a red hot.
I didn't think of using oil at the time and it didn't really need it
But I could see that idea of oil and Sawdust being used in one of those paper brick maker things you wouldn't have the drying time of using water and newspapers before you could use them either
I still have one of those machines in my shed I will have to find it.
We have just come out of winter this way (Western Australia) but during winter my mate gave me a Kent slow combustion stove,flue and all for free
They brought it about 20 years ago just before there first child was born, Chrysanthia didn't like the idea of a wood burning stove and a child being near each other so after spending 2000 $ + install costs and about 1 month of use it ended up going into his father's garage for storage for 20 years
And then given to me a couple of months back!
Basically brand new I can't wait to find someone pro to install it for me before next winter,in my bedroom
(20ft x 15 feet) I will probably only need kindling fires to heat the room!
Am very seriously adding your oil drip feed system to it for alternative / hybrid fuel use
Have you considered making a oil rocket stove like this bloke from Little Aussie Rockets does?
He has been experimenting with vortex flames and incorporating a water jacket to heat water as well as cooking on it
anyway Gerry glad to see you back again
Tony from Western Australia
How are ye Tony. Great to hear from you. Getting shout outs from all over the world which is great. You're over the winter there in Oz and we are just heading into it here in Ireland. Frost on the grass this morning and it's great to be able to get the shed warm for free. The new stove will be running on both Oil and solid fuel soon and I have another heating system in the shed I will be showing next week. Great bit of luck to get a 20 year old New stove. I will have a look at the rocket stove a little later this evening. Stay safe Tony and thanks for taking the time to comment Really great. Cheers Gerry👍
@@GerrysDiy it must have been synchronicity Gerry, I was only thinking of "it's been a long time since we last heard from Gerry I usually do a run through of my favorite subscripted TH-cam channels every week or so if I haven't heard from them in a while I checked you out the day before you posted this video out, then the next day, I get the notification that you have posted a new video
I do like the look of this new heater that you have made I thought it was a Shop brought one at first (:
We don't get snow here in winter but where I live I do get plenty of Frost, I can't wait to actually be warm next winter but boy getting the stove out of the back of my Hi-ace Van on my own and moving it onto the back veranda was a effort it must weigh over 100kg at least I'm toying of getting it inside to my bedroom to have it ready to install might prove to much for me,
But being able to cook on top of it next winter will be a good incentive.
I an thinking of putting a coil of 3/4 inche copper pipe in the flu to try and link the water into the inlet water of my bosch gas HWS as a pre warmer or run a separate pipe to the sink which is through the wall about 8 feet away but am not sure how to get it working without a storage tank?
have you got any ideas of insulation in the shed yet?
A Free heat source is one part but the longer you can keep that heat around the more comfortable you will be, winter and summer.
I'm looking forward to a winter your way, summer this way of good ideas Gerry
Please be safe from covid and the world in general
Tony from Western Australia.
Excellent. Get rid of two wastes and stay warm too.
I have made several stoves out of steel drums i love these
Hi Donald. They last really well and convert really easily. This stove can easily heat my shed without getting red hot. No problem to make it glow if I want 😜 Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍
thank you very much hope you are staying warm there, Angela usa Montana
Brown paper sandwich bags work well for holding the oil-soaked sawdust. The bag material will absorb some of the oil, but won't break down. Cut the bottom out of an empty can that will fit inside the bag. Use the can as a scoop/funnel to easily fill the bag, leaving room at the top to double fold the bag for storage/burning. 100 bags for $4 at Fred Meyer's. Many restaurants almost beg you to come get their used fryer oil.
True about the waste oil, my dad drove 300k miles fishing around the UK fueling his car on filtered oil from chippies on the way 😂
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2@@BrownBabyJesus £300 thousand miles I smell bullshit.
@@peterdavidchessell5952well it depends how long he ditld it.. Over 10 years i could see it being quote true
Greatly appreciate the oh so easy to-do tip! I'm off grid & this will be good project. Maybe ask our only restaurant to pour their used fry oil into my 5gal buckets for me to pick up...ask neighbors who cut lots of wood let me & my grands rake it up into truck bed & voila, a good chore for grandsons to help me with. Winters are 9mo long here & I'm in my 70s. Having a stockpile of these will help when too much snow or rain for me go outsidebring in more kindling & wood.
Great to see you again Gerry. I mix veggie oil or waste motor oil with saw dust, (I learned from you), and press it through a section of pipe, with my 20 ton shop press or 22 ton wood splitter. I use the small ones for firestarters in the house, and the large ones go in my barrel heater in the shed.
Cheers!
Doc
Hi Martin. Great that you can hydraulically compress them. Haven't tried it myself yet. Have been following with interest the Elections your side of the Atlantic. Stay Safe Doc Great to hear from you. Cheers Gerry👍
@@GerrysDiy just a heads up, it doesn't take much oil when pressed hydraulically. Keep a catch pan under.
I was just thinking this. Cool to know someone else is already doing it. How well do they hold together ? Would be nice if they stuck together long term so you could make a load and then store them. I wonder if there is a binding agent of sorts you could use to improve it.
@@ratgreen they don't stick together very well. I've seen videos that apply alot of heat and pressure to make "bricks", but I'm not that experienced.
@@ratgreen I'm also trying leaves. They hold together a little better but I don't add oil.
Good idea, I'll give it a shot!
I have plenty of waste oil to get rid of, now all I need to do is find some sawdust.
Thanks for this tip Gerry, but the best tip would be telling us where you get the FREE vegetable oil?! Cheers
Hi Mike. There are lots of restaurants that need it taken away but you need to take in bulk. Waste motor oil is not as green but in a pinch can work just as well. Cheers Gerry 👍
He was using used vegetable oil. Save your oil from cooking and frying...
Try making bricks with a hydraulic press for fire 🔥
i have burnt used motor oil this way for 20 years, with a brick and mortar flue... i am warm and saved lots of money, its a win win..
I love your channel Gerry.. a combination of knowledge, humour and quirky plus a ton of skill and creativity. "Oh ssit, that's a typical Irishman right?"
Thanks for the flowers 😜 Not sure I'm typical and most likely on the cusp of being driven away with the lads in the white coats for an indefinite stay somewhere padded. TH-cam promote the burner videos but the paragliding and paramotoring stuff is not so popular. I posted a video a few days ago to my other channel. th-cam.com/video/CnzahRiqdz4/w-d-xo.html Thanks for commenting bicano_magic must show your comment to my wife 😜 She has other terms for my creative and skills . Cheers Gerry
@@GerrysDiy BTW> I'm also into paragliding and that's how I found you. But your 'other' skills is what made keep a tight hold of your channel.
Seriously, tell your wife that there ARE people out there that really appreciate your type of channels and the efforts that goes into them. Even those of us in Sydney, Australia!!!!
good Idea.
I have a huge metal tub in which I can mix dry wood chips with used oil. Fill bags and away we go into my outside boiler.
Testing mixture ratios then.
Thank you for the simplicity.
“I love the smell of MDF dust burning in the morning. It smells like victory.”
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@@tMatt5M UREA formaldehyde, no less.
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The main concern regarding the health risks of MDF is the use of urea-formaldehyde adhesives as the bonding agent during the creation of the panels. Formaldehyde has been thought to have cancer risks. While MDF dust can cause nose and eye irritation, this is also true for every other dust.
If your in a Rural area this would be fine.
In my neighborhood, people are burning pressure treated wood, green wood, leaves, garbage, plastic. You have to close the Windows or your whole house will smell.
Most people are clueless, when it comes to burning things.
I think your method is pretty good.
Hi. Where I live is very rural. You can see that in my paramotor videos where I take off from the field in front of the house. th-cam.com/video/GekmNBKY2S4/w-d-xo.html Definitely would not suggest this for a housing estate. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍
Should make cakes out of them that are highly compressed so they burn slower.
Yeah like use a hydraulic press and a die
@@indyrock8148 That was my first thought. My second thought was, "how long is this going to take, and what are the real costs when I factor in the value of my time."
Tip: Toilet paper support roll. One way or another every house has them as left over, or in other words garbage. Stuff them with oily sawdust, compress with a piece of wood. Had more sawdust as needed, compress.
That's it, simple, easy, dirty cheap, as in FREE! The size makes them quite handy and practical to use in a wood stove.
BTW it's totally worth to use a metal pipe as an outer sleeve. To support them while filling up. Makes the entire operation way easier. ;-)
Curiously, I do have an hydraulic press near the area where I fill up the rolls. I can assure it's neither needed or worth the effort to try and compress them to a high degree. Waste to much time it's a diminishing return! So compress with a piece of wood by hand. That's good enough and fast.
Cheers all
just don't use the wife's bread pan! She might bap you over the head with her rolling pin!
@@crpth1 exactly what I do and burns nicely
Fantastic idea! Now I can use my waste mechanic oil.
This is a great idea! Do you think you can mix the oil with pine straw? Or other dry plant material like mulched twigs and / or leaves?
This is an excellent use of by products from your daily life . I applaud your innovative way to put what most consider waste into a fuel sorce for heat energy . Great way to recycle your waste .
Love your heating videos Gerry. Looking forward to seeing your next builds.
More to come! Glen Thanks 👍
Have you ever tried making sawdust/shredded paper bricks? you pretty much just add the two together till they make a slurry then compress as much water out of it as you can, and let them dry.
They burn for a good long time almost like a piece of wood, which is guess they kinda are since paper is just wood pulp and glue, and sawdust compression would just make a log essentially.
Hi Gerry..Watching you again and enjoying your videos, also you have a wonderful Irish accent that take me back to the old country
You can also put this mixture into a water/newspaper slurry, then
either press bricks or put inside dry newspaper, and roll logs.
Mix in a cheap bottle of white glue (Elmers) to help.
Hi HUBBABUBBA DROOPYDOOP Thanks for the suggestion. I think that would work very well indeed. Cheers Gerry👍
The places you see some guys...
@@TheCanadianBubba I'm all over like dogshit :)
Love this guys laughter and confidence. Good job👍👍👍
I go to the local industrial estate where I have a endless supply of used Truck tyres that Ichop in to 14 inch blocks. The heat out put is unbelievable
Full environment contamination
Made some up, it warmed up, but winter is coming. I stored it milk cartons. Stores nicely and the oil does not leak out. Input welcome
Hi Nobackhands. I used tetrapack cartons before here's a link th-cam.com/video/WVhS8cnK15U/w-d-xo.html Cheers Gerry 👍
and the town with a lovely fish and chips smell.
Very nice,
I use brown paper feed bags,
sawdust
used motor oil
Run it pretty hot, everything will stay clean,
I just use the mix to start the fire, then cordwood after starting
but only in the workshop, since it does smeal so I don't use in the house.
Great video as usual Gerry, could you look into secondary burn please. As in burning the gas in the smoke before it leaves the stove. Thank you
i do that with my rocket stove
Hi Brett. Will do.👍 Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry
Yes that would make us a lot more content with the waste oil use and all
I’ve made newspaper logs. You might want to press them into bricks, they’ll burn longer and you can stack them.
Hi mate, could you try something for me? You can force the oil to polymerize using a siccative ? Its commonly used to revamp old oil based paints that have gone out of date and wont dry, its the drying agent for oil based paints. It basically forces the oil to oxidize and polymerize and thus harden. So in theory you could make solid chunks of oil and sawdust and a splash of siccative = DIY waste oil and sawdust logs. My idea would be to mix the oil and siccative, then add the sawdust, and then compress them in a tube, wait for them to dry, then push them out the metal tube to get your logs. I've done a bit of research this evening, some siccatives are toxic. From a quick google I think terebene or Kreidezeit Siccative is ~OK~ to burn and relatively cheap. There is no info out there on the effect they have on veggie oil so it would be trail and error to get the right amount to use for correct drying.
Not every oil polymerizes even at the presence of a siccative. Sunflower seed oil is ok and very good is of course linseed oil. The last isn't used for cooking.
Interesting thought, with regard to hardening oils (e.g., walnut oil, Tung oil, flax seed (linseed) oil and vegetable oils). Of course, it will not work with non-hardening oils, like motor oil or mineral oil.
Thank you for your information! Btw love your accent!
Allright Gerry ya got me into some hot water with the wife. I made this formula up and put into some old plastic bags that came from the market. And I must say that they kept the shop nice and warm. But that isn't all that got warm. My wife was a bit hotter than the barrel stove. She found out that I used the kitchen mixer to make them. I almost got hurt really bad. I ended up having to go to town and buy her a new mixer. But this isn't the first time she go hot over me using the food mixer. I also had mixed some water base paint that was white. I thought I had cleaned the beaters real good but she spotted a tiny speck on the beaters and said nothing. So that night we had a nice meal of fried chicken, corn on the cob, fresh picked peas, and mashed potatoes. BUT she mashed them with the mixer I had used and didn't wash it. Ya know I wondered why she didn't want any potatoes. LOL This time I bought her a new one and put the old mixer in my shop.
Man let me tell you that women have a mean streak in them.
But the plastic bags work very well and they like the paper burn completely up. Gerry have a great day sent from Florida...
Dave ... been there, done that. Buy al old mixer (and other stuff) at garage sales for use in the shop. You'd be amazed at what you can get for pennies on the dollar. Been in my home for 45 years and never bought a new mower, shovel, electric heater, or garden hose. I did buy a new extension cord at one point, but I have learned better!
My wife could have been a private investigator.
I agree, good to see you burning stuff up again. Here in Canada iv already had my stove going a few times. I copied one of your waste oil stoves. It works amazing. Heat my drafty shed for free. Thanks.
Hi Robert Great to hear that you got your stove working and you are managing to stay warm. Weather here is nuts at the moment 12 degrees and wet. I was talking to a friend in Canada who said it was -5 and snowing hard. No fun being cold. Thanks for commenting Robert Much appreciated Cheers Gerry👍
I burned just about everything that would safely - junk mail, leftover food that was too old to eat, cardboard boxes, etc. I just mixed it in with my firewood at a low ratio.
Exactly what I do.
Everyone saves just about everything burnable. Work too. Usually cardboard, wood furniture etc
I once heated my house for an entire weekend with old socks and another weekend with old mail people wanted destroyed.
May just get paper plates and cups and save on the washing , haha
Why?? That os releasing carbon to atmosphere! Trees and plants take way longer to store that carbon in celulose than you to burn it to heat your places.
This is a very good idea. Thanks for sharing.
I use compressed sawdust pellets as kitty litter, and it results in sacks of waste sawdust when they pee on it, I was trying to find a good use for it.
I'll try this.
Yep I was thinking the same thing
Wow. It really amazes me where these diy guys get their ideas. Burning impregnatef wood and motor oil in stowe. One thing, that wood and oil mixuture is burning far more hotter than regular logs, you will burn hole in your stowe, it is like a blowtorch. Second, someone already mentioned toxic gases.
Hello from New England Gerry! Were watching more of this as we hear about electricity and oil being rationed in CT. Were gona need these tips and tricks. Thank you for your service man!
Great vid Gerry, been doing the same with motor oil, I stuff the mix in a used milk carton and bang it down a bit with a piece of lumber. Cheers from Canada
Hi Madd Macc. Great to hear from Canada, hope it's not to cold there yet. 15 degrees c here tomorrow so wont be cold working in the shed. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry👍
@@GerrysDiy -9 c , and we just got a bad snow storm, schools closed, most roads unpassable,
Teaching people to burn dirty used motor oil in a stove is a dangerous thing to do,. Oil stoves use filtered oil and burn extremely hot. Your adding creosote to your chimney and telling others to do the same.. brilliant plan. Let's start chimney fires because your to cheap to buy proper fire wood.
@@jimcurrier2166 thank you! was telling the guy the same thing.
Good replies, however, when “ we “ add additional air, the combustion is more complete, if you check the vids , it’s shown that 1. The stove burns ver very hot and 2. There is no smoke.
I personally am a veteran mechanic and know that more air is better, ( super charger ) and I use an additional blower to add more air, so little to no smoke and my chimney pipe is still clean after 2 years of burning motor oil. Cheers from Canada
This kind of thing is so interesting. I'm glad it helps you work into the heating season.
Neighbors will love the smell of fries everywhere
Seems like I could run my saw for another 30 seconds and cut another log and not have to deal with any of this drama at all.
Hate to be "that guy".
I use to pour oil on wood or sawdust to make it light faster. But, it really smells.
I guess somebody could use the oil to burn, but i don't think it is good for the stove.
@@MrGigi-dz9cv ... I have a friend who heats his shop with a stove. Lights the morning fire with some kindling and one log then sets a drip tube with a valve to feed a few drops of waste oil on top of the log every minute. The oil is gravity fed from a bucket on a shelf. The chimney is always a light white ash and no noticeable odor while burning. The drip tube is a piece of automotive steel brake line into the fire box. He said it lasts a few seasons before the end burns off enough to need replacing. ($2)
@@rupe53 How does he regulate the oil flow ?
@@rupe53 We used to have a stove that burns on diesel. But i don't know If this would burn on oil.
I use milk cartons. Good idea with the used oil. Have been thinking what to do with it other than impregnate wooden fence posts and maybe for garden oil lamps.
It's called a smug pot, we've been doing that for years in the oil field (using diesel) but never inside.
Hi Gary. I have other burners in the playlist that work on pure oil and can run with forced air and some that run normally aspirated. I have a stove based on a smudge pot and it makes a ton of heat and can glow the flue pipe bright orange. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍
I do something similar on a smaller scale just for fire starters. The great thing about oil even using small amounts is it burns long enough to get decent size logs going. Once the fire is started you can just keep it going with wood then.
Hello from Galway. Love the information you give.
Hello Galway. Thanks for commenting Great part of the country. 👍👍
I use acetone and petroleum jelly from the dollar store with saw dust for my fire starter. It works great!
I walked past your house the other evening and overheard two women comment "That eejit is always cooking chips" they were standing down wind of your chimney
Cute. LOL!
Superb, such a wonderful way to sustain an recycle oil. Much appreciated.
Love your experiments. This is how things evolve. A great idea. Thanks Gerry for sharing your idea's and knowledge.
Hello Dean. Hope thing are well with you. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Really appreciated Cheers Gerry👍
loving your stove and how genial the sawdust it makes complete sense ,t ty for sharing and looking forward to seeing how the stove was built
Good to see a fire video again Gerry, still trying to perfect my oil drip. It works good but still needs a small blower, just can't seem to get it done with a normal draft. Cheers from a Michigan plumber.
Hi Michael. Sorry for the delay. The channel has gone nut with over 200 k views in the last 28 days. The stove that I am using now has not been modded yet for waste oil but will be in the next few days. There might be some little nugget that might help your stove. Michigan is in the news alot lately. Lansing is the State capital is all I know and I can pick it out on a blank map. Will have to learn more info of the States of America and a few other countries as I get quite a few shout outs which I love. Stay safe Michael and thanks for commenting Really appreciated. Cheers Gerry 👍
Does the motor oil give off a nasty smell when burning? Would it guk up the chimney moreso than the vegetable oil with time? I already know about it's negative effects on our ozone but when you gotta keep warm in those cold Canadian winters and that's helping lower costs then, it is what it is.
Curious if you can compress into bricks?
The family used to have an oil fryer, so lots of waste oil, and I do a lot of wood working, so this applies to me.
I would look up how the commercial wood chip bricks are made, cant see it being oil holding them together
I do a similar thing except, I don't use that much oil & I pack it into milk cartons. Make them into briquets. They burn well.
great instructions and ideas. The build and suggestions were spot on. thank you!!! dont worry about the comments by the insecure Narcissistic animals...those kind have a need to find anything they can to dismantle all your hard work in order to make themselves feel smarter than everybody else. great work, video, subscribed and glad to find your channel. thanks again!
From here in the States, best of luck Dude and thanks for sharing.
Way to use up some free leftovers!👍🏼
Have you used any of those heat powered stove-top radiator fans? I hear they’re supposed to help distribute heat way more efficiently but I’ve never owned one
I have one. It work reasonably well. It's silent and discreet and wasn't expensive.
By no means can it be compared, in terms of power/air flow with the mains connected fan. I had in there on previous years.
But on the other hand it's self regulated, work totally unattended, don't consume external power, etc. Nobody as to go there to turn it On or Off and so on. That alone makes it totally worth. Cheers
Their about 30 to 50.00 on Amazon. Anything to keep electric costs down.
When I was a kid, I would get the sticks cut from yard work, bundle them together, leave them to dry, then burn them later. They release their energy quickly though, so they're a bit more fun then practical but it's making use of them.
I use my waste oil as chainsaw bar oil to cut my fire wood. A gallon of bar oil is like 20$ these days and I use a couple gallons each year.
I still have more much more waste oil that I’m looking for ideas for its use. Thanks
I thought the title was “free hat” so I clicked on it. It reminded me of that one old South Park episode. That’s it, that’s the tweet.
I like South Park Thanks for communing Cheers Gerry
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@@santiagoperez2094 Tweek? Too much pressure!
Great idea, thinking I could use wast motor oil in the same way as you did and also make a brick press up to compress the saw dust and oil mixture into burn able bricks.
My father once told me about a friend of his many years ago when people used coal that his friend ran out of coal so used cut up car tyres! Said you couldn’t put your hand on the chimney wall as it was red hot!!!
@Blue Skies I’m going back to the 50s probably!
@Blue Skies ok
Very nice . I use my wind and solar hybrid trailer and a 600 watt infrared parabolic heater and can run it for 8 mo non stop free power and heat .
Very nice! My shed is hooked up to the grid but I might put some panels on the roof later this year. Thanks for commenting Donald Cheers Gerry 👍
One way to discard use oil if you have fryer going all the time )
Hi db This works really well and there are lots of other ways to do this but had my stove red hot in minutes. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍
Great video on how to make alternative fuel.
I’m impressed with the burn stove. Can you make a video on how you made the stove?
“Free” the word used incorrectly more than any other in history.
At first I thought the same but didn't he say the oil was waste oil?
That would make this pretty free.
@@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse I have to agree with that.
Video title is a bit misleading, nowhere in the title does it mention waste oil, title is "free heat from sawdust and vegetable oil"
@@daviddarke7649 The title doesn't mention the heat is from burning it in a stove either but that's the energy transfer method he does with it. How are you mislead by this title? Video is about how to get heat for free with those ingredients, and then the content goes on to show you how to get heat for free with those ingredients...
@@daviddarke7649, the title doesn't mention a vacuum cleaner, a bucket, a stirring tool, a paper bag, a wood burning stove, an ignition source, or a small amount of common sense either. I can see why someone like yourself would feel misled.
Grateful to have found your channel today! I look forward to showing your work to my male counterpart. He's gonna get really excited to see your stoves! God bless you for sharing this knowledge with us! Cheers from NE Washington, USA. 🍻👍🌞
Thanks for commenting Much appreiated Cheers Gerry
Hi from St Louis Missouri! I have an old Franklin stove that I'd like to burn waste oil in. Any suggestions? I love your videos!
Hi Mark. I have some waste oil videos on making a burner but I will be converting this one to run on waste oil very shortly. Just had a look at a Franklin stove. They look really well built but as it's an open stove I'm not sure of your best path. Thanks for commencing Great to hear from Missouri Cheers Gerry👍
This is SO logical , what a fantastic idea.
Hi Gerry,
Thanks for the video and the handy tip. I was wondering if the old veg oil was from your own use or if you source it locally. I would think that it would be hard to source because of thrifty people burning it in converted diesel vehicles. Just my thought, no real evidence behind it.
-mike
Hi goptools. It was just from my own kitchen. Sometimes I can get it but it is collected from the businesses in bulk. I need to make some changes to this stove to get it running on waste oil very soon. More build videos too. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry👍
Since you have a wood stove have you ever used chainsaw sawdust or shaving in your wood stove?
I am allways greatfull to see people using the brain God gave them .. This is what our ancestors did .. You can also make oil lite's / candle's
You can use lard for the same reasons (you can make damp wood burn with lard or oil as well .. Thank you for sharing 😍
P.S. if you use these two items for lite put them in a fire place because they smoke and will make your walls black ... Seriously !
You could stuff paper towel rolls , toilet paper rolls , shipping tubes....
Thanks Doug good suggestion Cheers Gerry👍
Vegetable oil is to expensive to use today but waist oil is better.
great vid gerry , just what we need in these uncertain times, stay safe now
Hi Dave. This is just a simple little video but it seems to be getting popular. Thanks for commenting Dave hope all is well at your end. Will be doing a live stream this week. Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry 👍
Im glad I found your channel again.
Looks like Ireland's answer to Breaking Bad. Lol.
Hi Jungleland33. Loved your comment. Made me laugh and had my wife in stitches. 😜👍😜 Thanks for commenting Cheers Gerry ❤
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I've done something like this many years ago but smaller scale. Get a wide metal coffee can, put in some vents a few inches from the bottom. Put in a mixture of saw dust and used vegetable oil and left over grease (below the level of your vent holes). Done. Lights easy. Burns a long time (you can put it out and relight it) and it's portable.
did you try boiling water or cooking food?
@@rpgcinema7916 yes. it works
@@JamesJones-mg3ts that's great, I've been trying to figure out a way to use hobo stoves in rainy weather
@@rpgcinema7916 Might be worth a try. You have to cover it starve it of air to put it out as once it's going, it's going. The saw dust is the 'wick' and it burns pretty hot. Back when I did this, I'd put it out and start it back up. Seems to last a long time. I've made things soup and eggs. Note: this was a long time ago _but_ I did make a 'make-shift' grill for it out of coat hangers. I have no doubt it could be improved upon _but_ my dad had a workshop with tons of sawdust and my mother would pour used frying oil and bacon grease into bottles and I'd use that and it worked great (and smelled like bacon sometimes).
@@JamesJones-mg3ts I'm going to try it with sawdust and wood shavings. I'm also going to try it inside a bigger tin can, the way people put buddy burners inside a hobo stove. When I go camping the rain hits halfway through and soaks my firewood, so bringing along a bottle of oil would solve that problem. I've also researched other solutions, like mixing aluminum powder with lye to form a flameless MRE heating pack, or just buying a camp stove.
Could you substitute the sawdust with leaves ?
Probably. Shredded straw and grass can burn well
If you have paper towel barrels or empty toilet paper barrels you could pack it on their . Just a thought.great idea for sawdust or wood shavings
You could fill toilet roll centres
Great suggestion. Thanks Tuppy Brill 👍
@@GerrysDiy I was thinking brown paper lunch bags. Kids can bring them home from school after use and then use them for this. True recycling.
We use toilet roll and fill them with lint from the tumble dryer
Hi gerry, have tried this and found toilet and kitchen roll cardboard tubes work really well cheers. Hoping to get back to ross soon to build a mk2 propane w.o burner to heat the cottage👍
Hey Gerry! Interesting idea but I'm curious what the motivation to burn the oil is vs. collecting and recycling? For the effort and time it takes to burn the oil, you could easily burn firewood or wood scraps from the shop. It's fairly common in our area to have massive local dump bins, where at the same time you can recycle your containers. Don't get my wrong I love burning stuff! Appreciate your time - Cheers!
Veg oil is over 3 bucks a gallon!
Good for carpenters that have lots of saw dust though.
Just a suggestion with an empty container pour about 350 ml of veg. Oil to coat the bottom then add sawdust waist and pour the rest on top mix when it is half full and do again with the remainder sawdust mix again till everything is mixed and ready to burn.
Never burn pressure treated wood in anything, anywhere.
Why?
Do tell
Please explain , thanks .
Because the wood is treated with highly toxic chemicals that one would not want to breath
HERE IS WHY !
Burning treaded wood release ARSENIC in the air.