What a great use for an old can. It's nice to have options for heat and cooking if the power goes out...or is taken away from us! And newspaper knots...who knew! Thanks for sharing your projects. I always learn something. And I love the back patio area and the color too. Looks pretty awesome. God bless.
Lovely video Herrick, We are in Galway Ireland. I found one of these cans in an old shed when we bought our ancient cottage. For many years I have been looking at it with the intention of giving it a new purpose, one involving fire etc. After watching the video you did, I am inspired now to get it done! I'm not the best at diy, but fortunately, we have the tools and I cant wait to get at it now! Thx again David
I have heated my work shop for many years with a J tube style Rocket stove. It is made with a 100 pound propane tank. The burn chamber and flue are lined with fire brick. It will burn wood or pellets. I love it.
Some sort of self-feed configuration would be a lot better, for sure. Dropping wood into the top is a sort-of self feed approach. It really fires up with fuel in the top. 👍
Thanks for the question. That probably would not work. Or, if it did, it wouldn't be an efficient way to make biochar. I save charcoal from my woodstove to get biochar. Then grind it like I show in this video: th-cam.com/video/RPfKmzZE5J8/w-d-xo.html
Have you tried lighting a paper knot and dropping it down the top while still lighting the front? It will help kick start that draft. Great design, similar to the propane tank but with a whole lot more character.
Drop a few pieces in from the top and it will get going faster I use old pallet wood in mine, split and cut to 13 1/2" and stored in old paint buckets with a lot on to keep the wood dry.
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What a great use for an old can. It's nice to have options for heat and cooking if the power goes out...or is taken away from us! And newspaper knots...who knew! Thanks for sharing your projects. I always learn something. And I love the back patio area and the color too. Looks pretty awesome. God bless.
Lovely video Herrick, We are in Galway Ireland. I found one of these cans in an old shed when we bought our ancient cottage. For many years I have been looking at it with the intention of giving it a new purpose, one involving fire etc. After watching the video you did, I am inspired now to get it done! I'm not the best at diy, but fortunately, we have the tools and I cant wait to get at it now! Thx again David
I have heated my work shop for many years with a J tube style Rocket stove. It is made with a 100 pound propane tank. The burn chamber and flue are lined with fire brick. It will burn wood or pellets. I love it.
I've seen those. Very impressive. NOT a novelty like my stove. 👍
Okay gang, let's take Herrick to 100,000 subscribers!
Thank you for that! I do believe in miracles. 🙃
Looks good as always! Have you thought of adding a second elbow at the front, then you can add fuel vertically and it will self feed.
Some sort of self-feed configuration would be a lot better, for sure. Dropping wood into the top is a sort-of self feed approach. It really fires up with fuel in the top. 👍
Wait, upstate NY? Me too! Fly Creek!
Never heard of Fly Creek. Just looked it up. Near Cooperstown. Nice area. 👍
Could you put small pieces of wood instead of the vermiculite and make biochar? I’m looking for a simple way to make home garden amounts of biochar.
Thanks for the question. That probably would not work. Or, if it did, it wouldn't be an efficient way to make biochar. I save charcoal from my woodstove to get biochar. Then grind it like I show in this video: th-cam.com/video/RPfKmzZE5J8/w-d-xo.html
Have you tried lighting a paper knot and dropping it down the top while still lighting the front? It will help kick start that draft. Great design, similar to the propane tank but with a whole lot more character.
Good idea. Thank you.
Water heater - with coiled copper pipe inside?
Pretty cool.
Drop a few pieces in from the top and it will get going faster
I use old pallet wood in mine, split and cut to 13 1/2" and stored in old paint buckets with a lot on to keep the wood dry.
I made one in 2014 that I am gonna refurbish to try and actually use for heating, hence TH-cam
you live in upstate, you need a stove !