Wood burning shop heater

[montanaman]

Was at TSC the other day and man, I had to laugh. They were selling an empty steel barrel to be used for a barrel stove for around $65!! Just the empty barrel, no stove parts!

You would think that a guy who could take a kit and build a stove would know where to get a barrel for it for less than $65, wouldn't you??

There is a place near me that sells cleaned like new ones for $15.

Ken

 

[Farwell]

Was at TSC the other day and man, I had to laugh. They were selling an empty steel barrel to be used for a barrel stove for around $65!! Just the empty barrel, no stove parts!

You would think that a guy who could take a kit and build a stove would know where to get a barrel for it for less than $65, wouldn't you??

There is a place near me that sells cleaned like new ones for $15.

Ken

Ken,
I pick them up at garage sales for $5 or less. I keep several on hand just in case the garage sales I go to won't have any. Most are used glue shipping containers. The glue will burn off if used for a heater. I'd do the burn off outdoors just in case the glue has any toxins mixed in.
Before the steel price went through the ceiling I could get new, clean barrels for $8. After the steel price went up the barrels disappeared.
David

 

[Jerome]

As a safety thing all wood burning appliances should be on a platform 18 inches from the floor so that fumes do not ignite. That is not 18 inches to the bottom of the feet not the firebox. That is code here in the Great white north.

 

[Farwell]

Jerome,
Thanks for pointing out the 18 inch rule. I keep forgetting about it. Gas fumes are heavier than air so they generally do not rise above the 18 inch level. This rule applies to more than just wood burning appliances.
David B

 

[bobodu]

Old air compressor tank,gas hot water heater and a cut up acetylene tank.
Gonna add more tubes to the heat exchanger someday..Heats the 24 x24 foot shop nicely.

 

[BradSmith]

ive got a stove like this

warms the 2 car garage nicely.

I have a 1200sf (30' x 40') workshop and put this stove off to a back corner so it would be out of the way. I then added some fans to distribute the heat.

Here is a link to a video I made about distributing this wood stove heat and I wrote a more detailed description of using fans with this stove in my workshop.

 

[Rod in Forfar]

As a safety thing all wood burning appliances should be on a platform 18 inches from the floor so that fumes do not ignite. That is not 18 inches to the bottom of the feet not the firebox. That is code here in the Great white north.

I'm not quite clear on what you mean above, but the Ontario building inspector passed my garage stove with the firebox door just above the 18" mark. He wasn't too happy about the 16" steel wheel I had on its side as a foundation for the 24X24" patio slab, though, so I bricked around the edge of the slab.

 

[Kays Supply]

Another vote for checking with your insurance. Mine told me " no way". He said you could use gas or electric cheaper by the time he got done with the rider on the policy.

 

[9fingers]

I use a double barrel stove in my shop but I attached the stove pipe to the ends of the barrels, not the sides. This allows me to clean the top barrel of creosote by removing the pipes and using an old hoe ground to match the curvature of the barrel. I also fabricated 4 legs from bed rail and tack welded them to the barrel rims. Stove pipe collars were made from short sections of 6 inch well casing. No need to buy a kit. At the end of heating season be sure to remove all ashes from the lower barrel. Its still going strong after 35 years.

 

[Aussiebushman]

Old air compressor tank,gas hot water heater and a cut up acetylene tank.

I made mine from an old industrial gas cylinder, cut off the end and used it as a door hinged on a frame welded around the cut end. Added a flue, feet, flue and an air tube. Total cost about $50 - works fine. A heavy steel screen has been placed behind the back and side to prevent heat damage to the walls - done after this picture was taken

Alan