First let me say sorry to LetsRoll for taking over this thread - your work looks great and it has inspired me to look into this so Thanks.
bx24...No need for apologizing. Threads like these is what inspired people to build project to better there way of living. Or make life allot easier.
Letsroll - Lets see how your project is coming along. As mentioned, you get full credit for inspiring my future efforts!
Thanks. This last week and half has been a rough time for me (and for the family). Just to give you guys the highlights of what I been dealing with. My mother-n-law hit a cow (cow was killed), vehicle ran off the road, vehicle flipped over pinning her arm underneith the driver door. She had to be life-flighted to a trama center in Nashville,Tennesse were she under went surgury for her arm (rod was put in her arm and several pins to fix her arm and elbow). She's back home now recovering from her injuries (Thank You LORD). My younger brother almost cut his finger off with a saw. He had to had surgury to repair his finger (Thank You LORD Again). So, the last week and half has been a rough road for my family.
Dec 1 (Saturday), and Dec 2 (Sunday), I got to work on the stove. Saturday- I worked on the stove for about 16 hours (7am-11pm). Sunday-after we got home from church, I worked on it for about four hours. I've pretty much have the stove itself finished. I just have to drill a hole for the oil line going into the intake pipe. I still need to cut a hole for the exhaust pipe. But that wont take very long to do. Finishing the stove itself is were I wanted to get this weekend. As of right now, I'm not sure if I want the exhaust pipe to exit my shop through the roof or the side wall. Also, I'm not sure were I'm going to put the stove at. Right now, I'm just thinking about the best possible place to save space since my shop is only 30x40 (1200 sqft). I have an idea were I want it at, but I have to decide then were the exhaust will go (roof or wall). If I go through the roof, I'm not sure how I will seal the pipe going through the sheet metal. The sheet metal is not flat, so sealing is a concern here. I'll probably just end up going out through the wall. That route will take allot of time. But, I know I will probably feal better taking that route.
As for the stove, I just wanted to finish it so I could use it before winter is over with. I ended up not putting in a door for cleaning the top barrel. I will do that this coming spring or summer. I also did not put in a peep hole so I could see how the flame is looking. If I need to look, I'll just open the door. As for the intake pipe, I did install one. You can see it in a few of the pictures. I added a plate so that I can control the amount of air entering the intake pipe. Next to do is work on the oil tank. So, that will be the next step that I will hopefully get done soon.
