Gareth0123
You'll need 16 pigs to do the job in one sitting!
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My friend Sam asked me if I could make him a wood burning rocket heater and I said "Of course I can.
The basic layout:
Upright combustion chamber and chimney flu. 75x 75 x 5 box and 48.3 CHS
Diagonal fuel feed. 75 x 75 x 5 box
Horizontal air draw. 75 x 75 x 5 box
The large round hole is to access the grate when lighting the woodburner.
Parallel to the mitre cut on the air draw tube I drilled and installed 5 of 6mmØ MS bar at 12mm centres to make a grate which will allow the air to flow in under the fire.
Looking down the fuel feed tube and into the combustion chamber. I have restricted this to control the amount of wood going into the fire box. There is a fixed venturi plate made from 30 x 60 x 5 Angle Iron at the rear base of the combustion chamber to help accelerate the air and give a cleaner, more efficient burn.
Looking at the grate through the igniting aperture.
Igniting aperature hatch detail.
Open the hatch build and start a small fire, when it is going well close the door and secure.
Fuel chamber hatch detail
Grate cleaner pull out.
With the eight radiation fins in position.
The basic layout:
Upright combustion chamber and chimney flu. 75x 75 x 5 box and 48.3 CHS
Diagonal fuel feed. 75 x 75 x 5 box
Horizontal air draw. 75 x 75 x 5 box
The large round hole is to access the grate when lighting the woodburner.
Parallel to the mitre cut on the air draw tube I drilled and installed 5 of 6mmØ MS bar at 12mm centres to make a grate which will allow the air to flow in under the fire.
Looking down the fuel feed tube and into the combustion chamber. I have restricted this to control the amount of wood going into the fire box. There is a fixed venturi plate made from 30 x 60 x 5 Angle Iron at the rear base of the combustion chamber to help accelerate the air and give a cleaner, more efficient burn.
Looking at the grate through the igniting aperture.
Igniting aperature hatch detail.
Open the hatch build and start a small fire, when it is going well close the door and secure.
Fuel chamber hatch detail
Grate cleaner pull out.
With the eight radiation fins in position.
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