Pics of yet another project (updated)

[deputydawg]

I decided that I didn't have enough to do, so I built a wood stove for my shop. When I started this I also decided I needed a better work bench. I know a guy that un-packs products shipped in large sheets of styrophome so am going to insulate the shop walls with that. Found some old wood lap siding that I will sheet the inner walls with. <br /><br />Pics of stove.<br /><br />

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<br /><br />It kind of made a mess of the rest of the shop. I can't believe I stored all of this junk on and under my old work bench! Hidden somewhere in here is an old set of gym lockers I use for power tools, my welders, and a car.<br /><br />

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[ehenry]

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You project looks just like mine.....A need to clean up and throw out project ! ! ! ! !

 

[Ron G]

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How long will that drum last?your shop looks about like mine

 

[heycods]

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Dont believe I would have posted pix 4,5and 6. I put a wood stove in my shop and it sure is nice.unless you get 5ft away from it then your frezing to death. With the temps we have had this year I havent fired it up. Only used the fireplace in the house 1 time.

 

[deputydawg]

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Stoves like this I have made in the past, the drum has lasted 8 or 10 years. This one is patterned after a friends that he uses on his alcohol still (for racing fuel only) <br /><br />I usually build them one drum on top of the other. Bottom drum is for the fire, the top is a heat collector. <br /><br />Last night I burned a few cardboard boxes and a few sticks to burn the paint off of the drum. With the doors open it still raised the temp in the shop about 10 degrees. <br /><br />My old shop heater was an amana electric range. I turned on all 4 burners and the oven. Opened the oven door and put a fan on the door. That worked great but was kind of expensive.

 

[jsfinn]

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Deputy - I think you forgot something in your shop...<br /><br />There ain't no fridge for beer!

 

[OBJ]

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Yeah....sure....alcohol still...for racing only......and what the heck you doin' in my garage????

 

[treedancer]

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I noticed two things missing .Hazardous placards and fire extinguishers.

 

[dolluper]

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Is that stove for heat or moonshine

 

[ZmOz]

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I just use a paint can with some holes drilled in it, and a few ounces of burning methanol inside. I've got insurance! <br /><br />Of course, it rarely gets below 50 in there...

 

[deputydawg]

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Today I was struck by a thought. <br /><br />As I was lighting a fire getting ready to work on my manly space I thought.....<br /><br />If you have ever included in conversation "my friend used it to cook moonshine" or any sentence dealing with close friends making hooch....you probably ARE a redneck. <br /><br />Same probably goes for using a 50 galon antifreeze drum for heat.

 

[Nos4r2]

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Good way of getting more heat out of one of those DD- put a slightly wider chimney on route it along one wall at a slight angle then bring it through the roof at the other end of the workshop.<br /><br /> You'd be surprised how much warmer it'll be- we used to do the same thing in the buses we lived in years back-kept them real nice and warm.

 

[CN Spots]

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The first 4 feet of your hotrod looks great. <br /><br />The rest kinda looks like an open air debris garden. <br /><br /><br />spots

 

[SoulWinner]

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I wish I was that handy around the house.

 

[davemaxi1970]

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Is that tyre in the picture legal!! or is it a racing slick?

 

[KaGee]

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Thanks for posting DD. Makes me feel much better about my basement. <br /><br />Thumbs up on the red-neck wood burner... hope you used plenty of duct tape!