Gas cylinder stove

[Pearny]

Hi all, first post on here been lurking for a while. Thought I'd share some pics of my first gas cylinder stove attempt! Will add some more as I progress hopefully. Please feel free to give me any hints or tips if you can see I'm making any major errors.
Graham.

 

[Screwdriver]

Haha. I can already tell you have a well thought out design there. Nice looking welds too.

I am an expert in neither field but I'm impressed with progress and will be very interested to see the result.

 

[Pearny]

Haha. I can already tell you have a well thought out design there. Nice looking welds too.

I am an expert in neither field but I'm impressed with progress and will be very interested to see the result.

Thank you very much! Iv spent some time trying to come up with a design. So much so, my wife is sick of hearing about this thing

 

[Porkypine]

The calor type bottles are a great resource for creating stuff, ( no doubt "Karen" will be along shortly to say you shouldnt do it ! )
I made a couple of "indestructible" fuel tanks, one for a Land Rover, and one for an old Ford tractor.. Plus a few incinerator/stove things of course !
Your project looks great, and as above nice tidy bit of welding..

 

[Pearny]

The calor type bottles are a great resource for creating stuff, ( no doubt "Karen" will be along shortly to say you shouldnt do it ! )
I made a couple of "indestructible" fuel tanks, one for a Land Rover, and one for an old Ford tractor.. Plus a few incinerator/stove things of course !
Your project looks great, and as above nice tidy bit of welding..

I thought that using the gas cylinder was a good bit of recycling and welding practice at the same time. Hopefully come out with something of use at the end.
Never thought of using them as fuel tanks.
Thanks for the kind words!

 

[KemppiFrog]

Just a thought, but your secondary air holes might be a bit big? Otherwise, nice work! Elsewhere here, I noted that Pyrex dishes can make nice door glasses.
My first woodburner was out of a 45kg cylinder, bit longer for the wood. Top baffle from front to near back, then smoke went forward to a square fabricated tube that turned to the back and had the flue off the top.

 

[T689]

Welcome to the forum.

Like the design and some nice looking welds as well.
Keep posting with your progress, looking forward to seeing the end result!

 

[Arc Tourist]

Welcome to the forum from me too. Nice project.

 

[gaz1]

yes block your front holes

you dont want red hot secondary air hitting you when reloading

also block off the rear secondary air holes as you want the air to be further heated before release

i hope your plating the top block in 5/6mm thick plate before the flue

sorry but i dont think your welding is good enough on the thick plate 3mm ( gas bottle ) too 5mm ( plate ) as not a through joint of weld noting that heat will twist and deform steel rather well

 

[Pearny]

Thanks everyone, I'm working on the air wash this morning so will take some pics.
@KemppiFrog thanks for the input, I wasn't sure on the size so took an average on what I'd read on various forums. They are 5mm and I have 41. The Area of this is smaller than the secondary air inlet. That's as technical as I got with it really. This is a first try though, I have a second cylinder to put right any mistakes.
Thanks again, most of what I am doing is from info I've taken from this forum.
I've ordered some glass from Stove glass direct. 150mm X 100mm for £7.50. It's not turned up yet though.

 

[Pearny]

yes block your front holes

you dont want red hot secondary air hitting you when reloading

also block off the rear secondary air holes as you want the air to be further heated before release

i hope your plating the top block in 5/6mm thick plate before the flue

sorry but i dont think your welding is good enough on the thick plate 3mm ( gas bottle ) too 5mm ( plate ) as not a through joint of weld noting that heat will twist and deform steel rather well

Thanks gaz. I am still learning with the welding so thanks for the advice .
I will try and block those holes also.
Thanks.

 

[gaz1]

may i ask what welder are you using ?

heres some of my builds

Dailymotion

www.dailymotion.com

 

[Pearny]

may i ask what welder are you using ?

heres some of my builds

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Dailymotion

www.dailymotion.com

I'm using one of the TIG welders from the Jasic/Sherman thread on here bought from the polish company. The welder is fine I'm sure, just I'm not a welder!
I have seen some of yours on various threads and was thinking of trying a rocket type next.

 

[gaz1]

its your plate picture welds that im concerned at as your welds dont go through the material enough as you need higher amps

 

[Pearny]

Just to add, the only thing I've bought for this is the glass and rope seal. Everything else is from scrap metal I have I'm the garage. Although I do need to source some pipe for the flue.

 

[gaz1]

use proper chimney flue or stove pipe

double walled is better but you can use alternate until you get near the roof area then swap to double wall

or single walled that is insulated by another tube over it having a space inside thats insulated

 

[Pearny]

Ok, cheers.
I was not planning on using this inside anywhere. Just out in the garden under a gazebo or when we go camping in the van to use outside under the van sun canopy thing.

 

[Pearny]

Probably OTT for those purposes I know but it's just a fun project to do.

 

[Pearny]

Use this at the mo but obviously can get smokey!

 

[Pearny]

its your plate picture welds that im concerned at as your welds dont go through the material enough as you need higher amps

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Sorry, I missed this post. I see what you mean. Maybe I could try to run some weld from the underside? Otherwise I suppose I'd need to re do it?