I was thinking of getting a frontier stove - mostly for use in the backyard, just so I can have a fire, boil a kettle etc.
Wife voiced opinion that if we are to have a burning thing, she prefers something more like a open fire, that can be looked at.
So we browsed various listings of fire baskets (look dangerous to me, too much chance of sticks and coals falling through) and iron chimeneas.
Then it hit me: I have 4 empty gas cylinders, a welder, grinder etc. And various lengths of 100mm stainless flue pipe. Make my own.
After thinking about it for a bit, I'm contemplating a half-stove, half fire bowl thing.
Slice gas cylinder in half vertically.
Turn on side. Weld slab of 4mm steel across half of gas cylinder. Cut hole in slab and weld stub for a flue pipe.
The idea is that a fire could be started in the open half, and built up into the semi-enclosed bit. Once the chimney and flat plate warmed up, they'd draw most of the smoke and flame in that direction. With a bed of hot coals and ashes, it could be used like a bbq, and the flat plate for a kettle and other cooking.
What do you think?
Wife voiced opinion that if we are to have a burning thing, she prefers something more like a open fire, that can be looked at.
So we browsed various listings of fire baskets (look dangerous to me, too much chance of sticks and coals falling through) and iron chimeneas.
Then it hit me: I have 4 empty gas cylinders, a welder, grinder etc. And various lengths of 100mm stainless flue pipe. Make my own.
After thinking about it for a bit, I'm contemplating a half-stove, half fire bowl thing.
Slice gas cylinder in half vertically.
Turn on side. Weld slab of 4mm steel across half of gas cylinder. Cut hole in slab and weld stub for a flue pipe.
The idea is that a fire could be started in the open half, and built up into the semi-enclosed bit. Once the chimney and flat plate warmed up, they'd draw most of the smoke and flame in that direction. With a bed of hot coals and ashes, it could be used like a bbq, and the flat plate for a kettle and other cooking.
What do you think?