Hi Folks,
Well after asking lots (and i mean lots) of questions here and there, I finally started to make my wood burner.
The first thing I did was draw up some initial plans, unfortunately they have since been misplaced so I dont have a picture of them
so I'll just skip straight to the good stuff. I decided I was going make it a simple 270mm square box, making sure to leave a hole in one of the panes with a ø75mm for the chimney. Once I had done this and welded all the sides together I also welded some 6mm plates to the top to act both as strengthening for the top face and also as a hot plate. I then welded on a piece on the top that would help keep the door in line. and also welded a piece of pip 75 diameter and about 100mm in length to act as a brace for the chimney so that it can be removed when not in use.
This is where I was at:
the next thing I did was begin to make the door, First of all I wanted to make a hinge, to do this I got a piece of ø15mm silver steel tubing and ø12mm rod. I cut the tube into 4 individual sections and filed them flush. (if numbered 1-4) i welded 1 and 3 to the right side of the hinge and 2 and 4 to the left side, thus creating my hinge.
after that, I made the door, I cut it 50mm longer than it actually needed to be so that I could fold it over on the right hand side to 90 degrees this would help form my lock later. I also cut out a centre hole and drilled 8 holes along a PCD of about 80mm and then cut a disc out that was 100mm diameter and placed another 8 holes along the same PCD. After adding a small handle and putting a bolt through both, i had myself an improvised ventilation system.
the next stage was easy and took no time at all, I found a scrap piece of stainless steel tube with a Ø85mm which fits over the top of my previous piece perfectly. I cut it at 22.5 degrees turned it round and then welded it back together so that it shot off at 45 degrees. Done
The Final touches were to make an ash pan, to 1) reinforce the bottom to prevent it burning through and 2) obviously make it easier to clean. This was really easy as I just used the same process I used to make the initial box but took 5mm off all the dimensions and added a handle on one side.
the next step was to add removable legs, to do this I drilled 4 holes the same size as the bolts I was using and put the bolts in and tac welded them to the bottom so that the top of the bolt was on the inside of my stove (these also acted as a way to raised the ashpan slightly off the bottom face) I then welded the corresponding nut to the top of another piece of silver steel tubing 4 times. This meant that my legs would now screw on and off
My instructor was convinced this whole thing was going to fail but I proved him wrong! He certainly didnt think my locking idea would work, maybe I just explained it to him wrong, but to do this is simply bent a piece of 2mm steel at 45 degrees twice to make it come out slightly from the surface, welded that to the side of my stove, I then cut a notch in it 4 mm wide. This would accommodate the other part of my lock, just another piece of 2mm mild steel with hole and bolt put through it to allow it to pivot...it works a treat!
thanks for reading hope I didnt bore you to death! :d
Cheers
Bush-Craftsman
Well after asking lots (and i mean lots) of questions here and there, I finally started to make my wood burner.
The first thing I did was draw up some initial plans, unfortunately they have since been misplaced so I dont have a picture of them
so I'll just skip straight to the good stuff. I decided I was going make it a simple 270mm square box, making sure to leave a hole in one of the panes with a ø75mm for the chimney. Once I had done this and welded all the sides together I also welded some 6mm plates to the top to act both as strengthening for the top face and also as a hot plate. I then welded on a piece on the top that would help keep the door in line. and also welded a piece of pip 75 diameter and about 100mm in length to act as a brace for the chimney so that it can be removed when not in use. This is where I was at:
the next thing I did was begin to make the door, First of all I wanted to make a hinge, to do this I got a piece of ø15mm silver steel tubing and ø12mm rod. I cut the tube into 4 individual sections and filed them flush. (if numbered 1-4) i welded 1 and 3 to the right side of the hinge and 2 and 4 to the left side, thus creating my hinge.
after that, I made the door, I cut it 50mm longer than it actually needed to be so that I could fold it over on the right hand side to 90 degrees this would help form my lock later. I also cut out a centre hole and drilled 8 holes along a PCD of about 80mm and then cut a disc out that was 100mm diameter and placed another 8 holes along the same PCD. After adding a small handle and putting a bolt through both, i had myself an improvised ventilation system.
the next stage was easy and took no time at all, I found a scrap piece of stainless steel tube with a Ø85mm which fits over the top of my previous piece perfectly. I cut it at 22.5 degrees turned it round and then welded it back together so that it shot off at 45 degrees. Done
The Final touches were to make an ash pan, to 1) reinforce the bottom to prevent it burning through and 2) obviously make it easier to clean. This was really easy as I just used the same process I used to make the initial box but took 5mm off all the dimensions and added a handle on one side.
the next step was to add removable legs, to do this I drilled 4 holes the same size as the bolts I was using and put the bolts in and tac welded them to the bottom so that the top of the bolt was on the inside of my stove (these also acted as a way to raised the ashpan slightly off the bottom face) I then welded the corresponding nut to the top of another piece of silver steel tubing 4 times. This meant that my legs would now screw on and off
My instructor was convinced this whole thing was going to fail but I proved him wrong! He certainly didnt think my locking idea would work, maybe I just explained it to him wrong, but to do this is simply bent a piece of 2mm steel at 45 degrees twice to make it come out slightly from the surface, welded that to the side of my stove, I then cut a notch in it 4 mm wide. This would accommodate the other part of my lock, just another piece of 2mm mild steel with hole and bolt put through it to allow it to pivot...it works a treat!
thanks for reading
hope I didnt bore you to death! :d Cheers
Bush-Craftsman
