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Joules:
For the last few years the workshop has become a virtual no go zone during the winter.  My hands would just stop working after about 20 mins.   Winter time had pretty much become a time I do CAD indoors and dream of making once the weather picks up.   Well a friend who I did some design work for made me an offer I couldn't refuse....  Basically gave me a stove for the workshop.



Pretty much as soon as it arrived I had someone saying get it installed Dad. Though she wasn't so keen on sharing sticks to heat it.



I cobbled a flue up and gave it a quick test, oh forgot to mention it also has an oven built in which is handy for the daily bread.



Had to make up my own twin wall tube, its packed with vermiculite and the ends sealed (not air tight) with high temperature silicon.  Then make up a lead tile and support tube for the flue through the roof.  They ask crazy prices for stainless steel twin wall and I had some stainless flue pipes from other work so cost was just a tub of fire cement.  Each end has a ceramic ring to centre the flue pipes.



I welded a stand to save my back and give me somewhere to stash the firewood when its freezing outside.  I really love those laser levels, it allowed me to line the stove up under a single roof tile for the rest of the install.







The lead parts are fabricated from lead flashing, the lead burning welding was done with a propane torch.  Back the lead with steel sheet helps to stop the lead collapsing as you work it.  The storm collar and anti downdraft cowl are fabricated from an old copper hot water tank.  I riveted all the copper parts and figured, since stainless steel pans don't suffer corrosion with copper bottoms my copper fittings should be just fine.  So far no leaks from my lead work.



I now have a warm workshop, jacket potatoes or hot pasty/pie ready for dinner.  A local gardener provides me with pruned branches through out the year so cost of fuel is minimal, just time cutting it up.  I have even managed to do the Sunday roast in the oven.

This current warm spell we had over the last few weeks have been a mad rush getting it all installed, and just in time now the weather has taken a turn for the worse.  So this winter I will mostly be in the workshop.


             Joules

awemawson:
VERY nice  :thumbup:

Quite an unusual design but eminently fit for purpose

I like the co-axial flue - masterly stroke  :bow:


Andrew

DavidA:
Yes,  very nice indeed.

Here is (yet another) short precautioany tale.

I have a pot bellied stove in my big shed. And it works very well.  However,  a few month ago I was in the shed and had lit the stove as usual,  but got distracted with the jobs in hand and forgot about the stove until I noticed it was getting a bit chilly.  So I opened the front door and was greeted by a 'WooooF' (No,  not a rather annoyed dog) as the extra slug of fresh air, mixed with the stove full of gas that had built up due to the flames going out, ignited.
A large and disconcerting orange flame shot out .
The top 'lid' of the stove jumped into the air and the place was filled with bits of dust.

So don't let your fire get too low.

I suppose I should have checked for any usable charcoal.

Dave.

Joules:
Thats whats so handy about the glass door on this one you can see whats happening and open one of the air controls to feed into the fire.  I could never keep on top of a pot belly stove, this one I feed when the window stop flickering and I can see it from the lathe. 

PeterE:
Joules,

Just a though. If there are possibilities to arrange for separate air supply from outside to the hearth that would lessen the risk of woooofs when opening the door. It would create one air flow through the hearth and just leave the air within your shop circulating round the ouutside of the burner and transmit heat more undisturbed.

BR

/Peter

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