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Post by johnjmw on Jul 7, 2009 20:07:26 GMT -8
Been busy with life. Thanks for keeping us updated. It looks great. How long did it hold the heat after the burn using the white oak. Even with the blankets instead of the cob roof the Rocket probably stayed hot for a while after the fire went out.
John
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Post by Donkey on Jul 8, 2009 7:27:24 GMT -8
Oh yeah.. The gravel floor gets quite hot right around the stove.
I don't live over there so I haven't been able to really watch the cool down phase.. BUT, the floor around the stove and the bricks of the stove itself has been still warm to the touch the next day.
I should point out that the last time I ran that stove, the top glowed cherry red..
That's pretty darned hot. I wasn't doing anything nutty with it, just burning the oak.
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Post by Donkey on Jul 10, 2009 9:24:19 GMT -8
No one's commented yet on the internal dimensions of the stove.. So, I'd like to point out some things.. First, the image, again:  This stove ISN'T the same dimension all the way through.. I had some limitations to work with, so I had to fudge a bit here and there. It's an eight inch system. Eight inch pipe has a cross sectional area of 50.24 square inches and that's the target.. The supposed limit downward in size that should be needed throughout, below which we should not go. The feed box has an area of 50.62 sq. inches, which is about 3/8 of an inch larger than the target.. Close enough. The burn tunnel has an area of 47.46 sq. inches which is about 2 3/4 inches too tight. It's close but theoretically too tight. The heat riser is made of a piece of eight inch pipe, so I'd say its pretty well exactly right. The gap above the heat riser I got by running the stove and placing the barrel over it, raising and lowering till it ran right.. I've got no real knowledge of the size there, though I'd say it's no less that about 2 inches. Then comes the space between the barrels which is (comparatively speaking) quite large. Something like 232.36 sq. inches.. About 4.6 times the size of our eight inch target. And finally, into the pipe under the floor and out the chimney, which is again eight inch pipe or 50.24 sq. inches. |
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Post by Donkey on Jul 11, 2009 15:39:11 GMT -8
 The beautification process moves ahead... It still looks like a lopsided cupcake..  But now it looks like a FROSTED lopsided cupcake... |
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Post by canyon on Jul 11, 2009 23:28:33 GMT -8
Flowering beauty! What a ceremonial lopsided lump to load into! The pole frame hat is coming along nicely and the frosting sure looks sweet! Thanks for continuing to share and inspire! |
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Post by johnjmw on Jul 23, 2009 8:28:48 GMT -8
Donkey, that is looking fantastic! Thanks for the dimensions too. Is the Pole frame getting any type of covering?
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Post by Donkey on Jul 24, 2009 8:34:43 GMT -8
Yep..
Most likely corrugated steel.. Still in discussion on that, but I think that's what it will be.
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Post by Donkey on Mar 27, 2010 11:41:02 GMT -8
Umm.. I completely forgot to post the finished product, roof and all. Decided to go with the corrugated metal. It's gone through the winter and doing just fine. I go over every Sunday for a good hot sauna. I want one of my own, about half the size, but my list is so long, I don't foresee having one anytime soon.  |
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