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Title: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: BikerGran on October 16, 2013, 02:33:38 PM Wasn't there a thread on here about how to make a stove out of a gas cylinder? Been searching but can't find it.
Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: kevsky on October 16, 2013, 02:35:19 PM think it was a thread by desperate dan quite amusing if I remember
Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: Olds on October 16, 2013, 02:45:11 PM Would it be Chris Irelands workshop heater
There was a guy who made wood burning stoves out of dumpy propane tanks and bit of old VWs. Charged an absolute fortune for them. Plenty of info on the web including some vids. Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: Olds on October 16, 2013, 02:48:57 PM http://www.mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/Tech/workshop%20heater/heater.html
Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: BikerGran on October 16, 2013, 06:19:38 PM That's the one! Cheers!
Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: spanners on October 16, 2013, 07:10:12 PM iv,e made loads of them over the years .. ;)
Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: ROD on October 16, 2013, 07:33:16 PM Yep,so have I. If its for a patio,you havent got to be as perfect with how its built ,but for inside it should have a proper door etc. They throw out amazing amounts of heat! When we had one of ours cranked up on the patio,you couldnt get within 6 feet of it if youre wearing shorts cos Itll sunburn your legs!
Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: trikerpete on October 16, 2013, 10:40:41 PM BE VERY VERY CAREFUL IF YOU INTEND MAKING ONE OF THESE.....some dubious characters near me tried to make one and promptly blew their shed to bits, luckily not too much damage to themselves.
Suggest leaving the valve open for couple weeks to ventilate then use drill/jigsaw to cut out hole keeping well watered......DO NOT CUT WITH DISC CUTTER, PLASMA CUTTER OR GAS AXE!!!!!!!!!! Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: spanners on October 17, 2013, 11:20:24 AM BE VERY VERY CAREFUL IF YOU INTEND MAKING ONE OF THESE.....some dubious characters near me tried to make one and promptly blew their shed to bits, luckily not too much damage to themselves. Suggest leaving the valve open for couple weeks to ventilate then use drill/jigsaw to cut out hole keeping well watered......DO NOT CUT WITH DISC CUTTER, PLASMA CUTTER OR GAS AXE!!!!!!!!!! GAS VALVE OUT AND LEFT UPSIDE DOWN OUTSIDE,,WELL VENTILATED,, IN A PLACE OF SAFTEY FOR A FEW WEEKS,,, THEN FILL WITH WATER,, THEN DRILL THE CORNERS OF YOURE FIRST DOOR HOLE WITH CORDLESS DRILL THE GO IN VERY CAREFULLY WITH A THIN CUTTING DISC OR EVEN A HACKSAW BLADE (yes it will be slow progress at first ) AFTER ALL YOU ONLY GET ONE HEAD IN YOURE LIFETIME ,,,AND ITS BEST KEPT ON YOURE OWN NECK N, SHOULDERS ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) YEP SAFTEY FIRST ,,,, Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: ROD on October 17, 2013, 04:10:09 PM Absolutely 100% agree with all above!
Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: bitzman5 on October 17, 2013, 10:18:52 PM if you fancy staying alive buy of ebay cheap enough
Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: triker_Chewie on October 18, 2013, 01:21:24 PM why not just use a hot water storage tank?
Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: BikerGran on October 18, 2013, 03:39:42 PM They're usually made of copper aren't they? Wouldn't it just melt?
Title: Re: Gas cylinder stove? Post by: triker_Chewie on October 19, 2013, 12:46:20 AM takes a lot to melt copper.
most of the storage units here are enammelled steel. they rust out after a decade or so and make great fire bins |