Built my new Heiniken wood stove

[GKPrice]

I would have thought it would be some mix of stainless given the "beer keg" - I really like the concept ALOT

 

[Blazer0290]

I'll definitely keep everybody informed as I use it more and definitely after I bring Home the sniffer from work and make sure everything is good on it. After I thought of this I actually did a YouTube search in Seen other people had made them out of beer kegs and hopefully all those people are still alive.

 

[Graves14]

Lots of guys use the smaller ones as ultra light mugs et al. Regularly boiling water and drinking from them.

This is an awesome use and something I might have to try out.

Nice work!
Pat

 

[colonel00]

Lots of guys use the smaller ones as ultra light mugs et al. Regularly boiling water and drinking from them.

Yep but those are aluminum. I agree that caution should be advised until you know if there is any off-gassing. I build smokers out of 55 gallon drums. While some drums are food grade, they actually have a liner that can be quite nasty when heated too hot. Same concern with galvanized metals.

 

[Hunt'nFish]

Blazer, Very cool. Well done.
Like your attitude about eaze of rebuild.
Hell... I think you should consider building 2-3 and use them as short term cashe cans for scouting trips. Stuff with unused supplies, slip in a sil-bag and run it up a tree limb. Keep it away from trunk so the bears can't get at it. Short term storage.

Question: how does the door latch work?
Hunt'nFish

 

[Blazer0290]

Blazer, Very cool. Well done.
Like your attitude about eaze of rebuild.
Hell I might even consider building 2-3 and use them as short term cashe cans for scouting trips. Stuff with unused supplies, slip in a sil-bag and run it up a tree limb. Keep it away from trunk so the bears can't get at it. Short term storage.

Question: how does the door latch work?
Hunt'nFish

The latch works with a #10 all thread coupler, with a short piece of all thread abs a little latch I made out of the sheet metal I used for the door. I takes some pics of it tonight and post them, with how the legs connect and everything.

 

[Blazer0290]

Here is some more info a a few more pics for the guys that asked.
Material list
5 liter beer keg
1-4' stick #10 all thread ( 4-5.5" legs for stove)
5-#10 all thread couplers
#10 crush washers
#10 machine nuts
20-25 demel cut off wheels
1-stainless hinge
Stainless rivets
1- 2'x2' 22gauge sheet metal (door,air intake and cap for back of stove)
Stove pipe parts from TIgoat
5.5' or what ever length titanium pipe 10" to make a 2 3/8 pipe
Damper
Stove Pipe cables 1 per 12-18"
Spark arrester
End ring

The bottom of the keg is where I put the door. It's flatter and doesn't have the tap part.
I'm pretty ghetto so I used a cool whip container and chew can to trace out my circles
Bottom edge of the cool whip container made the circle for my stove opening in the keg and I used the top of the container to make the door, that gave just enough overlap for my latch to catch on the keg. I popped out the tap area on the top of the keg and cut another circle and Popriveted that over the hole, hopefully the pics show the rest. I also put a extruded metal grate in the bottom of the stove to help keep to much heat off the bottom, I'll see if that helps with longetivity of the stove bottom. Enjoy!

 

[Blazer0290]

Pic of the circle covering the tap opening

 

[Blazer0290]

The latch .I had to weld the latch to the all thread. Just a small shot with my wire feed.

 

[Blazer0290]

The couplers where my legs attach these are used with a small 1/2" long piece of all thread attached on the inside with crush washer and machine nut.

 

[Blazer0290]

Latch handle twist to open

 

[Blazer0290]

Fire grate

 

[elkyinzer]

That is too freaking cool, I love it.

 

[Pittstate23]

Awesome build. This would be killer to throw in a garage or cabin.

 

[TxTrapper]

You do nice work.
Staying with the same theme here's one I made about 8 or so years ago.
I used a Colman fuel can, put a sorta baffle in it. Worked good and was cheap. (Don't need the baffle)
No longer use it and have many other versions.
Stove making is pretty entertaining......

 

[bhylton]

Great idea using aluminium arrow shafts for legs

 

[bivouaclarry]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

 

[TxTrapper]

Hope this is not hijacking the OP ? If it is let me know, just thought it went with the homemade theme.
Here's another from about 8-10 years ago. It actually works very good and is light and only cost about $25-30 to make minus the stove pipe.
I hate to post it because the galvanized police will get me, but it is made from galv. tin flashing.
I made a bunch of these of all sizes.this was one of the earlier ones .....

 

[Blazer0290]

I definatly don't think your high jacking the tread, I think it's awesome to see others ideas, keep them coming!!

 

[TxTrapper]

Few more older ones .....