Tonight, in honor of the wonderful weather, I made a quick contraption out of some scrap to better get water into my rain barrel. I’ve been wedging the downspout against the bung hole of my barrel but I think the vibrations of the water pops it loose. No water capture dumping water beside the barrel. …
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Rocket heater moved into the garage
Tonight I moved my paint can rocket heater into the garage. I wanted to give it a try in a non-windy space. It set up surprisingly quick once I found the right height spacer to set it on, some weights. It did take two tries to light it, but I tried to light it with …
Pocket Rocket Heater
This weekend I fiddled with my Rocket Heater some more. I put an outer chimney around the existing chimney so I can pull the exhaust down, then out the side, and currently am running it right back up. The elbow I am using I can adjust so I can run the exhaust any direction. It …
Phase two of the Paint Can Pocket Rocket Experiement
So yesterday, I got to play outside a bit more. I worked on my Pocket Rocket Heater some more. I tore it apart, to see where it got hot, and where it did not and to add 1 more can to complete a burn chamber. I also insulated it with perlite. I couldn’t find my …
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1 gallon paint can Pocket Rocket Heater
I needed to make something today… so I decided to make a “pocket rocket heater”. These are a small sized high air flow wood stove that sounds like a rocket as they suck so much air. I decided to make mine “right” so I used an old, dried up paint can that was in the …