Nice job! However, I can not see the divider for your wood feed. This is vital for steady airflow and feed. Typically with brick you would use a full brick cut in half lengthwise (thinner full brick)in the feed area. This gives the space to put a thin metal divider to hold small sticks at the top and airflow creating the "J" effect. Don't pile in sticks from the top or you will flame up higher and smoke more til it burns down. It's the "J" airflow that makes it work! Much less wood is needed.
Firerbicks will last longer than regular clay bricks, but it hardly makes any difference. I happen to build fireplaces so I have the firebrick. Before firebrick fireplaces were made with all sorts of clay bricks. When it could be afforded the hotter exposed brick were protected by an iron fireback.
As to lighting it has more to do with we live near the Atlantic ocean and paper is usually wet. This stove is actually one brick higher than the one I first saw built.
Hi, I was wondering how much better the fire bricks work than clay? I was thinking of using fire bricks, but they were just too expensive! If you had them left over from a job, I would think they would be perfect! For me, I went the cheap route, and used clay bricks.
Looks good but the problem with lighting it looks like more room needed between the fire plate and the floor and maybe build a little higher for more pull but only hints as still not built mine yet so lol no expert just from other vids seen
This stove used 30 brick. IN this case these are firebrick used for making fireplaces, left over from a job. Some of them cut in half. I'm still playing with it. Works pretty good.
thank you 1volsking, sounds like good advice
orgrease 5 months ago
Nice job! However, I can not see the divider for your wood feed. This is vital for steady airflow and feed. Typically with brick you would use a full brick cut in half lengthwise (thinner full brick)in the feed area. This gives the space to put a thin metal divider to hold small sticks at the top and airflow creating the "J" effect. Don't pile in sticks from the top or you will flame up higher and smoke more til it burns down. It's the "J" airflow that makes it work! Much less wood is needed.
1volsking 5 months ago
Firerbicks will last longer than regular clay bricks, but it hardly makes any difference. I happen to build fireplaces so I have the firebrick. Before firebrick fireplaces were made with all sorts of clay bricks. When it could be afforded the hotter exposed brick were protected by an iron fireback.
As to lighting it has more to do with we live near the Atlantic ocean and paper is usually wet. This stove is actually one brick higher than the one I first saw built.
orgrease 6 months ago
Hi, I was wondering how much better the fire bricks work than clay? I was thinking of using fire bricks, but they were just too expensive! If you had them left over from a job, I would think they would be perfect! For me, I went the cheap route, and used clay bricks.
themarkfellows2 7 months ago
Looks good but the problem with lighting it looks like more room needed between the fire plate and the floor and maybe build a little higher for more pull but only hints as still not built mine yet so lol no expert just from other vids seen
smokeycanopy 7 months ago
This stove used 30 brick. IN this case these are firebrick used for making fireplaces, left over from a job. Some of them cut in half. I'm still playing with it. Works pretty good.
orgrease 7 months ago
Neat. I would like to make a rocket stove.
Can you post the number of bricks you used to make your stove?
Looks to be about 20.
calixtesaint 7 months ago
good video, I like how you have your stove set up.
the1969info 1 year ago