pocket rocket heater stove

[mike184ever1]

nice and no smoke report either

[Zalobar]

Good vid, Thanks. Ive been trying to get mine to accept the top feed without back smoking. But I dont want to give up the cook surface. Im all about multi tasking with it by having indoor heat/cook top and oven to be att. behind the stove with the exhaust pipe under the oven leading to the chimney. My Chimney was a 4" but maybe too short? Like you, I was making do with scrap materials on hand. z : )) see my vid.

[Zalobar]

@Zalobar You also inspired me to burn mine at night. To see where the hot spots are! Good job and Thanks for sharing.

[apples13able]

Perhaps the chimney pipe is too large a diameter. I read that it should be 4" diam X 60" with a 6" X 12" feed tube. You mentioned that in the vid that you didn't have a 4" diam chimney pipe so this is interesting showing what happens when the pipe is too wide! Too much rocket w combustion metal so thin! Looks like there are various ways of experimenting with fixes. Lots of fun! thanx again! Info about exploding concrete is priceless!

[apples13able]

One can learn a lot from vids like this, thanx for posting!

[pabbananna]

my experiences: these don't last very long at all, not even an afternoon at full heat as the metal just disintegrates. Perhaps I will make one out of proper steel, I love the sound they make and THANKS for the video!!

[TheDarjeelingZen]

Have you considered insulating the sides and bottom of your pocket rocket with a mixture of clay & perlite or sand and perlite?

[rich991980]

@TheDarjeelingZen Clay and perlite would make a good insulator, and protect the metal from such extreme temperatures. I'm thinking I'd rather try to use thicker metal to have it last longer.

[bello770]

Good Job making do with what you have . And great results going to have to start looking for some 5 G-can and make one of these thanks for the Video! .........

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[17hmr243]

once its running you should put a s bend peace on it to capture more heat and a mesh at end to stop embers flying round

[magna59]

I suppose there are two ways to go, make the bucket out of stainless steel, or watercool it, a bucket inside a bucket, as a water jacket & drop the mild steel temperature that way. Nice design, only holes in the lid ! ! !

[bigjoekasulis]

I think that was way more then enough paper otherwise cool video



[nickglass12]

The bucket will not last long. The metal turns into carbon toast when it gets that hot.

[rich991980]

@nickglass12 Yes, after only 2 fires the can is already seeming quite brittle. Thicker metal would be a must for regular use.

[Rhinoch8]

@rich991980 If you make it out of stainless steel, there should be no problem as it is the oxydiziation (accelerated because of the heat) that brittles and rust the metal.

[99XM]

@nickglass12 woodstove that burns metal, nice

[bridgecommand]

Bravo!!! Looks like fun - I'm kicking around the idea of building a sauna - I'm going to check out your recommendation of the rocket mass heater. Cheers!

[johnbleeker]

I have build one myself many years ago, and yes they can become very hot

Nice video clip, thanks for sharing.

[weedhopp]

you dont need to actually start the fire that way what you are doing is priming the chimney to air mass is too large for the small fire to push the low pressure air out :)

[rich991980]

@weedhopp Yes, priming the chimney helps to avoid having the stove start backwards.

[n0ns0n0]

Hello, do you think that I can put this kind of stove inside the house? Maybe making it with bricks

[rich991980]

@n0ns0n0 I suppose you could, but I wouldn't recommend it. If you'll be making something with bricks, I'd say you can find a better stove design than the pocket rocket configuration. Check out the rocket mass heater, it's a successful proven design that's been built by DIY' ers and there's a lot of resources around for how to build them. Good luck!

[mowdan77]

that is great i wanna build one

[jmg1957]

nice.

[vention4wh]

Dude you friggen rock. That stove is cool, and so easy to build! Thanks for sharing.

[TBA4Freedom]

Go in the grilling section and buy a 12" round cooking grid and it will bend to fit over the top of the stove pipe....we do that with our chiminea (sp). It keep the large cinders from blowing out the top.

[pyroman675]

how far did the pipe feed pipe i guess you want to call it that how much room was left between the bottom and the feed pipe thanks : ) Im thinking about making one thanks

[rich991980]

@pyroman675 If your feed tube and chimney are 6" diameter, then the gap should be no less than 1.5" and maybe no more than 2.5".

[WizzleThump]

@rich991980 What's the minimum and maximum volumes of the chamber?

[pabbananna]

this may sound stupid, but could you please describe the heat this puts off as an outdoor area heater? I am thinking of building one to warm a small crowd of people. It was snowing when you took the video but was it "cozy" next to the pocket rocket stove? Assuming little or no wind, of course.

[rich991980]

@pabbananna Hmmm, tough one. I think that no matter the temperature, people are going to feel much warmer around a pocket rocket than not.  Radiating heat is nice to be around, the only problem is you end up with one hot side and one cold side. Blocking wind can help with the cold side. Good luck!!

[pabbananna]

Thank! Finally a REAL pocket rocket woodstove video!

[saltysam203]

a real rocket scientist

[cdimmm]

is that making charcoal or just ash?

[rich991980]

This stove burns very hot with plenty of air, all that is left is ash.

[booniecap101]

Wow. Impressive stove. Nice design.

[rich991980]

Thanks.