Wood Stove From A Hot Water Heater

I got a free busted gas hoat water heater, I striped off the insulation about a year ago and it's been sitting in the garage. Projects take time to mature you know, so this one had to be aged a while. Anyhow this is part one where I do the start cuts.

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Howto & Style

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• wood
• stove
• wood_stove
• hot
• water
• heater
• hot_water_heater
• welding
• steel

[mecanicman66]

it is so easy and much faster with a set of torch

[beatnic50]

@mecanicman66 I dream of having a plasma torch someday. I got an Oxy acetylene setup, but I can't cut to very close tolerances with it. The saw is actually pretty quick.

[jshane76]

where's part 2?

[beatnic50]

@jshane76 I guess I got distracted. It is getting colder around here so I'm starting to think about stove work again. I already have a stove like that one built and have used it for two winters. I plan to move the position of the stove pipe from the center of the upright cylinder to the back. I think it will draw better. They way it is now when you open the door to put wood in, smoke comes out the door and stings my eyes. Ah well, onc ei get the mopeds running...

[jshane76]

@beatnic50 I really enjoyed this video. I would like to see the whole process from disassemble of the water heater to the finished product. I've watched a lot of videos on this subject but I like the time you take to explain the simple things that may be overlooked. Please inform me of future videos. what's the safety clearance of one of these indoor's is it still 36"?

[beatnic50]

@jshane76 Remember the inverse square law? The radiant energy from the stove will decrease by the square of the distance. The space between the stove and anything you don't want to burn (like the wall!) is very important, but physics are on our side. The radiant heat from the stove can be "shaded"? This year I plan on putting up a metal shield behind the stove to absorb the rays. The shield will re radiate the heat, but if I have a fan on it I can move some of it's heat into the air.

[TheDD563]

It's a water heater.....No such thing as a hot water heater... Think.... Think .

[sugerbear520]

very nice

[TheCatfishClayton]

@beatnic50 You got some nice straight cuts with the saw too. I don't see you getting that from a torch.

[mecanicman66]

well we have the same dream about plasma cuter haha