wood forge stove v2

There seems to be a lot of interest in NCHiker1970's "Backpacker's Mini Forge Wood Stove". I've recieved a bunch of emails asking what happened to my wood stoves. To be honest I didn't think anyone was much interested in the wood stoves with all the alcohol stuff going on out there.
In this vid I show a wood forge that I have been working on.

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[flintstone9812]

seems to me the tin cans are not sturdy enough for extended use. Maybe consider using regular stove pipe.

[hiramcook]

But the tin cans are cheap and easy to replace. If you look at my "Woodgas Simple Version1.2" the inner can, the burn chamber, is very easy to replace because it isn't rivited or cemented in place. The burn chamber is the part that should be really effected by the fire and when it is burned out it can be popped out and replaced with another can. The burn chamber could also be painted with heat-resistant paint to help it last longer.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying your stove pipe idea is bad

[WorldStove]

a true work of art Hyram. top notch crimping

[hiramcook]

Thanks. It's all in having the right tools. Your stove, now there's a work of art.

[pongoid]

What did you crimp the pieces of can with?

[slodeth5]

Looks like a fine, solid design.

[cobalt120]

I can say that i managed to get about 25 uses out of my larger 1kg coffee cans gasifier. Before the burn chamber was no longer viable.

I then found a much thicker metal tank to replace the burn chamber and it's over 70 uses now.

The best would be a 1/8 thick cast iron burn chamber . Stainless steel does not last much longer than tin cans, and unless burn ch

[flintstone9812]

I was thinking of long term use where a person might not have access to replacement cans.

[hiramcook]

I meant it for cooking or heating water but that is an interesting thought. I wonder how hot this could get. Probably would depend on the fuel used. Hmmm

[Kaboom0623]

I think the reason you are burning the inner can on the old version is because the can isnt able to handle the excess heat. Je engines used to have the same trouble and when teh avro aero used bypass air to cool the combustion chamber they stopped burning the combustion chambers out. A simmilar idea might work on the old stove. Burn the inner can but pass some air between outer and inner can. Small holes for fast air should work.