Gas bottle wood burning stove

Gas bottle wood burners are very easy to make, efficient, and are perfect for late night parties. If you turn them right up, the middle can start to glow red, you can put a kettle on the top, or cut the top off and add a hot plate.

Find your self an old empty gas bottle, open the tap to let out any gas. Next fill with water to displace any gas which might be inside. I marked out the door using masking tape, then mark and attach your hinges, I drilled and taped the holes and fitted 4mm machine screws. Next mark and drill holes around the bottom of the gas bottle to allow air to fuel your fire. Using an angle grinder remove the top of the gas bottle. Re attach the door and check your hinges work.

Gas bottle wood burning stove

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Gas bottle wood burners are very easy to make, efficient, and are perfect for late night parties. If you turn them right up, the middle can start to glow red, you can put a kettle on the top, or cut the top off and add a hot plate. These are really easy to make, and be changed however you want. Unscrew the gas valve in a ventilated open space, preferably outside, away from open flames and sparks. Turn the bottle upside down, then wait for a lot more gas to come out. Wait until gas stops coming out, then unscrew the valve from the bottle, which requires plenty of force, and probably a vice.

Gas bottle wood burning stove

Look online and on YouTube for how to do this safely. Unfortunately I don't have photos of this step, but I put a large bar through the holes in the top of the bottle, then laid the bottle on its side. This stopped the bottle spinning as a lot of force is needed to undo the valve. The hotplate hole needs to big enough for a hotplate, but not go so low that there is not enough room for a good fire. I made mine long enough to fit my large camping kettle. The front door on mine is 7. This needs to be but carefully and in one go so that the door is still intact. The leg bottom piece needs to be the correct length for fitting. The uprights were 14 inches. I wanted it short enough to fit in my shed, high enough not to burn the lawn.

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Hi all, i'm new on here and have been looking around the internet for quite a while for info on gas bottle wood stoves and it seems you guys have a wealth of experience. Fit some steel flat section to cover the gaps around the door. Air space works out at square foot. Messages 13, Location Kent. I wanted to add a hot plate to the top of the burner but didn't have any thick steel plate so I used a few off cuts, marked these up and cut the holes in the top of the bottle. Put a nut on the end of the rod so that the friction will hold the valve open. There are loads of ways you can make a latch, you can see a couple of different ones above. Popcorn Forum Supporter. These are really easy to make, and be changed however you want. Find your self an old empty gas bottle, open the tap to let out any gas. If you turn them right up, the middle can start to glow red, you can put a kettle on the top, or cut the top off and add a hot plate. Install the app. When the fire has a good base, open the air vent.

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Gas Bottle Wood Stove advice. As it'll be my first attempt and they are next to nothing cost wise, it will be my starting block to possibly greater things! Offer up the hinge, and test how the door opens. I'm currently a technology teacher at a secondary school tasked with inspiring the next generation of designers. Air space works out at square foot. Mark out a section for the Air Vent, Making sure the bottom weld line of the bottle is just below the top of the vent, about 1 inch off the bottom of the actual bottle. With the hinge on the door, place the door back in the opening, and weld the other side of the hinge to the bottle, making sure the door will open and close without catching too much. Install the app. I welded a grill together to sit the fire on which will allow air to circulate under the fire and hopefully burn better. Turn the right way up, then fill with water, using positive displacement to remove the last of the gas. Make sure the cylinder is mostly empty before draining the last of the gas out! Unscrew the gas valve in a ventilated open space, preferably outside, away from open flames and sparks.