Making a Rocket Stove

[spuds]

Here is what a fellow made and well photographed so I wont re-invent the wheel,I will link to this so you can see construction.

I like it runs on twigs and tiny branches,almost always easy to find.



www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-Rocket-Stove-from-a-10-Can-and-4-So/
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This is my version.....

I needed 4 screws,drill,tin snips,2-43 ounce uban Coffee cans,2-28 ounce speghetti sauce cans and 2 14 ounce vegetable cans.


The coffee can has a lip around the top.I cut the bottom off 2nd can and its screwed to the lip of stove can, on the top to make the lid.



I filled mine with sand instead of perlite because I had it and you tubes say sand keeps sides cooler and figure added weight will make it more stable.




So off to amazon for a stove grill and pan,

grill was 5.75
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DPOBOM/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

drip pan was 4.79
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ZNDXOA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Girl checking out parts...



Drill 4 holes,screw on drip pan




Finished stove.I like the nice cooking surface




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Cost ten bucks and is a FUN 45 minute project (Kids would love it!),you could skip the grill and its free,or you can buy one for 82.00 or 115.00 on Amazon

[Deleted]

Super Cool,... Im goin to the garage

[Rita]

Ohhh I like this Spuds ... thanks ... I will be savin some cans now

[ChileFarmer]

I may have to make one of those. With our kitchen being redone we are almost camping out.
looks like another 3 weeks of camping. Very cool little stove. CF

[w8in4dave]

Yup very cool!! Thanks!! Am always looking for new projects!! This one may have to be put on the "Back Burner"

[Pharmer Phil]

Spuds, I Like this...how much of an area do you think this would warm...like lets say in a small room??

[spuds]

It has to be vented so I dont think it would be a good space heater,more for fast and concentrated heat,ie ideal to heat pans.

[spuds]

Things are getting lost here,my remodel of rocket stove is gone? Anyhow,used it to cook burgers Saturday,sure is an awesome stove,burns hot and really cuts down wood amts needed
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repost...
Well the stove had problems. It filled up quickly with coals and couldnt breathe,when I emptied the coals,out came the sand.

Relit it,worked better without sand,but a rebuild is in order....

Before....feeder inlet lower


After....feeder inlet higher to allow room for more coals


The inner burn chamber used to be a Hunts can,now its a larger Juice can


Before,note opening size...


After,notice the larger opening from the bigger can,much better


Instead of sand this time Im using these
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Expanded clay aggregate, is a lightweight ceramic shell with honeycomb core produced by firing natural clay to temperatures of 1100 - 1200 �C in a rotating kiln. The pellets are rounded in shape and fall from the kiln in a grade of approximately 0 - 32 mm with an average dry bulk density of approximately 350 kg/m�. The material is sieved into a number of different grades to suit the application.

With the advantage of light weight, high permeability, high durability and excellent sound and thermal insulating properties, expanded clay is a good 'all round' aggregate for use in an a variety of applications
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Bottom of stove and clay pellets


Hydroton Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate added to stove


And bottom cover screwed on (That used to be top cover of version One)

[spuds]

The changes worked!

Using wood found in yard lit some pine needles with mini bic,a few twigs and away we go!


Adding sticks little finger size


lets make hotdogs...


Duck donated an egg...not bad at all!

[spuds]

Fry up a pork steak...


Great flame,now cooking with just 2 thumb thickness sticks


Gets hot enough to cook steaks...


Im a believer

[Pharmer Phil]

Whats missing Spuds? I'll check security log ifin you can tell me aprox. when you posted your remodel originally...I was waiting for another post here to see if you had answered my heating question...

[spuds]

May 28, 2013 5:11:24 GMT -6 Pharmer Phil said:

Whats missing Spuds? I'll check security log ifin you can tell me aprox. when you posted your remodel originally...I was waiting for another post here to see if you had answered my heating question...

Im pretty sure I posted above around april 27 2013?

[w8in4dave]

Very nice spuds!! Great job!!