Rocket Stove vs Hobo Stove

[Ulu]

Here it is a feed tube and the chimney tube, both of which I cut with a tubing cutter, from a used Silverado shock absorber.

Be careful when you cut these open. These normally have compressed nitrogen gas inside, but this old one had leaked out all the gas pressure.

 

[Ulu]

I split the foot that I had removed and made 2 feet from it, to give the stove some stability.

That shock absorber body makes for a tall chimney, but I can always shorten it.

That little dimple is where they fill the gas in the nitrogen charged shock absorber.

They weld it in a nitrogen atmosphere with a high-speed spinning friction weld.

That Silverado shock absorber was made in the good old US of A.

Next I must figure out the door hinges, Build a shaker grate, and arrange some airflow.

 

[Ulu]

Making good hinges is harder than you think.

These were made from pieces of rectangular tubing.

The latch handle turned out to be a little long.

But it works and so does the hinge.

I still haven’t created any air vent. It also needs a shaker grate, and there’s some small holes that need to be welded up.

 

[Ulu]

We now have a shaker grate and a feed tube.

Still hoping for a twilight burn tonight.
I need more air holes.

 

[Ulu]

I added air holes and modified the chimney to be a better potstand.

Ok, Houston, we are GO for a burn…

 

[Ulu]

I was amazed that this works so well, and even better after I modified the chimney.

It looks like a pot, but for obvious reasons I do not want to call this the pot stove. I think I will call it the eagle stove.

As in, “the Eagle has landed.”

 

[Son of Kradus]

LOL@ "the pot stove!" really liked this project, sat n read the whole thing! good on ya!

 

[Oldbiscuit]

Looks like an oversized bong ! Industrial grade !

 

[Da Gas Man]

I was thinking Hobo Jet. Eagle is noice.