I just picked up a couple 20 pound propane tanks today in a scrap haul. I got soaked in the rain picking up the scrap and took my haul home and built a fire in my shed and warmed up. I already have a caboose stove there. But I might make myself another stove so I found your video. I like the way you put it together on the cheap.
Thank you very much my friend! I usually go the cheap, do it yourself route myself. In most things that I do. I enjoy that little stove. I wish you the best with your build and thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment!
It’s my pleasure! God bless you and your family as well my friend and thank you for the kind words 🙏 I hope you have a blessed new year to come as well!
Thank you very much 🙏 I was right there with you on being nervous lol. It's still in my shed today and I still use it to burn wood in 👍 it was a fun project as well!
Dude You probably saved my life. I have a old tank I want to build a wood stove. I forget propane is liquid and before watching this! I was going to start cutting after opening the valve I thought I was good! Thank you! I'm 12:37 in looking forward to the build.
I’m very glad to hear this was of help to you my friend and I wish you the best with your build. The infrared idea sounds very interesting and handy for sure!
Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed it and I hope it helps in some way. I apologize for the late reply. And I’m glad you watched it before you cut in the tank. It can be very dangerous. Thanks again and God bless my friend!
The lawnmower wheel helps alot I did the same thing with mine fits a. 6” pipe perfectly I didn’t have 2 tanks at my disposal so my door still lets a lot of air in I made a damper on the side for added airflow from the bottom and have a pipe with damper now I used the black stove pipe for my first 6 ft or so then went to same you have used I tossed an old car rim under the tank as a stand Awesome to see a similar build It’s cool to see an almost twin of the stove I made for my 12x12 shed
That’s very interesting to hear! A very similar build it sounds like. Sounds like you put some thought into yours as well. Im always glad to hear of people re-using materials and putting them to use. I think the propane tanks are great for wood stoves myself. Thanks for watching my friend and I appreciate you taking the time to comment!
Haha I believe it will do well with warming the shed as well. I plan to do some modifications to it to try to improve it a little but I’m very happy with how it turned out. Thanks for watching Road Hog and keep growing that channel!
Thank you my friend! I’d be interested in seeing your stove once you get it finished too. It’s so rewarding once you get it done and see and feel the warmth from a fire in it.
Cool idea. Really worried when seeing that disc blew up. You should use a guard, also disconnect before changing discs. There are new people watching your videos and may think that those are the right ways of doing things. Stay safe.
I came across your channel while looking up. Information on how to build a rocket stove or wood burning stove without a welder. I really enjoyed this video and you did earn a new subscriber. What I liked most 'cause I'm familiar with the feeling is how excited you were with your finished product. It's a great feeling when you build something for the first time that works. Or functions, the way you're hoping
Thank you very much for the kind words 🙏 it's a great feeling indeed! I was very happy with how that little stove turned out, and I've used it for around 2 years now.
Thank you my friend! I am very happy with how it turned out. I will be able to put axes together out there in the building this winter and have some heat so I’m happy about that.
Greetings from Canada! Going to make one of these for a sauna! I like the idea of using a steel rim! Think that will hold rocks for the sauna heater! Did you cut the opening to be bigger later? Would love to see an update video on any changes you made/improvements. How has the silicone caulking held up? Wonder what the temperature gets up to ? Nice accent! Very different from where I’m from! BC Canada.
Once you clean up the rim you could attach steel mesh and a aluminum shield (on the back) of the rim for inferred radiant heat. When I build mine It's going to be a wood burner and radiant heat because it's super simple to add. I've done a lot or research and again thank you. I was going to think I can cut my tank cause it's empty. I found a lot of guys were cutting this tank blah blah.
Nice job Dillon !! That baby is cooking 🔥 would have never thought one could make something like that without welding ! Looks like the critters are enjoying it also 👍👏 might want to sit it in an old cookie sheet (some metal tray) on top of the cinder blocks, to catch ash and cinders that might come out. Great work 👍👏🪵🪓🔥 Rick
Thank you Rick! I’m very happy with how it turned out. I modified it a little bit today. I put a piece of metal under the cinder blocks and added a home made damper to it as well so I can control the air flow in the pipe. All of the critters seem to be loving it now that they know it’s there. They were in there again today and in there just now when I left there to come in lol. Thanks for watching Rick and stay warm in these cold temperatures.
I've always wanted to build one , even started to once but I was to scared to cut into it. I may try again now. On a different note, be careful with those grinders, if you ever drop one don't use that blade, get a new one. On the thicker wheels that are more for grinding and not for really cutting, never use them to grind down anything soft,wood, plastic, bone even, never something soft that can build up in those pours in the wheel, it will hold excessive heat and that can cause them to blow apart too. I seen a e.r. video where a guy had one of those thick wheels come apart and he had to hold his insides in with his hand until the ambulance got there, very gruesome I know. Not trying to scare you just looking out for you. I'm always nervous using the grinder now after seeing that video.
Wow, that shows how dangerous they can be! I have been using them since I have been an adult pretty much and never had that happen til then. It got bound up inside the wheel and where I had the sun glasses on I couldn’t see what was happening very well. Then it just broke all of a sudden and I felt it hit my leg. It’s surprising how much force one of those little grinders can generate. I tried to modify a chainsaw bar with a grinding disk and it kicked back and hit my finger and I believe it went to the bone. I have a scar on my finger from it as a reminder. I was the same way with being nervous to cut on the tank. I tried to drain them very well and then after I filled them with water three times and drained them I burned them too. At that point I felt they were safe to cut on. I appreciate you telling me that about the grinder cause I definitely want to be more careful with them now. I’ve learned to do my best to not put them in a place where they can get bound up after this experience. I was a union sheet metal worker years ago and those guys would tell me pretty often that I better change the disk before it broke on me. This time it was my fault for getting it bound like that. Down inside that wheel was a dangerous place for a grinder for sure!
What size chimney pipe? Looks like 5". I'm wondering if a 3" pipe would be big enough, I have stainless 3" laying around and some old tanks and mower wheels. I was wondering if a 3" out the back and make the top of the wheel rim as a cooking surface somehow.
I believe it was 4” or 5” if I’m not mistaken. I would guess that 3” would probably work as long as you had the pipe high enough outside the roof to where it would pull the smoke out well. I wanted to go out the back too so that I could make a cooking surface. That’s definitely a good idea! I may modify this one over time. So far it has held up great. Your singing and playing guitar on your channel and the song that you sang was great by the way! We need more singing that acknowledge God and lifts up the name of Jesus. I really enjoyed that.
@@bluegrassoutdoors you are welcome to use whatever is on my channel so far, but you would need to try and improve the audio on your end if you do. Probably would need to try and raise the volume and run it through a bit of reverb to increase the quality of the sound. I don't do much editing here on youtube, as you can probably tell.
Impressive I saw a small stove in an old dairy barn that warmed the whole thing. Sometimes too much. The farmer told me the trick was a very long almost horizontal stovepipe. It went straight up to just above head height then turned and ran the length of the room.
If your gonna drill holes in the door. Then why wouldn't the gap from the original door you cut work. It has a small gap all the way around the door. Just curious.
It hurt pretty bad but didn’t cut me too much, thankfully. It left a cut but not deep and it swelled up. Those little grinders generate a lot of power lol.
Tuck your hoody stings in. Several years ago there was a guy in a sister factory using a grinder while wearing a hoodie and the string got caught in the grinding wheel and cut his throat. By the way where are you located, if in KY where. I have been thinking of making one of these stoves for a while now. I am getting closer to doing it.
I used the angle grinder on the welds. I didn’t penetrate the tank itself. It’s not a risk I would take. If one of those blows you are dead or changed for life, likely.
That’s not true. I saw another guy cutting on one with it out and it ignited. It’s very dangerous. Nobody should cut on one of these things without getting the propane out first, ever. And getting it out thoroughly.
I also recommend to drill some holes in the door or below it so that the stove has an intake for oxygen as well.
I just picked up a couple 20 pound propane tanks today in a scrap haul. I got soaked in the rain picking up the scrap and took my haul home and built a fire in my shed and warmed up. I already have a caboose stove there. But I might make myself another stove so I found your video. I like the way you put it together on the cheap.
Thank you very much my friend! I usually go the cheap, do it yourself route myself. In most things that I do. I enjoy that little stove. I wish you the best with your build and thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment!
I love that you're explaining things to your boy 🥰 teaching him well
Thank you very much 🙏 I believe in training them up in a good way young. He is one of 4! I appreciate your kind comment a lot and God bless!
The lawn mower wheel is genius.
Thank you very much. I had it laying around and thought it would work great for that purpose!
Thanks for sharing this with us and God bless you and your family!
It’s my pleasure! God bless you and your family as well my friend and thank you for the kind words 🙏 I hope you have a blessed new year to come as well!
I was nervous when you were hammering on it, before filling with water.
LOL Turned out great.
Thank you very much 🙏 I was right there with you on being nervous lol. It's still in my shed today and I still use it to burn wood in 👍 it was a fun project as well!
Dude You probably saved my life. I have a old tank I want to build a wood stove. I forget propane is liquid and before watching this! I was going to start cutting after opening the valve I thought I was good! Thank you! I'm 12:37 in looking forward to the build.
I’m very glad to hear this was of help to you my friend and I wish you the best with your build. The infrared idea sounds very interesting and handy for sure!
Awesome Country boy will survive
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Thank you my friend!
Cool man I like it. God bless you too brother
Thank you very much 🙏
This is awesome!!!! This will save me money
It has held up good for over a year now 👍
Heat tape the pipe intersection and a boot on the roof. GREAT JOB! Your video gives me confidence I can do this as well Thank you!
Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed it and I hope it helps in some way. I apologize for the late reply. And I’m glad you watched it before you cut in the tank. It can be very dangerous. Thanks again and God bless my friend!
I'm going to make one. Awesome brother.
Thank you very much 🙏 I wish you the best with it and God bless!
Good job..I have 2 bottles the same size id like to do something with.
Thank you very much my friend! It was a fun project and works pretty well.
The lawnmower wheel helps alot I did the same thing with mine fits a. 6” pipe perfectly I didn’t have 2 tanks at my disposal so my door still lets a lot of air in I made a damper on the side for added airflow from the bottom and have a pipe with damper now I used the black stove pipe for my first 6 ft or so then went to same you have used I tossed an old car rim under the tank as a stand Awesome to see a similar build
It’s cool to see an almost twin of the stove I made for my 12x12 shed
That’s very interesting to hear! A very similar build it sounds like. Sounds like you put some thought into yours as well. Im always glad to hear of people re-using materials and putting them to use. I think the propane tanks are great for wood stoves myself. Thanks for watching my friend and I appreciate you taking the time to comment!
Your going to be warmer then the Sahara desert lol I love them and I need to finish mine
Haha I believe it will do well with warming the shed as well. I plan to do some modifications to it to try to improve it a little but I’m very happy with how it turned out. Thanks for watching Road Hog and keep growing that channel!
Me either that's awesome I'm happy for you
Thank you my friend! I’d be interested in seeing your stove once you get it finished too. It’s so rewarding once you get it done and see and feel the warmth from a fire in it.
Cool idea. Really worried when seeing that disc blew up. You should use a guard, also disconnect before changing discs. There are new people watching your videos and may think that those are the right ways of doing things. Stay safe.
Very good points that you make!
I came across your channel while looking up. Information on how to build a rocket stove or wood burning stove without a welder. I really enjoyed this video and you did earn a new subscriber. What I liked most 'cause I'm familiar with the feeling is how excited you were with your finished product. It's a great feeling when you build something for the first time that works. Or functions, the way you're hoping
Thank you very much for the kind words 🙏 it's a great feeling indeed! I was very happy with how that little stove turned out, and I've used it for around 2 years now.
Thanks for sharing!
Yes sir! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.
Cool. Thx for sharing.
It’s my pleasure. Thank you very much for watching and for taking the time to comment!
Cool I may try this
I am definitely trying this....never knew but that's awesome brother!
Thank you my friend! I am very happy with how it turned out. I will be able to put axes together out there in the building this winter and have some heat so I’m happy about that.
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Nice Woodstove ....😎👍
Thank you Peter! It should warm the shed pretty well I think. Stay warm my friend.
Greetings from Canada! Going to make one of these for a sauna! I like the idea of using a steel rim! Think that will hold rocks for the sauna heater!
Did you cut the opening to be bigger later? Would love to see an update video on any changes you made/improvements.
How has the silicone caulking held up? Wonder what the temperature gets up to ?
Nice accent! Very different from where I’m from! BC Canada.
Once you clean up the rim you could attach steel mesh and a aluminum shield (on the back) of the rim for inferred radiant heat. When I build mine It's going to be a wood burner and radiant heat because it's super simple to add. I've done a lot or research and again thank you. I was going to think I can cut my tank cause it's empty. I found a lot of guys were cutting this tank blah blah.
Nice job Dillon !! That baby is cooking 🔥 would have never thought one could make something like that without welding ! Looks like the critters are enjoying it also 👍👏 might want to sit it in an old cookie sheet (some metal tray) on top of the cinder blocks, to catch ash and cinders that might come out. Great work 👍👏🪵🪓🔥 Rick
Thank you Rick! I’m very happy with how it turned out. I modified it a little bit today. I put a piece of metal under the cinder blocks and added a home made damper to it as well so I can control the air flow in the pipe. All of the critters seem to be loving it now that they know it’s there. They were in there again today and in there just now when I left there to come in lol. Thanks for watching Rick and stay warm in these cold temperatures.
Nice Work
Thank you very much!
Awesome brother keep up the great content
Thank you my friend! I appreciate that and you as well.
I've always wanted to build one , even started to once but I was to scared to cut into it. I may try again now. On a different note, be careful with those grinders, if you ever drop one don't use that blade, get a new one. On the thicker wheels that are more for grinding and not for really cutting, never use them to grind down anything soft,wood, plastic, bone even, never something soft that can build up in those pours in the wheel, it will hold excessive heat and that can cause them to blow apart too. I seen a e.r. video where a guy had one of those thick wheels come apart and he had to hold his insides in with his hand until the ambulance got there, very gruesome I know. Not trying to scare you just looking out for you. I'm always nervous using the grinder now after seeing that video.
Wow, that shows how dangerous they can be! I have been using them since I have been an adult pretty much and never had that happen til then. It got bound up inside the wheel and where I had the sun glasses on I couldn’t see what was happening very well. Then it just broke all of a sudden and I felt it hit my leg. It’s surprising how much force one of those little grinders can generate. I tried to modify a chainsaw bar with a grinding disk and it kicked back and hit my finger and I believe it went to the bone. I have a scar on my finger from it as a reminder. I was the same way with being nervous to cut on the tank. I tried to drain them very well and then after I filled them with water three times and drained them I burned them too. At that point I felt they were safe to cut on. I appreciate you telling me that about the grinder cause I definitely want to be more careful with them now. I’ve learned to do my best to not put them in a place where they can get bound up after this experience. I was a union sheet metal worker years ago and those guys would tell me pretty often that I better change the disk before it broke on me. This time it was my fault for getting it bound like that. Down inside that wheel was a dangerous place for a grinder for sure!
That turned out really great. I'm gonna make one for myself, thanks for the idea. What is the exact width and length of your shed?
Thank you very much 🙏. My shed is 10x22
@@bluegrassoutdoors Gotcha, thanks man
You’re welcome 👍
Bleach in the tank with water will help neutralize the perfume they use
What size chimney pipe? Looks like 5". I'm wondering if a 3" pipe would be big enough, I have stainless 3" laying around and some old tanks and mower wheels. I was wondering if a 3" out the back and make the top of the wheel rim as a cooking surface somehow.
I believe it was 4” or 5” if I’m not mistaken. I would guess that 3” would probably work as long as you had the pipe high enough outside the roof to where it would pull the smoke out well. I wanted to go out the back too so that I could make a cooking surface. That’s definitely a good idea! I may modify this one over time. So far it has held up great. Your singing and playing guitar on your channel and the song that you sang was great by the way! We need more singing that acknowledge God and lifts up the name of Jesus. I really enjoyed that.
@@bluegrassoutdoors thank you. Maybe I should compose a bluegrass instrumental and you could play it in one of your videos. Lol 😆
@@bolsonoutdoors9205 I would be happy to my friend!
@@bluegrassoutdoors you are welcome to use whatever is on my channel so far, but you would need to try and improve the audio on your end if you do. Probably would need to try and raise the volume and run it through a bit of reverb to increase the quality of the sound. I don't do much editing here on youtube, as you can probably tell.
@@bolsonoutdoors9205 I appreciate that my friend!
How about using the same door you cut out, and use Handel you cut off as overlap to seal door just an idea
That may would work. But I wonder how you would seal the gap on the sides on bottom like that?
I'd say with the size of the hole in the mower wheel probably acts like a damper it's self but that's just a guess
I have built a damper since then and installed it. Thanks for watching my friend!
Impressive
I saw a small stove in an old dairy barn that warmed the whole thing. Sometimes too much. The farmer told me the trick was a very long almost horizontal stovepipe. It went straight up to just above head height then turned and ran the length of the room.
That makes sense. The pipe probably created and preserved heat. Sounds like a smart man! Thanks for watching my friend and have a Merry Christmas!
Where does the stove get it's oxygen from? I didn't see any vent holes.
That’s a good point. I plan to drill some holes in the door to allow the air flow.
If your gonna drill holes in the door. Then why wouldn't the gap from the original door you cut work. It has a small gap all the way around the door. Just curious.
@@sharonimel3932 it very well may do that but I’d like to make a latch that I can control the air flow with.
What gauge of steel are they
I am not sure to be honest but after using mine for around a year, it has held up excellent.
You ok that looked like it hurt
It hurt pretty bad but didn’t cut me too much, thankfully. It left a cut but not deep and it swelled up. Those little grinders generate a lot of power lol.
Tuck your hoody stings in. Several years ago there was a guy in a sister factory using a grinder while wearing a hoodie and the string got caught in the grinding wheel and cut his throat. By the way where are you located, if in KY where. I have been thinking of making one of these stoves for a while now. I am getting closer to doing it.
Very good point! Thanks for that Roger. I will be sure to do that from now on. Those grinders can be extremely dangerous, that’s for sure.
I’m in eastern Kentucky by the way. I just realized I hadn’t replied to that part. Near the mount sterling area.
I would use the same piece for the door if you're not going to put a damper on it
I plan to put a damper on it to try to help preserve the heat. I think that will make it much more efficient!
With singing like that why haven't you made it big in Nashville?
I think I’m more of a physical laborer than a singer lol
After using the angle grinder, l would not bother with the water . If it was going to blow, it would have done it by now .
I used the angle grinder on the welds. I didn’t penetrate the tank itself. It’s not a risk I would take. If one of those blows you are dead or changed for life, likely.
Definitely good idea to flush with water, I’m going to do the same way, probably burn it as well.
Once you got that valve removed, there is no reason to have any concern about the tank 'blowing up', water or not.
That’s not true. I saw another guy cutting on one with it out and it ignited. It’s very dangerous. Nobody should cut on one of these things without getting the propane out first, ever. And getting it out thoroughly.
No safety glasses or gloves? I fear for you, brother
I had on glasses 👍 gloves are great too.
@@bluegrassoutdoors yeah, I wanna tackle this project as well so thanks for the video man
@@richardrussell4065 you’re welcome 👍
So, why did you put the wheel on top again?
As a Heat exchanger to take and preserve the heat, rather than it going straight up the pipe.