Portable camp stove

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Here are some photos of a little portable stove that will be used in a dome tent. It was a freeby for a good customer...he provided some photos as a rough guide. The top is from 10 Ga HRS, the front and back are 12 GA and the body is 14 GA. All the rest was made from bits and pieces. It isn't complete in the photo...the customer will locate 4 -1/2 inch pipe half couplings onto the bottom into which will thread the 4 pipes for legs. Also the weld on hinges need welding on. It is for a 5 inch chimney and took about 7 hours to make. I hope he likes it
Reply:flatflatvertical down, 14 ga body to 10 ga top. before anyone scolds me...the heat marks on the top clearly show that penetration wasn't an issueWelded with o.o35 solid wire with c25 shielding gas at about 22 VoltsLast edited by Tinbasher; 03-01-2008 at 03:45 PM.
Reply:Nice looking stove.I don't think anyone will scold you for vert down on this.My Photos on Flickr
Reply:Very nice! He must be a REALLY good customer for you to do that for free. He's probably one of those rare customers that we all wish we had more of. The kind of person that understands that good skilled work is important and money, regardless of how much, is well spent on quality. Probably doesn't haggle much on prices you give him for work that you do.
Reply:I think that is about the nicest camp stove I have EVER seen. You have some skills!Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:wow, thats awesome!
Reply:You got talent!  Really nice job.  David  Real world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:nice.-
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Reply:Very nice work, and as for the free work if your customers are anything like some of mine it will bring you three fold the paying jobs.LarryMiller XMT 304 CC/CVSyncrowave 180 SDLincoln PowerMig 255XTTermalDynamics 52Lincoln 305GComlpete machine shop to back it up
Reply:I've had some good clients but not 7hr's + materials for free good! Not a chance!Really nice stove. Must be a hella big dome tent!200amp Air Liquide MIG, Hypertherm Plasma, Harris torches, Optrel helmet, Makita angle grinders, Pre-China Delta chop saw and belt sander, Miller leathers, shop made jigs etc, North- welders backpack.
Reply:It was for a maintenance Millwright supervisor at the local concrete plant. They were the largest customer of the company I was working for at the time, representing several million dollars in sales every year. 7hr@$80 an hour plus $150 dollars worth of Material equals $710, a small price to pay for a friendly maintenance crew when you are continuously in their plant as a contractor. It was money well spent.I couldn't say how or where he used it. The only feedback I got was that I didn't make the area of the adjustable draft large enough as it only worked good with the door left slightly ajarLast edited by Tinbasher; 10-13-2011 at 10:30 PM.
Reply:Is there any plans(blueprints) to make this stove?
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Reply:Very nice stove. Reminds me of one a friend of mine built several years ago. He made a trip into the Gila Wilderness every year with pack horses. He owns a machine and fab shop so it's easy for him to build what he wants. He's also the only person I ever heard of with a pack saddle made from 6061T aluminum. He had a runaway wreck one year that destroyed his pack saddle. He said it might happen again and it might hurt the horse but the saddle would still be good.
Reply:I like the stove, but I'm really concerned about the tent.  Burning a stove inside a tent is a great way to get carbon monoxide poisoning.  I don't see a good explanation of how the stove is vented to the outside; I've never seen a dome tent with an exhaust port, let alone one made of materials that will stand up to the heat of a metal chimney.  Can you explain a little more about the tent?
Reply:I have awood stove for my tent as well. The big tents have a jack in the roof for the stove pipe to go out. The tents generally have an air opening at the peak on either side. I also open the windows a little for fresh air.
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Reply:Ah, much better.  Not a dome tent, but it all makes sense now.Forgive this Okie for not being familiar with such things; down here, we fit air conditioning to our tents instead of heating.
Reply:not to rain on the parade but the stove needs a plenum. if it gets cold you will have everyone in camp stuffing the stove full of wood and when it fills up. it wont be able to draft with the exaust at the same elevation as the fuel. a simple 6"x6"x6" box to elevate the stack will make this thing chug like a choo. choo... . otherwise it looks great you just gave me the way to finish the door on mine
Reply:Originally Posted by OldtimerVery nice stove. Reminds me of one a friend of mine built several years ago. He made a trip into the Gila Wilderness every year with pack horses. He owns a machine and fab shop so it's easy for him to build what he wants. He's also the only person I ever heard of with a pack saddle made from 6061T aluminum. He had a runaway wreck one year that destroyed his pack saddle. He said it might happen again and it might hurt the horse but the saddle would still be good.
Reply:Originally Posted by OkieDaveAh, much better.  Not a dome tent, but it all makes sense now.Forgive this Okie for not being familiar with such things; down here, we fit air conditioning to our tents instead of heating.
Reply:It's right there in the first line, bert: Originally Posted by TinbasherHere are some photos of a little portable stove that will be used in a dome tent.
Reply:Originally Posted by WildcatNice looking stove.I don't think anyone will scold you for vert down on this.
Reply:Originally Posted by OkieDaveIt's right there in the first line, bert:I may be crazy, but this isn't proof!Originally Posted by whiskeyrichardpretty boneheaded move really. it will cost him way more in downtime, vet bills or replacing the animal when it does it again than it would to just fix or replace the pack saddle.