kyrsyan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
It is not going to happen this year. There is just too much on the to do list. And my gut says there is more than I realize.
But I'd like to plan it and I'd love feedback because I'm only doing this once.
Right now, the brain says use rocket stove tech and a metal cattle trough. Problems I foresee - base. Do I put a concrete base under it? Can I build in "tubes" for heat and smoke to go through? How would that hold up to weight and continual heat/cold expansion/contraction? How would the metal hold up to continually sitting on concrete? (I know some metals rust faster in that situation.)
I want to avoid extra holes in the "tub" so I was thinking to build a clay surround with natural tubes through it for the heat/smoke. One thing here is weather/moisture proofing. Is there a clay that can handle that without firing? Or concrete again? Same expansion/contraction questions and metal/concrete/clay questions.
I looked online but found nothing even similar. I'm looking at using the basic rocket stove idea because I get lots of tree limbs throughout the year. And I do mean lots. So it would clear up that problem while providing a nice, peaceful way for me to recover from dealing with that problem.
So anyone have any ideas? Or other issues I haven't gotten to yet?
But I'd like to plan it and I'd love feedback because I'm only doing this once.
Right now, the brain says use rocket stove tech and a metal cattle trough. Problems I foresee - base. Do I put a concrete base under it? Can I build in "tubes" for heat and smoke to go through? How would that hold up to weight and continual heat/cold expansion/contraction? How would the metal hold up to continually sitting on concrete? (I know some metals rust faster in that situation.)
I want to avoid extra holes in the "tub" so I was thinking to build a clay surround with natural tubes through it for the heat/smoke. One thing here is weather/moisture proofing. Is there a clay that can handle that without firing? Or concrete again? Same expansion/contraction questions and metal/concrete/clay questions.
I looked online but found nothing even similar. I'm looking at using the basic rocket stove idea because I get lots of tree limbs throughout the year. And I do mean lots. So it would clear up that problem while providing a nice, peaceful way for me to recover from dealing with that problem.
So anyone have any ideas? Or other issues I haven't gotten to yet?