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    Default Shed heating ornament

    After a loooooonnnnngggg time I have finally found motivation to finish my shed pot belly.... or did I finally realise that moving to a higher altitude it gets a bit colder in the shed at night?

    Here is a mock up of the parts which have been compulsorily acquired thus far:

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    The basis is a couple of brake drums off a prime mover. The other basic parts are a ring which sits in between the two drums and a plate to cover the holes top and bottom, and some way to get rid of the smoke. Mine is somewhat more elaborate because I have access to CNC lasers and as with everything I make, it has to have extra '#### factor'

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    I am attaching the top and bottom plates with 'rivets' made from some laser cut washers and short lengths of 20.0mm merchant bar. These are pushed through from inside and are plug welded to the plate on the outside. Plate has the same PCD as the brake drum.
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    The 20.0mm merchant bar has to machined down to about 19.0mm to fit through the holes in the brake drums.

    I will post further updates as I progress.

    I realise that this is nothing new to some of you guys... but these things are so easy to build I thought I might throw it up here for those who haven't seen it done before.

    The simplest design I have seen has only one bolt on the 'lid' which acts like a pivot. The lid is moved sideways to open the top of the stove to throw in the wood.

    As stated in the title of the thread, this is a 'shed heating ornament'. No doubt you will suffer the wrath of OHS pedants and tree huggers if you actually start a fire inside the thing. What you do after it is constructed in the privacy of your own home is entirely your business.....

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    I will keep watching to see how you get on. I have a couple of tractor rims that are slightly bigger than the brake drums which are to be used for the same purpose one day. Mine will be a bit too big for the shed I think. Never get in to the shed with it going anyway.

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    Very nice, I need to make something like that, why just the other day it got under 20C in the shed and was freezing..
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    Quote Originally Posted by .RC. View Post
    Very nice, I need to make something like that, why just the other day it got under 20C in the shed and was freezing..
    keep your eyes off it...its mine.

    where does one look to get the brake drums at a cheap price?

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    G.S
    I noticed you use the term "merchant bar" which is one I haven't come across before. Can you explain please? I'm assuming its what we, in the backward northern states, call "black bar" but I might be wrong. (apparently I am, quite frequently.)

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    Made a similar unit with the intention of it going into the workshop, but it ended up outside as I had to remove 100 cubic mtrs of dirt/rock from under the house to fit the work shop in. Never did get around to getting permission from the wife to relocate it.

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    Looking good so far.

    Can't imagine the hoops I'd have to jump through to get that in my shed.

    I have a little gas "jet" heater for my shed, works great but has little "Charm", the noise it makes doesnt do a lot for the serenity, costs about $3.50 an hour to run and you cant heat anything up on/in it.

    Still I guess the up side is you wont leave your finger prints on it either

    Stuart

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    Quote Originally Posted by .RC. View Post
    Very nice, I need to make something like that, why just the other day it got under 20C in the shed and was freezing..
    How did you cope?

    I put an old pot belly in. We had a -4 here on Monday morning, there was ice already formed on the cars at 7 on Sunday evening. You would think all the hot air coming from parliament would keep it warmer than that.....

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    bollie7, I've used the term merchant bar for last 20 years or so, to describe the lowest grade common (black) steel bar or rod, what we use to call "mild steel." The modern "merchant' bar isn't mild any more as I think it is higher in carbon and other alloys from being made from scrap in Mini mills? but what I do know is it that will harden if quenched from a red heat after forging, something that the old mild steel wouldn't do! t Graeme

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    Quote Originally Posted by anglesmith View Post
    bollie7, I've used the term merchant bar for last 20 years or so, to describe the lowest grade common (black) steel bar or rod, what we use to call "mild steel." The modern "merchant' bar isn't mild any more as I think it is higher in carbon and other alloys from being made from scrap in Mini mills? but what I do know is it that will harden if quenched from a red heat after forging, something that the old mild steel wouldn't do! t Graeme
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    There you go, Thats my "learnt something new for day" moment. Thanks for enlightening me.
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    Eskimo and anyone else,
    I have plenty of truck brake drums available for pickup in Melbourne or Adelaide.
    PM me with your needs.Free.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rascal View Post
    Eskimo and anyone else,
    I have plenty of truck brake drums available for pickup in Melbourne or Adelaide.
    PM me with your needs.Free.
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    What part of Melbourne? ie North, south, east or west.

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    Derrimut or Regency Park

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    Quote Originally Posted by rascal View Post
    Derrimut or Regency Park
    Thank you. Too far for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cava View Post
    Thank you. Too far for me.
    I should be able to get some for you and possibly drop them off somewhere near to you, was actually down your way the other day.
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