I made a barrel stove.

[Irving]

I saw this video and couldn't resist doing a gray. My gray probably will look more silver than the one in this video, but we'll see how it turns out.

[cofi]

Could you seal that up well enough for indoor use??

[rondog]

I worked in a drafty machine shop that had a 2-barrel stove in it, and that sumbitch would put out some heat! When the cheap bastard would actually buy some wood, that is. Couldn't keep up with the drafts though, it was a real shithole of a shop. You could see daylight through the walls and roof everywhere you looked. Basically a pole barn covered with scrap tin, really redneck and 3rd world.

But the stove was impressive! I wouldn't hesitate to put one in a good shop, it would heat like a maniac. The 2-barrel option is a good one, the 2nd barrel radiates a HUGE amount of heat.

[Irving]

Could you seal that up well enough for indoor use??

Yes, the door model in the video I linked, and shown in Ron's photo is the air tight model that comes with gasketed doors.
If you check out the Wranglerstar video, he's got a double barrel stove, and he plumbed a used oil line into it for even more heat. I have the imagine Wranglerstar's stove puts out some insane heat.

[argonstrom]

That is cool as hell (so to speak)! I have zero experience with them, so forgive the stupid question - do they have / need some sort of spark arrestor in the flue?

[JM Ver. 2.0]

That is cool as hell (so to speak)! I have zero experience with them, so forgive the stupid question - do they have / need some sort of spark arrestor in the flue?

So uh...... What are you going to engrave into yours when you make it?

[StagLefty]

Very cool project !

[Irving]

That's a good question I think. If you had a double barrel, or some kind of baffle, you wouldn't need one. I don't think I'll need on on this one. I can get flames to come out of the flue when it is as short as you see in the picture. If you are burning wood, I don't think it will be necessary, if you burn a lot of paper though, then you might want one. My grandpa made a bunch of logs out of rolled up news paper, and burning those will shoot red hot bits of paper out of the chimney. I think you'd really be okay with just normal wood burning. While I was burning card board and stuff today (basically all my trash wood) I didn't have any questionable sparks coming out.

[Irving]

So uh...... What are you going to engrave into yours when you make it?

Well, obviously he's going to lightly inscribe the thing from Lord of the Rings, so it glows when it heats up.

By the way guys, I am VERY amateur at projects like this. So if I can do it, any one of you can. I've got some specific advice about mounting the door and techniques and mistakes and stuff if anyone wants to know. The kit is actually pretty low quality, so nothing is really even(like the legs).

[merl]

How long is it expected to last before rusting through? Is the plan to just replace the barrel when that happens and keep on going?