Thread: Oil burning shed heaters

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Well, it now has a name... Looks like its ready to launch with the legs Khos welded on We're in serious trouble if it does...

Had a few hold ups and Khos has got carried away with cleaning and bling as usual It's not so agricultural anymore.

Damn perfectionists, they ruin everything. That is lookin' sweet as a nut.

Have decided to use an old 20 odd gallon oil drum as a gravity feed tank. Couldn't get a separator so have started making one out of a dead direct drive air compressor tank.

I'm prolly too late, but yo could get around the worst of the water separation problems by installing your outlet 5cms up the side, many 20 and 60 ltr drums have a small bung there anyway. Then putting a drain in the bottom of the tank.

At a risk we are going to preheat the oil as was a bit smokey on the last test.

Have heaps of pics but just a few for now

If that is all the flue you have on it, I'd be really pleased with only "a bit" of smoke, I need a minimum 3 lengths to get a good draft, otherwise I too have a smoke issue.

Something that has had as much care and attention as the Sputnik is gunna work, take my word for it. My original was as rough as old bags but came good with a little TLC and some judicious hole drilling.(not an issue with this design)

ask real nice, I know a bloke whose just scrapping some ride on lawn mowers and just happens to have some hydraulic needle seat valves that he might just be convinced into parting with...

(IE pm me some addys)

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

ask real nice, I know a bloke whose just scrapping some ride on lawn mowers and just happens to have some hydraulic needle seat valves that he might just be convinced into parting with...

(IE pm me some addys)

Thanks for the info, I won't be greedy and ask, but you have certainly given me something else to keep my eye out for. I think that they could well be a better idea than what I'm using now, although my little brass fuel valve has been satifactory so far.

I had been looking for an instrument throttling valve, the type that are used to stop hydraulic hammer in gauge lines for piston pumps.

Khos is responsible for most of the detail on this thing as I was only going to throw it together and use it I've been trying to finish the conversion in that stinking 45 series in the work shop.

To many pics to post so will try to keep it brief

The donor air tank to become a separator. Drilled a hole in one end and welded in a BSB fitting in so now has a drain tap when hung vertically under the reservoir. As every other part Khos took to it with a grinder, heat gun, wire brush and spray gun. (Practicing for painting my Rangie)









The preheating coil and I think inadequate control valve

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Khos is responsible for most of the detail on this thing as I was only going to throw it together and use it I've been trying to finish the conversion in that stinking 45 series in the work shop.

To many pics to post so will try to keep it brief

The donor air tank to become a separator. Drilled a hole in one end and welded in a BSB fitting in so now has a drain tap when hung vertically under the reservoir. As every other part Khos took to it with a grinder, heat gun, wire brush and spray gun. (Practicing for painting my Rangie)









The preheating coil and I think inadequate control valve

Few more pics....

The feature legs



This drum has been here since the early 70s. Now has a new lease of life. The reservoir....Should run all night on one fill I hope.





Having a laugh with a harmless bang Khos got a little surprise the first night he was here Scared the life out of him He called me a mad bastard

Was that an aerosol can, or a round?

I cant see the sweat or tears but I did notice the blood on the legs!!!

Originally Posted by digger

I cant see the sweat or tears but I did notice the blood on the legs!!!

When you cut rhs on the drop saw specially with angles on the pieces they end up with razor sharp edges and Khos had a couple of a mishaps.