Rangier Rover's outdoor Wood Heater

[Disco_owner]

After spending a few days at Tony's place cleaning his Work shop:wasntme::p

I've come to the conclusion that this versatile outdoor wood heater is a "Must have" for those really cold nights:eek:

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had to stand a few feet away as heat was really intense. :eek:

Keep up the good work mate :D , and when are we going to see some progress pics of 89 Rangie project build up of yours .:mad::D


soon I hope , there should be no excuse now , I envy your workshop:(

[Disco_owner]

more pics of other applications for this wood heater.:D:D

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[EchiDna]

I'm assuming the drums are bits of mum's old whirlpool? :)

interior shots? or does the fire fill the entire drum?

[ozzirt]

It surprises me that it does not soften and crumple under its own weight once self sustaining fission is attained.:D

[Rangier Rover]

It surprises me that it does not soften and crumple under its own weight once self sustaining fission is attained.:D

I always thought the same.... gets really hot when oil is driped on it with extra flue pipes:twisted:

[Rangier Rover]

After spending a few days at Tony's place cleaning his Work shop:wasntme::p

I've come to the conclusion that this versatile outdoor wood heater is a "Must have" for those really cold nights:eek:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/1728.jpg


had to stand a few feet away as heat was really intense. :eek:

Keep up the good work mate :D , and when are we going to see some progress pics of 89 Rangie project build up of yours .:mad::D


soon I hope , there should be no excuse now , I envy your workshop:(

Nice pic of the VFB wood heater:D I also will add it make a strange sound sometimes when a 600ml container gets dropped in:p:angel:

The Rangie is progressing well now....I shoved the 45 back in last night to do the electrics and exhaust:angel:

Just looking at the background of the next pic..... Looks a lot diferent here now :cool:

[Disco_owner]

I'm assuming the drums are bits of mum's old whirlpool? :)

interior shots? or does the fire fill the entire drum?

That's exactly right , the drums are out of an old washing machine , and the fire pretty much fills up the inside of the drums , when you hold an air gun tip attached to a big air compressor for a Loooong time :twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted: the flue up top starts to Glow:eek:


Nice pic of the VFB wood heater:D I also will add it make a strange sound sometimes when a 600ml container gets dropped in:p:angel:

The Rangie is progressing well now....I shoved the 45 back in last night to do the electrics and exhaust:angel:

Just looking at the background of the next pic..... Looks a lot diferent here now :cool:


:p I will Also add the mixture of the gases have to be correct for the strage sound to sound better :twisted::twisted::p

:Rolling:

[ozzirt]

Just looking at the background of the next pic..... Looks a lot diferent here now :cool:
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I think the background looks very "lived in". Being the type of person I am, I firmly believe that "tidiness stifles creativity":D

Several years ago I was determined to tidy my shed, and backed the trailer inside ready for "the big dump run". Two days later I had nearly filled a small cardboard box not bigger than an Esky, which I promptly placed in the wheelie bin, being more than half floor sweepings and electrode ends I figured that I could let it go, although at one stage I did have some misgivings about some of those electrode stubs... Y' just never know????

[Rangier Rover]

That's exactly right , the drums are out of an old washing machine , and the fire pretty much fills up the inside of the drums , when you hold an air gun tip attached to a big air compressor for a Loooong time :twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted: the flue up top starts to Glow:eek:




:p I will Also add the mixture of the gases have to put correct for the strage sound to sound better :twisted::twisted::p

:Rolling:

I still find this amusing.... As was your first reaction:D:twisted::twisted:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachments/general-chat/17268d1248876731-oil-burning-shed-heaters-mov01911.mpg

:D:D

[ozzirt]

Ahhh,.... the old explosive ash removal system. It appears to work very well.

2C2H + O2 I presume by the fast reaction.

This brings to mind my method of getting into a crowded bonfire on a cold night when one's fellow travellers are clustered all about leaving little or no room. One tablespoon of FFFFG powder in an old envelope or just a piece of crumpled paper. No one takes any notice of someone tossing a discarded wrapper into the fire and it's surprising how long it takes to "go up". WHOOFF!!

Soon you have all the room you need:)

[Disco_owner]

I think the background looks very "lived in". Being the type of person I am, I firmly believe that "tidiness stifles creativity":D

Several years ago I was determined to tidy my shed, and backed the trailer inside ready for "the big dump run". Two days later I had nearly filled a small cardboard box not bigger than an Esky, which I promptly placed in the wheelie bin, being more than half floor sweepings and electrode ends I figured that I could let it go, although at one stage I did have some misgivings about some of those electrode stubs... Y' just never know????

That's pretty much all it took to clean his workshop , metal shaving and offcuts of mild steel
that needed to be swept off the floor , a Health and Safety Audit was conducted inside the workshop and a few Hazrd were Identified :wasntme: :D and removed.
I do agree however a Clean and Tidy workshop tends to stifle creativity , Tony
has done an amazing job with the Oil Burner and Pics to follow when all complete.

[ozzirt]

That's pretty much all it took to clean his workshop , metal shaving and offcuts of mild steel
that needed to be swept off the floor , a Health and Safety Audit was conducted inside the workshop and a few Hazrd were Identified :wasntme: :D and removed. Yeah,... I've got to agree there, I give my shed a good sweep out or vacuum every week or so when the wind is blowing in the right direction to stop any dust settling back on my cupboard tops etc. I'm also a bit of a fanatic about putting tools back on the board when a job is finished.

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I do agree however a Clean and Tidy workshop tends to stifle creativity , Tony
has done an amazing job with the Oil Burner and Pics to follow when all complete.I think that we'll have to start a "Mutual Admiration Society", just for the pair of you, with each giving the credit to the other.:D

You've both done a great job! I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished article.

[Disco_owner]

Yeah,... I've got to agree there, I give my shed a good sweep out or vacuum every week or so when the wind is blowing in the right direction to stop any dust settling back on my cupboard tops etc. I'm also a bit of a fanatic about putting tools back on the board when a job is finished.

I think that we'll have to start a "Mutual Admiration Society", just for the pair of you, with each giving the credit to the other.:D

You've both done a great job! I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished article.

:D:D:D I like the Sound of that , Aulro's Admiration Socity , I'll start with your Workshop ;) I just looked at all the Tools you've got neatly hanging on the board:eek: That is a prime example of a well sorted work shop.


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Think Tony should be taking Notes by now , He really needs a Board to mount all his Grinding/cutting Discs so we don't go looking for them :wasntme::D

[Rangier Rover]

Think Tony should be taking Notes by now , He really needs a Board to mount all his Grinding/cutting Discs so we don't go looking for them :wasntme::D

Notes taken:D
I'm going to need a long wall:eek: Would be good though:) I need to get the back right section concreted first then move the whole lot back about 25 ft. I'll need another life span to sort all the handy stuff out.

[ozzirt]

Notes taken:D
I'm going to need a long wall:eek: Would be good though:) I need to get the back right section concreted first then move the whole lot back about 25 ft. I'll need another life span to sort all the handy stuff out.having made several tool boards, I have found that the simplest and easiest way out is to use 22mm chipboard or craft wood if you want to pay a bit more (not the standard 16mm). Give it multiple coats of paint as it will suck up the paint like a sponge for the first couple of coats, then lay your tools out on the floor with long tools at the top and the smaller tools at the bottom, this allows you to have the top of the board a foot or so higher than you can reach.

Try to put the things you use most, where they are most easily reached, with all of your smaller things like files, screwdriver sets and punches etc in a shelf along the bottom. I used a piece of "C" section fence rail/purlin for this.

To hold the tools I've used a variety of sizes of chipboard screws as they are much stronger than nails and not a lot more expensive, also the larger heads stop tools from vibrating off and falling on the floor when you are getting carried away with the hammer/air chisel etc.

This is the best constructed, cheapest and easiest to alter, (new tools) board I've had and I've tried several.

[LandyAndy]

I refuse to post any pics of my shed,Im ashamed of it.
BUT times are changing.Shelving built,the boys Lathe installed.Sort out and tidy up to do.
Will post pics when its respectable.
Andrew

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

I cant even fart in my shed without choking a split second later its that small.

SWMBO wants to move to Busselton and tried to coax me by showing me adds of houses with workshops!

I'm slowly slipping...... :D

Cheers

Andrew

[ozzirt]

Never, EVER, be ashamed of your shed!...

Think of all of the hours of pleasure it has given you, remember when it was all you could afford and you were just so tickled pink just to have it, the first time you ran the power cord out there and worked at night, thinking you were just the ants pants. Think of it as a tired old friend who deserves some recognition and glory in her latter days.

I just love working in my old shed immediately behind the "new' shed, I just feel comfortable there, plus I did ten times as much there than i have in the new "Zincalume toybox" as my better half calls it.

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A place to feel comfortable, to house that bloody noisy compressor, to store your odds 'n' sods, and that small salvage heap, to sharpen chains and to do hot work and not worry about the floor.
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To store all of that "come in handy" stuff, Rock drills and broken drill extractors, plumbing fittings and spare pieces of Buloke for making wooden mauls all of your cast off tools that might just come in handy, and offcuts of pipe and plate.
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Mining and rescue gear, spare second hand electric and two stroke motors.... Old sheds are a treasure trove to be cherished and shown off to all and sundry,... and theres another corner with an old wooden bench yet....

Old Sheds, my chosen place of solace and unbridled pleasure... Love 'em!!!

[Rangier Rover]

I think you would fit in very well here:D I cant even get the camera into the other old work shop which was established pre WW2 and has items of similar vintage. Even a hand driven blackmith forge, and coke scoops etc.

Is that a small combustion heater in the top pic:D Looks like you may have small forge as well.

[ozzirt]

I think you would fit in very well here:D I cant even get the camera into the other old work shop which was established pre WW2 and has items of similar vintage. Even a hand driven blackmith forge, and coke scoops etc.

Is that a small combustion heater in the top pic:D Looks like you may have small forge as well.Yes, I found the forge 30 years ago, upside down in the scrapheap of a farming friend. The blower turned over OK so and when he saw me tinkering with it said "It's yours" otherwise it will end up in the creek.

The anvil in the centre was given to me by the leaseholder of the property where I had my goldmine. The only water supply for 18,000 acres had stopped working. I noticed the sheep standing around the closest trough down the hill so I opened up his standby tanks and drove 30 miles to tell him about it. I stayed two days while we got the old submersible up and replaced it down the 480 ft bore. He wanted to pay me and I asked if I could have the anvil holding shut the door to the engine shed. All I had to do was put a proper latch on the door and it was mine.... Done!!! :D Some miners had all manner of problems with the landholders, mine was an absolute gentleman and we are still great friends and help one another when we can.

Both anvil and forge came in very handy for re pointing my air picks and pry bars, now i'm no longer mining, the forge is occasionally lit on cold days to warm the fingers. I now use wood trying to save the last of my nut coke as it is nearly impossible to get.

Never underestimate the guile and cunning of an old scrounger.:angel:

[Rangier Rover]

Yes, I found the forge 30 years ago, upside down in the scrapheap of a farming friend. The blower turned over OK so and when he saw me tinkering with it said "It's yours" otherwise it will end up in the creek.

The anvil in the centre was given to me by the leaseholder of the property where I had my goldmine. The only water supply for 18,000 acres had stopped working. I noticed the sheep standing around the closest trough down the hill so I opened up his standby tanks and drove 30 miles to tell him about it. I stayed two days while we got the old submersible up and replaced it down the 480 ft bore. He wanted to pay me and I asked if I could have the anvil holding shut the door to the engine shed. All I had to do was put a proper latch on the door and it was mine. :D

Both anvil and forge came in very handy for re pointing my air picks and pry bars, now I'm no longer mining, the forge is occasionally lit on cold days to warm the fingers. I now use wood trying to save the last of my nut coke as it is nearly impossible to get.

Never underestimate the guile and cunning of an old scrounger.:angel:

Sounds like you may have had an interesting life in the past;) Nothing wrong with recycling otherwise wasted resources as I say.:D Very partial to this my self.... Just ask Khos:angel: He recons I'm a hoarder:D

[ozzirt]

I cant even fart in my shed without choking a split second later its that small.

SWMBO wants to move to Busselton and tried to coax me by showing me adds of houses with workshops!

I'm slowly slipping...... :D

Cheers

AndrewYour shed is not "small", it merely has everything within arms reach.:D

[ozzirt]

Sounds like you may have had an interesting life in the past;) Nothing wrong with recycling otherwise wasted resources as I say.:D Very partial to this my self.... Just ask Khos:angel: He recons I'm a hoarder:DDon't even get me started on hoarding, I reckon I could write a Pulitzer prize winning book on the subject. Hoarders are real people who can see value where others can't:D

[Rangier Rover]

Sorry your thread has wandered off a bit Khos:angel: Every shed should have a heater like mine though:D Also a fridge near by:D

I would like to toss some ideas around for a better lay out in my shed.
Needs a lock up area or two savage dogs:twisted:

Should we start a new thread for suggestions?

[Tombie]

Both anvil and forge came in very handy for re pointing my air picks and pry bars, now i'm no longer mining, the forge is occasionally lit on cold days to warm the fingers. I now use wood trying to save the last of my nut coke as it is nearly impossible to get.:angel:

Plenty of Coke around here!!! And Raw Coal :cool:

[Disco_owner]

Sorry your thread has wandered off a bit Khos:angel: Every shed should have a heater like mine though:D Also a fridge near by:D

I would like to toss some ideas around for a better lay out in my shed.
Needs a lock up area or two savage dogs:twisted:

Should we start a new thread for suggestions?


I agree , if there is anyone out there working in their open sheds where the nights get as cold as some of the nights I experienced while I was at springvale/coolah then I believe they would be very comfortable with the warmth and heat given off by one of these "VFB" wood heaters.:eek::eek:

with MarkII version shortly to be released:twisted::twisted::twisted:

Fridge would also a good idea , saves a long walk to homestead to get the damn beers...:angel: speacially after a few in the workshop...:angel:

Feel Free to discuss any layouts / plans you have for your Sheds , Hijack away as much as you like ...... This is as good as a place to start as any....

I also think some sort of lock up area or security would be a good idea seeing the amount of exxxy tools you have in that shed..:twisted:;)

[LandyAndy]

I have both a slow combustion heater and a fridge running kegged homebrew in my shed:cool::cool::cool::cool:.
RDO today,spent most of the day in the shed.Fitted another fluro above Lindsays lathe,got 2 going that had given up producing light.Also put all my power tools in the new cupboard I made for them and started stowing stuff on the new shelves.
Hoping to get more done over the weekend,having a week off after next week to get it sorted and start the final modifications to the camper trailer.
NO PICS TILL THE JOBS FINISHED:p:p:p:p
Andrew