Recent content by wz junk

I made these. Ramps hinge out and are removable. Sizes are listed on the wood in photo Chock the rear wheels when using

I had a problem yesterday with the chimney pipe and the insulation. I replaced the pipe with a double wall stainless pipe and changed to a rock wool insulation. It should have been done when I built the furnace. I wish I could get my hands on the idiot that built that thing. :o John

I did some searches when I started the furnace, but I did not find this site. It looks like a good one. Thanks for posting. John

Here is a shot of the furnace plenum installed. The next is a picture of the insulation before the outside sheetmetal was in place. The furnace is controlled by a Honeywell control that I bought from Amazon for about $50. The thermostat inside the building turns on the forced draft blower...

Here is a shot of the heat sinks I made that surround the fire box and the attachment of the forced draft blower to the top of the ash box. The air for the fire, now comes in through the ash box and up under the fire through the grate in the bottom of the fire box. You can also see the...

Here is the bare fire box and ash box after I removed the original sheetmetal covering. The sheetmetal plenum was uninsulated as this was an indoor furnace. This part of the original furnace was well made. You can see the original draft system on the side at the back. I closed this off and...

I just finished building my own outside furnace. Previously I used an outside boiler that I made several years ago. This new furnace is forced air and it would take a 5 foot long piece of wood, if I wanted to use firewood that long. I started with a Longwood brand firebox that was originally...

I found a cheap source for small lengths of random size tubing. A friend of mine is in the tractor and utility vehicle business. The vehicles come to him on steel pallets and they are nonreturnable. He pays one of his guys to cut them up for scrap. The current price of scrap is less than...

Hello. I do not know why I have not spent time here in the past. I have been on the HAMB since the beginning. My history includes a lifetime of hot rod building. Officially I taught Industrial Arts (shop) until I retired. I have been active on two Bonneville race teams and involved with...