Smudge pots- waste oil burners

[tylerae40]

G'day to all. Has anyone got any plans for making a smudge pot or a similar self contained waste oil burner?
I'm in western australia and as it's getting into winter, so i'm getting excited about heating up the open front shed i work in on weekends. They used to sell new "choofa's" as they call them over here but at $800 i'd rather make my own. Pics or info would great. cheers

 

[geotek]

Every seen one of these?

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=138702

It's kindof a smug pot and a waste oil heater combined. Not much in the way of forced air. it does require some electirc to run the combustion air and fuel feed pump. This one is quite old. According to my research they are still sold in Australia so you might be able to find an old on on the cheap.

 

[509frank]

Do a search for "Mother Earth News". I think thats the name. There are simple plans for a "drip" style waste oil burner built using an old water heater tank. I've seen and stood next to one and they make lots of heat. I'll look for the link.

Frank

 

[509frank]

Here is the link I was thinking ofhttp://journeytoforever.org on the right click on waste oil

Frank

 

[tylerae40]

cheers for the info, im still looking for a proper smudge pot design, something thats self contained and uses no power so as i can have it going outside at party etc, even some rough mesurments on barrel size etc would be helpful, cheers
tyler