Wood burner
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I think its fine. I'm using one, will take some time to figure out out much wood to throw in so I don't get blown out of the shop. I'm gonna burn some waste oil in mine also. Set up a simple drip system, get a fire going and let it drip
tdkkart
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I think you'll need wood............
hetkind
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Built a fire in my new stove for the first time yesterday...and then watched the building fill up with smoke as the finish cured
Now I just need to start splitting and stacking some of the 20 cords of wood so it will dry. Air drying during six months of straight rain doesn't work so well. Luckily, my project Friday was to get the log splitter going with new hydraulic oil, filter and fresh gas and oil for the motor.
Howard
Now I just need to start splitting and stacking some of the 20 cords of wood so it will dry. Air drying during six months of straight rain doesn't work so well. Luckily, my project Friday was to get the log splitter going with new hydraulic oil, filter and fresh gas and oil for the motor.
Howard
Wood heat all the way here. Used to use a wood burner in my garage but have since upgraded to using my boiler system for garage.
I made this one out of a 60 gal compressor tank and the door off of a junk wood burner. Just gave her to a buddy of mine this year. I'm gonna miss her.
It looks pretty rough in the pic but it's really very solid.
I made this one out of a 60 gal compressor tank and the door off of a junk wood burner. Just gave her to a buddy of mine this year. I'm gonna miss her.
It looks pretty rough in the pic but it's really very solid.
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Good one. You must do stand up comic shows in your garage.
wfopete
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I dunno. I was debating as to go with wood or electric. I thought about all the time it would take to gather, cut, split, stack, clean up, wait to heat up etc year after year as opposed to a 24/7 programmable thermostat. Throw in the safety & fire hazard issues and the decision was too EZ. I'm going with electric. For all the time it would take me to satisfy the conventional fossil fueled burning beast I could work a second job that would more than pay for good insulation & feed the nuke generated electrical beast. Keep in mind I have 10 acres of woods on my property too. Wood burning has its charm but personally, not in my garage.
But that just me, in my garage.
But that just me, in my garage.
hetkind
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I think you got it backwards...electric is fossil fuel burning (as in coal and oil) while wood is renewable. It will grow back year after year. My chainsaws were paid for years ago, the log splitter was given to and the wood is going give back the carbon no matter what I do.
Howard
foss
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I assume you don't have access to natural gas , because if you do I think you would be most pleased with the efficiency of it. it is clean burning and hassle free. Insurance companies are not real big on the woodburning stoves either.
I used a ceiling fan to help distribute the air as well.
I used a ceiling fan to help distribute the air as well.
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wfopete
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Howard,
The primary grid source for my elec. co-op is a nuke plant, we pull off the fossil plants sometimes but I can't tell the differance. I did the wood heat thing way back when electricity was not run to my garage. Let's see a good chain saw will run $400+ and a log splitter? $500 for a el-cheapo model or close to $1500 for a decent one. Opps, I almost forgot the fun of operating & maintaining more fossil fueled machines too; pre-mix gas, hyd. oil, bar oil, filters, worn out bars and chains. Whew, brings back memories I'd just assume leave in the past. Of course then you have give up more space to store that equipment along with the cord(s) of wood it takes to heat during a winter. Sorry, I have better things to do with my time than deal with all the hassels surrounding wood heat. My labor is worth more than the time it takes to get heat from wood. I rather spend my free time in the garage working on my toys @ 70 degrees +/- 2 degrees. There is a reason why most people don't heat with wood these days. But don't worry, I have the old wood burner for a back up plan when the year 2012 comes by.
Pete
She'll burn you out if you're not careful. I have a great schedule to cut wood. I generally spend about $100 a year to heat the garage, gas (saw,splitter and my truck) , mix, bar oil and a new chain. This year it cost me a little more, I bought a new 20" bar and 2 chains for it, a new honda engine on the splitter and a trailer for behind the 4 wheeler. It was still cheaper that what it'll cost to heat the house with fuel oil.
Well the reason I asked this is I picked up a used wood burner. I now use a propane turbo heater, it works but its loud and spend way to much money on propane. I have access to wood cause my father and father in law both heat there homes with wood. I'm jst looking to save a little money. Thanks for the replies.
I used to use a space heater like that, but you can't have conversation or hear the radio with them on. When you shut them off they stink. Seems like they only heat the air and not objects in the room.
I won't argue the fact that heating with wood is not for everyone.. I for one love it. The propane man doesn't even know my name and I plan on keeping it that way! Until I am to old and beat up to cut wood I'll keep right on cuttin.
A guys time is worth whatever he thinks it is. I look at like this. (what else am I doing on a Sunday?) I could set around the house drinking beer and watching football. "OR" Go to the woods. Drink beer and cut wood to heat my house and garage.
I try not to make cuttin wood WORK. My wife packs a cooler. We take the dogs. My daughter and son in law burn also so they go along. We run the saws while the ladies watch the dogs run squirrels and such. When the saws shut off we all load and enjoy a cold brew or 10. I just love it. But it's kinda MY THING.
Here's the facts.
$400 dollar saw.... no... $200 gets you a saw that will serve you well enough to heat a shop.
Splitter.... no... Cut what fits through the door.
Pallets and a power saw can heat alot of shop.
Burning wood is a lifestyle that isn't fitted for everyone.
As I said. Heating with wood is not for everyone but for those of us that have more time than money. It's a great way to go.
onewaydave
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I'm kinda rural so hiring the HS local that cuts the grass in the summer for winter spending money (he helps me not by himself) is just plain good will well spent. I supplement the house with wood heat (heat pumps dog out in >20') and all of the shop. I have lots of wood and haven't had to cut a live tree in 10 years. Why? The Elm blight has left tons of standing dried wood. Life's good.
hetkind
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Well the chain saws are needed just to maintain the roads and land, and to remove deadfall. I went though plenty of chainsaw gas last winter clearing land for the shop, and when we get storms, sometimes a chain saw is the only way to get to the main road.
I got my first splitter this summer, a gift from a neighbor too old and feeble to use it any more, and the old trucks have many other uses...Now, would I rather cut deadfall than pay 2k for a winters worth of propane? heck yes...
Now the cost to buy all the stuff just to save a few hundred a year in heat certainly isn't worth it, but in my book, cutting wood beats a gym membership any day of the week.
Howard
I got my first splitter this summer, a gift from a neighbor too old and feeble to use it any more, and the old trucks have many other uses...Now, would I rather cut deadfall than pay 2k for a winters worth of propane? heck yes...
Now the cost to buy all the stuff just to save a few hundred a year in heat certainly isn't worth it, but in my book, cutting wood beats a gym membership any day of the week.
Howard
If I were in your shoes and had the room, I would install it and use it to supplement the heater you already have.
I still cut small deadwood with an axe and a hand saw, but I'm not trying to save a ton of time or money with it... just enjoy going back to my childhood where the whole house was heated with a woodburner. There's no need to go all out with the woodcutting equipment if you only burn with it on select days where you know you are going to be out there for extended periods.
I still cut small deadwood with an axe and a hand saw, but I'm not trying to save a ton of time or money with it... just enjoy going back to my childhood where the whole house was heated with a woodburner. There's no need to go all out with the woodcutting equipment if you only burn with it on select days where you know you are going to be out there for extended periods.
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Kirkz28
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I would have to agree. If you are planning to use a woodstove (or pellet stove) in your garage, please make sure you run it past your home insurer. As Foss said, many insurers will not provide coverage if you use a "solid fuel heating device" - ie. they will deny all coverage if you put in a claim (not just the garage, but your whole house). Some will allow stoves if you pass the appropriate kind of inspection and/or have the stove protected from vehicle impact, but they often won't cover a home made unit.
FYI - changing / introducing a new heating unit can be considered a material change in risk, which is one of the key phrases insurers use when denying claims. Don't let yourself be caught short.
onewaydave
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x2 hetkind
One of the main reasons I chose my new shop was because of the wood stove. That will be GREAT once I get the piping hooked up right. It's also a good place to dispose of oily shop rags. Right now I'm using propane and electric heaters for temporary use and the cost is astronomical, and several of them together don't even keep up. I want to be able to start a big fire that will keep me warm even with the door open.
About 2 years ago I took a 5 gallon bucket and filled it with cut up 2x4 scrap up to the top of the lid. I then filled it up with used motor oil and kind of forgot about it. I bet those babies will burn REAL nice, one at a time with regular wood too.
About 2 years ago I took a 5 gallon bucket and filled it with cut up 2x4 scrap up to the top of the lid. I then filled it up with used motor oil and kind of forgot about it. I bet those babies will burn REAL nice, one at a time with regular wood too.
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