In this article, consider the unusual homemade - the current miniature stove-potbelly stove. Some may not even consider it home-made, but the masters should have some fun between designing a hadron collider and making a hypersonic missile. The potbelly stove is fully operational. The burning time of logs in a fully loaded oven is 25 minutes. This time is enough to boil a mug of water, if the mug corresponds to the stove of course-)))
For the manufacture of potbelly stoves, the master used the following
Tools and materials:
-Copper pipe of different diameters;
-Rule;
-Dremel;
-Wooden bar;
-Hammer;
-Marker;
-Vise;
-Pipe cutter;
-Burner;
-File;
- Brass wire;
-Soldering accessories;
Step one: stove body
Slices a copper pipe. Makes markup on it. Cut a loading hole in the housing.
Step Two: The Door
Makes the door. The door closes the loading opening. Cut the pipe to the desired length. Cuts it along. Slightly unbends and cuts off the excess part.
Step Three: Top and Bottom Covers
Now you need to make the upper and lower covers of the potbelly stove. Cuts a copper pipe. Extends. With the help of wooden blocks and a hammer, taps straightens to a flat strip. Cut two round billets according to the diameter of the potbelly stove.
Step Four: Installing Covers
In the top cover, drills a hole for the chimney. Solder the top and bottom covers. Files the edges.
Step Five: Hinges, Latches, Constipation
Slices two pieces of a copper tube, it will be canopies. The door makes several holes. One under the latch, two vents, another slot between the two holes. It makes a latch of brass wire.
Cut a piece of copper plate. Solder the wire to it. It will be a catch.
Step Six: Soldering
Solder hinges on the body and hooks on the door. Installs a valve on the door, solders a piece of wire to fix it. Sets the latch. Solder the legs. From a wire solders a lattice in a fire chamber.
Seventh step: chimney
The chimney consists of two copper pipes and a knee.One tube is soldered into the stove body, the second tube and elbow are flared on one side and inserted into each other. It also makes a valve in the chimney.
The potbelly stove is ready, you can call the gnomes for tea.
