I’ve seen a Calor bottle made into a chimenea type thingy, using a bit of lorry? exhuast pipe as a flue.

I’ve found a battered (i.e. dented, valve guard cut off, valve unscrewed/ removed) rusty old 15 kg bottle in a ditch. Tempted to set to with an angle grinder and make me a little brazier.

Any other ideas?

diy shed woodburner – roasty toasty

A bomb?

I’ve just finished making myself a stove.

Get to try it out tomorrow!

http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a333/boff1979/stove/?action=view&current=IMG_20130328_075923.jpg

Ooohh lots here

Mine is used as a receiver for a compressed air system – take cover lads!

Wow! I need to learn to weld.

Here’s a photo rather than a link-

I’ll stick some better photos up at some point.

http://www.calor.co.uk/about-calor/press-centre/calor-warns-customers-not-to-replicate-man-made-home/

bang

they are flash. My brother has used 2 of the 5 foot long ones weld side by side. the bottom one is used as a wood burner (less cutting ) and the top is a heat exchanger.
My version is small bbq’s . Knock the valve off and after filling with water weld a steel car wheel on top. Mini wheels for a couple and Landrover wheels for the family.

http://www.calor.co.uk/about-calor/press-centre/calor-warns-customers-not-to-replicate-man-made-home/

bang

Just when it’s getting good someone always comes along and wee-wees on your chips 🙁

I’ll add that my initial cut was done with the bottle full of water. Then once it had no top I emptied it and chucked in a burning rag, just to be sure!

Ouch- yes 🙁 boo hiss

Very tidy effort there breadcrumb!

@ breadcrumb- what did you cut with?

anyone else feeling so totally inadequate after what breadcrumb has achieved?

project – Member
http://www.calor.co.uk/about-calor/press-centre/calor-warns-customers-not-to-replicate-man-made-home/

With cons such as such as a non returnable deposit Calor can suck on my ball sack.

I must agree with The Brick.
But perhaps not in quite such a ‘biological’ way. Urgh!

A helmet.

anyone else feeling so totally inadequate after what breadcrumb has achieved?

Yes. And bland. And fruitbat.

Sometimes I hate the internet, makes me realise how clever I’m not!

Ambrose- I used a 4 1/2 grinder with a 1mm cutting disc.

Thanks for the positive comments guys, much appreciated.

It is technically illegal (i recall) to chop one up, to do it not aware of the risks is very stupid.

Be safe.
(I have seen to many gas cylinder after photos)

Advice on how to create wood burning stoves is already widespread on the internet. This is not only dangerous, but unlawful. Subsequently, Calor will consider pursuing legal action against these websites and anyone who is found to be unlawfully tampering with cylinders.’

I have no useful contribution to make…

To be fair I didn’t know it was illegal, I’ll just makes the next one from scratch.

There’s a hell of a lot of these on eBay for sale too.

It is technically illegal (i recall) to chop one up

You seriously think there is statute covering recycling an old gas cylinder? I think its just a rumour put around by BG who don’t want people using up their cylinders.