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A thought about the heat - you could make a longer chimney to allow for more heat transfer.
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HCP Are you talking about the pipe to the chimney or the internal one in the barrel?
If you mean the internal one, I just used what scraps I had on hand, I wanted it to be about 1 1/2" to 2" from the barrel, but the closest I could get it was about 4". The only thing I bought for this build was the bricks, about $40.
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Why didn't you just build a double barrel stove.
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I did, that was the top barrel from it. It only threw off good heat when it was burning strong and then it went through a lot of wood, when I tried to get it to burn a little slower it would die down so much it barely gave off any heat. I think that setup would be good for a garage or work shop that you want to heat up quick when you need it.
So far I've only fire this rocket thing up a few times, I'm getting as much heat with far less wood (at least 1/4) then when I burned in the double barrel stove.
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I think you would have been better to just have gotten a Benjamin Franklin style pot belly stove for inside the house.
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I was looking for wood stoves in the area, too expensive for new ones and used ones are over priced or junk.
And like SJ said, it was fun putting it together too
Mija, I do remember you talking about that, but at the time I saw your post there were no pics, only that drawing and it was hard to get an idea of the size of the stove, I see you added pics in that thread and it looks interesting. Here's the thread if any one wants to see what he's talking about (post #5)
how much firewood for "global warming"?
When you look into the stove, can you see the opening for the exhaust pipe or is it baffled in some way?