Originally Posted by
jghilino
nice tools and shop, i am impressed. We are using a barrel stove to heat ours. Basically its a 55gal drum with a vent coming out. It is not very efficient but will heat 600 sq feet just fine. gonna try adding a 2nd barrel and a couple box fans to increase the output.
The 2nd chamber should help, most guys install tubes, if you want to heat a part of the shop that's cooler crack a window open.
A buddy of mine who used to ride the crummy to work in cold weather would always grab a window seat then crack the window open a bit all the warm air tries to escape through that opened window.
If you put a layer of sand on the bottom of your wood heater you will extend it's life span three fold, also the sand will hold the heat hours after the last log has burned down.
Now if you had large chunks of soapstone to put on top of the heater these stones would hold the heat overnight, the best wood heaters in the world are made from soapstone.
Select Collection Soapstone | Hearthstone Stoves
Soapstone is an ideal stove component storing more heat for its weight than any other naturally occurring material, thick soapstone panels absorb the high heat of the fire to emanate natural, even warmth long after the fire dissipates.
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