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Smallhold Farming and Rural Living => Property, Buildings, Equipment and Alternative Energy => Topic started by: burbage123 on February 27, 2012, 09:56

Title: gas bottle log burner
Post by: burbage123 on February 27, 2012, 09:56
gas bottle log burner
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: Kleftiwallah on February 27, 2012, 11:26

If I had to be picky, .  .  .   I'd say the hinges could have been welded on the inside of the construction. and where is the flat top to heat the kettle   A very good bit of recycling.       Cheers,     Tony.
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: richyrich7 on February 27, 2012, 11:34
Nice  :)
Did you build it yourself and where's the chimney ? 
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: burbage123 on February 27, 2012, 13:14
Chimney is out the back. Wanted a flat top but could not find any really thick steel. We can heat a kettle no problem .The problem is
It’s to blooming hot in the allotment shed now. It’s our first try at one and must say they work really well going to make a bigger on for outside soon.
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: richyrich7 on February 27, 2012, 20:12
Chimney is out the back. Wanted a flat top but could not find any really thick steel. We can heat a kettle no problem .The problem is
It’s to blooming hot in the allotment shed now. It’s our first try at one and must say they work really well going to make a bigger on for outside soon.


Great mate, I'd be well pleased with that.
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: grinling on February 27, 2012, 20:16
Looks great, be careful it does not cause the shed to smoulder and burn down. This does happen to log burners in houses.
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: Goldfinger on February 27, 2012, 20:19
Chimney is out the back. Wanted a flat top but could not find any really thick steel. We can heat a kettle no problem .The problem is
It’s to blooming hot in the allotment shed now. It’s our first try at one and must say they work really well going to make a bigger on for outside soon.


Too hot and still want to make a bigger one!! ??   8)  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: Gwiz on February 29, 2012, 06:54
great job!
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: Plottered on February 29, 2012, 09:28
Great looking piece of kit...just need a bed and telly now and no need to go home  :lol:


good supply of these on fleabay of all different designs
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: burbage123 on February 29, 2012, 11:27

  coming on now all men need a shed lol
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: Goldfinger on February 29, 2012, 18:33

What the grey sabls on the wall and floor?

Is it what my dad called 'Fire board'?? Heat resistant stuff?
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: burbage123 on March 01, 2012, 12:05

What the grey sabls on the wall and floor?

Is it what my dad called 'Fire board'?? Heat resistant stuff?

its just a slap under the burner and Asbestos sheet behind it .
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: Goldfinger on March 01, 2012, 21:52

What the grey sabls on the wall and floor?

Is it what my dad called 'Fire board'?? Heat resistant stuff?

its just a slap under the burner and Asbestos sheet behind it .


??!!  :ohmy:
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: Rangerkris on March 04, 2012, 06:16
I have cut a bottle a week or so ago, just waiting for a mate of mine to weld it back together lol we are going Chiminea type just so we can get rid of bits and bobs on the plot.
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: Growster... on March 04, 2012, 07:56
Whay a great bit of kit Burbage!

Marvellous and looks very well thought out and well made!
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: Goldfinger on March 04, 2012, 11:10

Now there's a thought,

If I can get hold of one of those 'fat' gas bottles, not the tall slimmer ones, I'll see if I can make an incinerator.  :happy:

It may save trips to the tip, and I then could put the 'cooked' soil back on the land....
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: joyfull on March 04, 2012, 11:27
shame you don't live near me - we have several of the taller ones and the shorter ones. We cant return them as the companies for these bottles no longer exist  :(
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: Goldfinger on March 04, 2012, 11:37
shame you don't live near me - we have several of the taller ones and the shorter ones. We cant return them as the companies for these bottles no longer exist  :(

Our local recycling centre accepts them. But they won't give you one to 'recycle', or even use as a deposit on a new one.  :tongue2:

Could you not take yours to one?
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: Growster... on March 04, 2012, 11:58
shame you don't live near me - we have several of the taller ones and the shorter ones. We cant return them as the companies for these bottles no longer exist  :(

Joy, they're being pinched by metal thieves in some places, (it was on our local news the other evening!

You may get a price for them from a licensed dealer!

And he'd take them away!
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: burbage123 on March 05, 2012, 15:26
The next one I make is for outside it’s a much larger bottle about 4ft. ill get some pics up soon.
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: joyfull on March 18, 2012, 13:11
the majority of yards will not and should not take them if they are complete, they usually have signs showing no pressurised containers and pictures of various gas bottles. They will take them once they have had the regulators taken off and then purged for a very long time by filling with water.
Whilst propane isn't as flammable as some gasses you do still need to be careful.
Having said that we do have several free to anybody - assorted sizes including the large 47kgs. The companies are no longer in existence so nobody to return them to. i will have to check out our local amenity site.
Title: Re: gas bottle log burner
Post by: ilan on October 07, 2012, 21:32
Scrap yards will not take them if they are even recognisable as gas bottles they have to be cut up now into at least 6 parts a leading supplier will sue any one defacing one of there bottles