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Waste Oil Heater => Waste Motor Oil => Topic started by: surplus 6 on March 31, 2013, 06:21:51 pm

Title: guidence please
Post by: surplus 6 on March 31, 2013, 06:21:51 pm

I like the idea/simplicity of the roger sanders set up, but with only an area of 10 x 16 feet in my w/shop would one of those be to much (better insulation in hand), or would it be easy to scale down into a smaller package say a lpg/calour/propane type gas bottle like people make wood burners out of?
I am new to this, but at 47 and worked on the tools most of my working life I have a modderate to fair skill level, a brother who welds and a knowledge of where to get bits and bobs from and how they can work together, what I don't have is a lot of money. any idea's suggestions most appreciated.

many thanks
tony

Title: Re: guidence please
Post by: doug on April 05, 2013, 03:02:48 pm

I've always like this design over the sanders style heater. May be it's because I can see the flame in the secondary heater tube. He has four videos showing how he made his heater and some of the troubles he had during the assemble.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4baNb1LD9bU.

Title: Re: guidence please
Post by: doug on April 16, 2013, 08:42:08 pm

Tony,

 Have you deceided on what type of heater your going to build?

 A 16' x 10' building should be easy to heat.

Title: Re: guidence please
Post by: surplus 6 on April 17, 2013, 03:29:23 am

I have an empty lpg/gas bottle now so I'm in the process of gathering some bits and pieces and going to do a sanders style drip feed heater, as you say 10 x 16 shouldn't be to hard to heat/keep warm.

Title: Re: guidence please
Post by: doug on April 18, 2013, 02:12:28 pm

Tony,


I ran across this sanders heater today. I didn't know if you had seen it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWJcRmketlE

Title: Re: guidence please
Post by: surplus 6 on April 18, 2013, 03:28:42 pm

thanks for that, I hadn't seen that before