Hello everybody, I too built a Sanders style oil burn'n stove a year ago.....

[OILHEAT]

After seeing how other shops/garage heated with waste oil, I did some research and found that Rodger Sanders gravity feed, vaporization system design seemed to be the best in simplicity. No electric fans, no compressed air, no carbon/ coal, soot caked-up hard to clean burn chamber and components. I decided to build one and gained room and heat in the garage by eliminating the wood pile in the corner, oil stores Way better and removing the bulky wood burning stove. Found out right away, there is lots more btu's in oil than wood too.                                                                                                               
  Like Russ, I found that an oversized steel burner/vaporizer cone was best. I was looking to improve/change different points of the stove and have found a CORNUCOPIA of information on this forum about burning this" black gold" and not to mention on the sanders design of burner. I hope I can be of assistance for members and gather some good info from members! I will try and post pics after I figger out everything here..... 

[tightwad nik]

hi there, i'd love to see pictures of your set-up, cheers

[OILHEAT]

Well, its sorta still in prototype mode but its was make'n lots of heat as I took the pics. first time I have posted pics, so bear with me...

• first one its just starting to glow. Sorta can see a little "orange" to the left of the door
• Second one is of the newpro needle for flow control with sight tube

[/li    Third is of the rather crewd draft control                                                                                                                                                                     [/list]

[OILHEAT]

I should ad that my 3/8 copper supply line runs up to 3/4 pvc pipe then to a barrel in the attic of the garage for gravity feed system. Oil gets filtered by a goldenrod fuel filter set-up wich I believe is a 10 micron filter. The filter housing has a pet-cock to drain off accumulated water.  Only draw-back of the system is I have to carry the oil up to the attic.                   

When gathering oil, I quickly learned different supplies I collected oil from could be just poured right in the feed barrel and the supplies where rags, rocks, water, small animals WILL be in the black gold. For that I rigged up a large metal funnel with layers of screen from a door to pre-filter the chunks before dumping right in the barrel

I mostly get oil from known clean "used" oil sources now not containing rags, dirt clods small animals and50/50 blend of water and oil. 

Sounds kinda funny to get picky over used oil, but i have found it cured a LOT of issues.  And the outfits creating the used oil have not a problem keeping me in enough oil.... more than enough.  Heck,  they are glad I deal with it and are glad to be rid of it      

[Dead Eye]

Cool thanks for the pics. 

[techdif]

I don't know if this will on your climb to the attic but I've been thinking as I am tinkering on my setup.  I'm thinking a pre-storage tank to hold for a good while to allow chunks, critters, grit and water to "settle out".  Then scarf up an oil pump off a big block chrysler engine, fab a pick up tube to then route feed tank.  The reason for the BB chrysler is it's external so if you find one junked easy to remove, filter base built on pump, and drive off a drill when I have to fuel up.  I figure this way I'd get really clean oil to my heater.  I'm sure there are other pumps are similar to the chrysler just can't think of any off the top of my head.   

[OILHEAT]

Well techdif, I was going to have a "bulk" barrel on on the main floor for just that reason. But after getting the 30 gallon barrel up to the attic and plumed to the stove, I figgured it would work just like that for a bit.......

Well two years later it still that way. But its funny you mentioned a oil pump from and engine... I DID rig up a small block chevy pump for a bulk barrel to pump up to the smaller barrel in the attic. Had several used ones lay'n round so thats what I used But............ now I have started on a new waste oil stove .... one that has nothing but clear vapors leave the chimney thought up by an Australian chap. This design also uses no electricity or compressed air,  just natural draft. You can see his stove in action on youtube, ozzirt is the user name I believe and a link to his website wich has plans a person can download also.

[techdif]

I liked his heater to but I probably don't have the patience or skills to build one like that.

[unabomber]

That heater you referred to the truc drum one ....... its awesome.. i have one and it heats my 1700 square foot shop. i dont have any drums on mine but have an old compressor tan with pipes running through it and a fan to pump out the heat