Dragon Rocket Stove
Episode 2
Pedestal & Firebox
Firebox for our Mus-Art Rocket Mass Heater
The family has started laying the block foundation/pedestal & fire brick for the newest rocket stove and working more on the design. Watch the video to see our beautiful brick work!
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Shae aka Winter_Apple
October 21, 2016
Transcript of Video
Bree: Last episode, we finished the planning for the dragon rocket stove. Toget started, the guys layout the placement for the firebox.
Gary: This is not the firebox we are setting; this is the plan for when we get it up in the air. At the beginning of the project, we laid the firebox out on the ground first. Then we were able to determine where the pedestal would set.
Bryson: The dirt underneath…so that we had it nice and stable, we wet it down and tamped it, so that we don’t have to do a foundation, like a cement foundation. And then we went ahead and laid the brick on the tamped dirt.
Gary: The pedestal foundation thing, we are building that up to about here. We will have fire brick to this point across here.
Shae: now that I have to work, it appears that I have lost all strength in my arms. Noodles…
Bryson: …and then cemented it up…all the way up.
Shelly: These blocks are so heavy.
Shae: …setting on your feet.
Bryson: Because it is level.
Gary: Bingo!
Bryson: I will say one thing, it ain’t pretty, but it is going to do the work.
Gary: The foundation for the rocket stove is this pedestal. We will be setting our firebrick o top of that.
Garen: Your firebox is at this distance and your pipe comes out the side. Right?
Gary: So, the firebox is looking similar to what Bryson had. We needed room in the front of the firebox to get be able to create the mouth of our character…of our dragon here.
Shelly: Gary has always been creative and I think he is looking forward…you are looking forward to this build. His creativity kind of rubs off on all of us.
Gary: Bryson has a ton of creativity, but he shows it through his science part of things. He loves the rocket idea-concept. He is anxious to see how well this one works compared to others we have done. It is exciting to see how scientific about the whole thing.
Shae: Hello…
Shelly: Shae really enjoys the art part of it. So, I think when we get past this...the build and into the art, the sculpting, and the painting. I think she is really going to find herself getting engrossed in it.
Gary: Why don’t you get another one of these? The concept behind the firebox is to be able to create an area where heat is contained. So, we contain it inside firebrick. Then that will radiate to the outside area, which is cob, which will also retain heat. Essentially the firebox is just for retaining heat…containing a fire.
Bryson: If you were to use normal brick, instead of firebrick, it would crack, because firebrick can withstand higher temperatures. It also works good to fill the firebox…
Gary: We are using a six inch opening...ah...six inch exhaust that will go into the chamber and then be able to exit out.
Shae: The pipe goes here.
Gary: We are also too…This is kind of a cool thing…is that we going to be putting in an air chamber that is going to draw in air from the outside, as opposed to drawing air from the inside of warm air.
Bree: Good job guys. Stay tuned next time as we build more on our rocket stove.
All: Thank You
Bryson: Hi Dad.
Gary: Hi
Bryson: You look so small.
Gary: Well, you look so tall.
Bryson: Thank you. Hey Mom.
Shelly: Hi Sweetie.
Bryson: Mom doesn’t get on film much. Well, shell actually has been getting on film more. Oh wait, we can’t show the roof yet. You don’t see that…don’t look. There you go…
Shae: Our family moved from the city to the country. Thanks for taking part in our adventure.
Shae: We have new videos every Friday evening. If you would like to help us out, you can like this video, share it, subscribe or support us on Patreon. See the links in the description.
Shae: He becomes a little monster.
Shelly: Are you happy KEO?
Shae: He’s purring… I know, I think it looks better in me if we are honest. He is so cute.
Bryson's Rocket Stove
Garen's Earth Bag Interior with Rocket Stove
Our 1st Rocket Stove Mass Heater!
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We moved from the city to the country in 2005. Since then, we have been building structures, raising livestock and growing some of our own foods. We are crazy about family, nutrition and want the best for our growing family.
