Rocket pot oven

[Gulf]

Re: Rocket pot oven

I am following this with great interest! Not for the rocket stove angle, but for the terra-cotta pot as a form for a simi-conventional pompeii. Maybe a 4" natural clay or fireclay and type N mortar (50% hydrated lime and portland) shell used for thermal mass. Maybe just clay or firebrick layed against the terra-cotta form, should it fail. Maybe even combining a paired set of the cheaper unglazed terra-cotta pot and a small chiminea as a form.
Just sayin"

[PsychDoc]

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I just thought I'd throw up today's progress. I put down a couple of courses of bricks. And use my diamond cutter to make a door in my pot. I've learned that brickwork is much harder than it looks. And that a tiny bit of water your mortar makes a huge difference. I believe the lego company lied to me as a child.

[Hendrikwal]

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He there, looks like a nice big pot that wild hold pizza, i might want to use thicker metal pipe fpr t rocket stove, i have used a few stoves. And i started out using think metal like u but if u use for some time they wil get so hot. That the metal wil disintegrate over time.
It wil last for a month. Of daily firing. I used cofeee cans first time, and same pipe as u have 2 nd time and for my pizza oven i wil use proper steel pipe since i wil put it under the base of my oven and cant make repairs, i. Wil make a smaller oven so i hope to get good temp with a big rocket underneat t oven.
Good luck. With project, let us know. How it works

[PsychDoc]

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Is there a reason I can only post one pic?
Here is the pot

[PsychDoc]

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Okay here is the update. I'm using 6" tube for the rocket stove portion. Upsized from 4" coffee cans.
The pot and saucer combo is 16" from Mexico via Home Depot. I started cutting it with abrasives on the angle grinder but sprung for a diamond blade on my last trip.
What else? I hope to do a lot of work this weekend, I can barely squeeze in one course of brick on a work day.

[Hendrikwal]

Re: Rocket pot oven

Hi there, im playing with the same idea, how did u go and what temp u get with a small rocket stove?

[PsychDoc]

I began construction. A series of experiments led me to this. The simple idea is a rocket stove heating a clay pot with a 13" pizza stone inside. That sounds easy right? If this works I might use a larger pot as the dome for a WFO. If that doesn't work I will continue with the brick dome plan.
I shall attempt to post pictures as I progress.
Notice the fancy brick work.