I always say to myself I'm going to bed but then I watch your vids then I'm up for 2 more hours love them great work

That is just awesome! Anything you can load once and it will burn all night long is a winner in my books.

So well done. To the point, no waffle, just facts. Thank you

Not sure why the algorithm brought these two videos up after so long but that's okay. The first one reminded me of a fireplace in my parent's home that I minded growing up. Forgive me if I get the terms wrong after all these decades but it heats the water for the house and radiators. Big copper water tank in a closet. The fireplace had a back burner that I would stuff full of sawdust and then just a regular fire in the front. Boy could I get that thing roaring. Sometimes I'd have to go run the hot water as the boiler would start making noises. lol. We cut reject timber from a saw mill. Taking home a huge trailer load at a time. That's where got the sawdust. We also got big trailers of off-cuts from the local kitchen furniture factory. Lots of laminated plywood to chop up. Fun! And finally we also for a few years went up the mountain to stack and dry turf for the fire. Mom went to oil heating when I went off to college. lol.

Very nicely done. I feel like someone who has been furniture shopping/ kicking tires for weeks and with your video finally found exactly what I need and want. Great comment on the fresh air supply as some HVAC guys think it is only to decrease stuffy air in a home and are unaware it decreases cross drafting on cold air from leaks if your returns are deficient. (speaking of myself lol)

Thank you very much for such a comprehensive video. I'm dyslexic so find written instructions difficult but I was with you through every part of the construction. I will be building one of these very soon

Very good presentation, I had no idea people living in cold areas have to go through so much efforts to warm up their homes until I watched this. . I am living at the equator.

excellent job and explanatory videos. The best thing is that local hardwares will be happy to let you take their sawdust off their hands.

really informative vid, just the heater i need in my boat shed so i can work in the winter here in poland. thank you .

Agreed. Factual, to the point and very informative without musical irritant. Well done pal.

I wish I had one of these when I was a kid and cutting and haulin wood!

That is just wild. You've been very informative on both videos and wow you fully thought outside of the box and this was freaking awesome

Been working on a rocket stove for the trailer. Now I am thinking of a mod thanks to your vid. I don't have a ready access of saw dust but tons of dry pine compliments of the pine beetle, lol. So I am thinking of a wood shipper to make chips and burn. We are looking at a Cob renovation on the trailer. You should look into cob houses. I just learned about them last week. People are running their smoke stack through Cob couches and even floors before it runs up the chimney. Lots of great ideas. Let your imaginations soar! Still thinking. Thanks for the video!

The farmers in northern Japan use a stove similar to yours. One thing they do that you did not mention is they heat water as well as heating the building. This was told to me by someone that lived on a farm in Horkido, Japan.

Not bad atall. I've seen a few versions of this around, usually using a 20 gal barrel for the sawdust charge.If you use a wooden rod, rather than a pipe for central hole, put a slight taper on it. It makes it easier to remove without disturbing the sawdust. Another possibility is to attach angle irons to the outside barrel, think radiator fins. If you attach sections of angle to the inside of the outer barrel, at an angle, you increase the air turbulence. This will help insure heat transfer and help with burning the combustibles.

A 10 hour burn is pretty impressive. That's a well made stove to draft that well. Good work.

You're a talented fella, thanks for taking the time to make your videos............. you're an inspiration

Great. I've seen (YT) and know the principle. Your practical 'demo' fits my lack of fantasy - I really could use some warm in the winter though I've little sawdust, so I'll follow your work pattern. Love the rib on the door - its born to fit that way! Thanks for sharing the fun, and the 'eye' I seem to lack. Together we're much stronger.

Excellent, you've put a lot of thought into the design. Thanks for posting.

Great Job! I really enjoyed your presentation. I'm inspired to do a fire brick version!

Again, excellent video. Need you for a neighbor. Hahaha! Keep going, Google, Apple, Dell and others all started in the American garage. All the best.

I forgot to mention... really nice stove you built! Thanks for sharing.

the more I think about it this is a perfect heater for a green house if it can stay hot for 8-10 hrs and vent through a flew that's all you need for overnight heating so I will be building one after the greenhouse is built later this summer thanks

Very impressed with this project !! Like how the pipe stays cool, And no ash to speak of .. Awesome build ..

Thanks! That's a great video. Good presentation also. I would make a plywood disk with handles to pack the sawdust and maybe buy hinges & latches but other than that you hit a homerun with me with your sawdust stove.

My dad did this 25 years ago I remember because every night I had to fill the inner barrel we used to burn it from 6 pm and it would still have got ashes next day at 6 we would compress the saw dust real good stomp it down and then water the top of the saw dust or use fresh saw dust from fresh trees being still wet not dried out completely

Well done! I am so intrigued by your build that I am...as we speak building one myself. I will make a few changes but basically I like what you have done. Keep up the great work.

Good job! I think that if you tumble your sawdust with a little waste oil, you'll be able to pack it better. Also, I'd pour less in, before packing. You'll get a tighter pack and longer burn if you pack it in smaller amounts at a time. The oil should ensure a complete burn, even with a tighter pack. Also, now you have ashes to put on top of the next burn. :)

Very nice! I can you put a lot of thought into it and it paid off. I'm going to have to make one for my shop, I have plenty of hardwood sawdust from my wood working and part of my sawmill.

What a brilliant idea. If I can find the right parts I'm making one of them. We keep Gerbils and they use sawdust and paper/card bedding which has to go in the bin. I could heat my garage with it instead. It sure beats the gas cylinder stove.

Outstanding video. I'd love to be able to retro fit this idea into an existing wood burning stove in my basement installed by a previous owner. Loading sawdust burn logs (buckets/barrels) seems a whole lot easier than dealing with the whole firewood cycle (cut/spilt/stack/haul/stack/load/burn/ash disposal). I can get tons of sawdust and used cooking oil in the area. Thanks again and keep up the great work.

Looks like a great hot tub heater! I'm on it.

Time well spent and very clear instructions. Thanks

You rule man, thank. you for the good job, and very nice explication.

great heater , like how you put the flue lower and the deflector to stop heat going straight up. i will make this for greenhouse/ add Gerrysdiys oil burner for when i have no sawdust and I'm Good. Thanks heaps

Very nice video and clear explanation. Thank you for the time and effort you put into the project and sharing.

wow thats impressive... I can't believe how well that works, and that was just sawdust! Really makes a regular woodstove look ridiculous lol

Great job. Thank you for taking time to do the video.

Brilliant design. Nice description of the project.

hey my friend. One of the best vids so far! 2 things. 1. how about a restricter plate to adjust the air flow going in to slow down the burn and last longer? 2. How about a donut size steel plate to put on top of the saw dust to keep it compressed as it's burning? Again. Great video!

Great for my work shop and I can use up my sawdust too.

Nice one, great quality and easy to follow. Gonna make a few now my work shop. Thanks

Great well done not been on your chanell for a wail nice to see your still at it

thanks for reply thought i had it packed hard and i did move pole around like you showed but guess not enough will try again

that is an amazing stove. yes you should market them.

Ingenius. Bet you could set a pan on the top and cook something so you don't use all the heat just to warm the room garage etc.

very cool (or hot if I were Paris Hilton LOL) My rocket stove doesnt really work that well. Dont know what I did wrong. Oh well I got to many other things to work on. That amazing how long it burns and I bet if you run out of saw dust you can go to cabinet makers and get all you want for free.

I've never seen one of these working, very interesting.

Awesome...I'd like to have one to bring out with us on our ice fishing parties

Awesome! I think if you put a damper on the cold air you could make it burn a lot longer.

This is a great stove. Wish I could buy one. I think you should market them.

Very nice and a great burn time. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you very much for such a comprehensive video. I'm dyslexic so find written instructions difficult but I was with you through every part of the construction. I particularly liked the door and its latching mechanism, very clever, elegant and practical. I had seen a video of a finished sawdust burner and had already got hold of a 55 gallon drum and had been designing in my head the various other aspects but now, with your delightfully presented construction I'm not going to make all the inevitable errors I would have done. May I make one suggestion; where you use four legs three might be more practical. A tripod is always more stable than a four point support. Thanks again.

felicitari, zilele astea o sa lucrez la un asa proiect! good job!

great project and thank you for sharing perry

Good job man, you have skills.

Great videos! Direct and to the point, very nice.

About to buy a sawmill and was looking for either a way to turn sawdust into logs/chips for heating my shop with but this would work just fine other than the lid that thin would burn out within a month, needs a thick plate welded to it on stands so the thick plate could take the direct flame and spread it to the lid imo. Good idea though thanks.

like it a lot, I am waiting for the next episode.

Hello.. nice set up.. I have built a few of these and found waste cooking oil mixed in with saw dust before packing will add alot of BTU out put, I built one with a 4 foot diameter cattle trough too

Awesome video and a great idea. We have a few of those barrels laying around at the farm. Even the 30 gallon ones. Might have to try this.

Nice little stove!

Good job man. I truly enjoyed this video. It was very informative.

Awesome job!

I'm amazed at the ideas that you come up with. For those of us who don't have access to saw dust, I'm wondering if you designed an affordable pellet stove.

If you had to build over again would you put your chimney lower to the ground and would you weld a quarter inch thick piece of steel to the inside of the lid to help absorb some of that initial temperature? Think this thing is safe to put in your basement and sleep above it? Looks like a really good way to use up lots of sawdust and eat your house good job!

you should see about making a horizontal flu pipe to make some sort of bench or something to make it hold heat for a little while longer, been looking at all sorts of rocket stove ideas and this one is unique i like it, keep up the good work !

I like what you have done. I can think of some improvements. i.e. Weld a quarter or three eights plate under the lid so the lid doesnt burn out and so the heat is retained for longer. The inner barrel could have a reducing cap so that the flame size is reduced

This would be great for anyone who uses wood pellet cat litter, it dissolves after cat use like a powder. Save it pack it in there and burn it. Who cares about any smell it's synergy.

You are something else man !!cool little project

i would make a press to pack more saw dust,i feel it would burn longer

Do you have a detail drawing of the Saw Dust Heater

if you compact saw dust better top of short sledge hammer and place about 1/4 inch of sand on top and you will easily get 15 hours of heat

The guy who installed my stove put in an 8" chimney and a 4" make up air vent. He told me to use the make up vent mostly on start up because as the stove heats up, the air expands and creates positive pressure. It's at that point he suggests to close the vent down some to equalize room pressure. I don't know how accurate this information is, but it seems to work really well for me. I get no backdraft and the stove burns really efficiently.

Came out great m nice to see it in action

This is beautiful

Gracias por compartir tu trabajo, el alto costo de los energéticos obliga a buscar alternativas y la solución esta en la bio-masa saludos de México.

I'm impressed

Nice work.

Quality posts. Thank you.

Great job

Nice job

very nice video

There’s a fine balance producing “make it” videos that you have found. Often they are either too nerdy with excessive technical detail (wire diameter, welding currents, steel specifications) or completely bereft of any commentary or guidance. You have struck the chord well sir. Now I have to build one..after the other projects of course...🤓

Excelente, Felicitaciones; saludos cordiales,desde Temuco Chile

Once again....genius! Oh by the way I think your wife requested the Christmas lights need to be down by Easter :-)

Thanks for posting! Love It!!

Great vid, thanks.

Great video. Job well done.

Friggin cool bro. Love your videos!!!!!!!!!!!

How about using a cardboard tube in the center. It would burn just the same and you wouldn't have to worry about sawdust caving in.

id love to make one,just dont have access to saw dust.the only different thing id do is make a press for the sawdust,i think it would burn longer and would hold more.

Wonder if putting stainless tube in middle with holes could you burn bigger stuff. This was very interesting.

you can also use any bio mass like rice bran.

Very impressive, well done. Thank you

Good job. Very informative.

Great build. A couple questions about it. Where do people get sawdust the quantities needed to run this stove? It's not UL certified so how does the insurance deal with this? This is a major issue with most of the home made rocket stove on youtube. It's a shame too. These things are great and rocket stoves are safer than fireplaces and wood burning stoves.

Nice stove but have to live by a saw mill to get enough saw dust to last, all in all great job.

Enjoyed Muchoes. We live north of the 54th and heat , with wood, 7 months of the year. Wonder if this will work with chainsaw cuttings ( dried) since we also have a greenhouse. Hmmmm?

Nicely done!