DIY Powerful K Style Rocket Stove - Forme Industrious

In this video I make a K style Rocket Stove.
On our "Off Grid" property that we hope to move to soon, we have a lot of timber and twigs that are great for camp fires and cooking etc. I figured I should make a rocket stove and save money on natural gas.
Why a Rocket stove?
Rocket Stoves are quite efficient in burning small branches and twigs to produce a very hot directional fire directly beneath your frying pan/ pot etc. They use very little wood (fuel) to cook a meal and produce very little smoke once it is heated. They are a great portable option for camping.
This stove is quite large and puts out a lot of heat. Trick is to start a small fire in the combustion chamber, which heats the whole stove up and creates that rocket effect, sucks air in and it speeds up the combustion shooting flames out the top. Adding sticks as it heats up. (I love it :)
To make this Rocket Stove check the video for the dimensions I used. The main body is made from 100 x 100 x 4mm Tube. Legs from 65 x 35 x 4mm box. All Mild steel painted with heat paint.
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Scott
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[@judyturner8700]

This was a good alternative to the open fire as it was a bit too windy that evening. Spuds were delicious.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

:)

[@tree_carcass_mangler]

I never thought about that - thanks for the advice!

[@plainnpretty]

You don’t get the enjoyment of a open fire but a better use of your fuel supply and if your not asleep after eating all that yummy food you can still build a fire for entertainment

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, Scott! 😃 Something like that would've been fantastic when my parents were starting to clean the place and build the farm house... So I guess it's going to be really useful for your construction! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@KingOtto-w2k]

I work with Tools in Maryland, USA. I watched 5 men make these stoves, and 3 of them did more dangerous/stupid things than i did as an apprentice. It was good to see a Real Craftsmen "Git-R-Done"! - Nice build!

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Huge thank you!

[@johnathonsandler9507]

And I bet they are all still alive. Sometimes to be creative you gotta do things differently than the norm. Great inventions were made not following what u were taught but by branching out.

[@bibek3793]

Can you advise me about where can I buy this stoves please…..

[@lelandcarder7445]

​@@bibek3793 Try to find a small town guy from a rural area that's a metal worker/welder.Or the welder that has a weld shop in that area.Cheaper than checking in the inner city.Get the metal or find some scrap metal.Pay cash or barter with them.

[@MiniLuv-1984]

Interesting - what does it weigh? I suppose you can make the same thing with tube rather than square. Damn, another project/experiment on my list that is already longer than my productive lifespan.

[@saveriog.825]

You mean round tube? Well... yes, but it's way more difficult to cut the joints; particularly the "feed tube".

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

It's heavy, but very stable. The steel I used was thicker than it needed to be

[@benc8386]

@@ScottTurnerformeindustrious I've found with BBQs and things that 3mm is around the minimum if you don't want it to get distorted by the heat. But then a square tube is so stable maybe 1.6mm would be OK. Great design I may copy it :) I never know what the ratio of the horizontal and vertical tube lengths should be but 300/450 looks good.

[@dansxmods]

Awesome mate, sometimes I feel like I am one of the tools people work with 😜

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Haha - me too I guess :)

[@dansxmods]

Got myself one of those shirts to wear when in virtual meetings 😜

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

It's better better than I work with Knobs I suppose :)

[@DowneastThunderCreations]

Simple and straightforward. Excellent build video. Thanks, Scott! 👍👍👍

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Much appreciated!

[@somdaphone7651]

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[@ionacjohnj.59]

Beatiful job! Like you always do. But I guess, the top grill should be better if it is removable. 👍👍👍

[@lapislignum]

Hope your rocket stove video does better for views than mine did :)

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

It may, or may not but........bugger it....so do I haha :) Now I have to check yours out.

[@lapislignum]

@@ScottTurnerformeindustrious cheers! The only sure thing with KZbin is nobody can watch a video unless you film, edit and upload it.

[@brunomckay1875]

I remember in the early days of my engineering apprenticeship when I was welding a structure, the foreman who was about 60 years old, wandered over and said, "Hows it looking, is it square?" I looked at him and said, "Looks pretty close to me." He went off his head, saying pretty close, this is precision fucken engineering and you says its pretty close, he then asked for my square, eyed it up and said, yea thats pretty close alright and walked away. It was OK for the foreman to say it was pretty close, not the boy.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Haha, damn straight! All the best Bruno

[@Perspari]

Brutal!

[@maxbrouggy3126]

Nice, and it you ever need a change of career judging by those legs you have future in bridge building😄

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

I reckon they will hold it up okay :) Nice and stable

[@karraali6382]

عاشت ايدك شغل ميه ميه 👍👍👍

[@miguelpistolas4849]

Ey man thought u retired no more fabricating too busy on you new project 👍🏽💪🏽

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

I hadn't done any fab for ages. I had to squeeze something in :)

[@miguelpistolas4849]

@@ScottTurnerformeindustrious i know but you allways put you own style ,, keep us alive saludos from texas 💪🏽

[@TY1979KA]

not sure I like your diet but I like the stove :D

[@bkdiyprojects6641]

Superb as always Your shed was amazing build

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Huge thank you!

[@jonah9623]

Cool build, woulda maybe made the pan support adjustable height-wise to give you a bit more temperature flexibility beyond the amount of material in the chamber. Nice vid!

[@brendenperry3770]

I’m building one for a project in school out of 1/4” wall 4x4” square tubing (like 6mm wall and 100x100mm roughly if you use metric measurements) How would you make it adjustable in height?

[@kerouacf0069]

Great little project, cant beat the old spuds done outdoors. stay safe .

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Cheers! Yep the spuds were great.

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video and build. Nice design and fab on the stove. Looks so robust. Food scenes made my mouth water. : ) Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@hauntastic158]

Uhm.. your design showed a curve at the base of the stack pipe.. Was not implicated in video?!?! and it failed to produce a turbo fire

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

I must have changed my mind, I think that is okay as people can do what ever they like. Not critical. Stove works great in my opinion. Some times the wood has a lot of moisture, other times it's dry. That affects the outcome.

[@hauntastic158]

@@ScottTurnerformeindustrious TY!

[@65cj55]

Thanks Scott & Judy, i might build me self one.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Great to hear! They are not hard and I reckon they work pretty great. Cheers!

[@andrewallason4530]

Great job Scott. I’ve been making these for a few years now. I make an optional pellet gravity feeder insert version. Took quite a few goes to get the feed just right. I’m toying with the idea of fitting a length of 3” exhaust tube about 2.5m long to a 180’, then back down to about 1.8m, with another 90’ elbow, then it goes out through a panel that fits into a window (only needs to be clipped into the frame), and then a final exhaust flue. It would be as an emergency backup, should we lose power for an extended period. We lost power for 5 days after a storm in May 2019, which was tough, but at least it wasn’t the depths of winter. Cheers from southern Tassie.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thanks for your message Andrew! Yes there are lots of adaptations for the stove and your idea sounds interesting. I used mine again a few nights ago, uses very little fuel to cook up a good feed. Thanks again and all the best.

[@rodolfomiguelserra]

Amigo! Tanto tiempo... Muy práctico tu trabajo, ideal para llevarla a todos lados! Una pregunta medio atrevida, si me permites... eres tan buen cocinero como artesano? Me alegra ver tus videos, siempre son una sorpresa. Un fuerte abrazo desde San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Hola Rodolfo, no puedo decir que sea un buen cocinero, pero me conformo con lo básico. Gracias, como siempre. ¡Aprecio tu amistad!

[@rodolfomiguelserra]

@@ScottTurnerformeindustrious , amigo, también disfruto tu amistad, mismo en la distancia. Admiro tu ingenio, tu versatilidad y esa tenacidad que es sin duda una fuente de inspiración para todos aquellos que tienen la suerte de conocerte por medio de tus videos. Siempre consigues 3 soluciones diferentes que llegan al mismo camino del problema, eso yá es inspirador! Tu esposa ya puede cantar Bingo! Tiene todos los números! Un fuerte abrazo, Maestro Artesano!

[@dgalisteocabo]

Missing so much your videos!!!!

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

I'm sorry for not producing much lately. I'll start editing my next video for upload sometime next week. Thank you so much!

[@budisetyono13]

Sorry, I think this design is not perfect, sir. You forgot to put the combustion center above the air duct (the basic principle of how a rocket stove works). Also make a place to dispose of the remaining combustion fire.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

@budisetyono13 thanks for the feedback. Agreed it's not perfect, however it works quite well. It has two air intakes and the fire climbes above both. I use a small Ash shovel to remove ashes as necessary.

[@oldchev2850]

Well it’s 11pm and I’ve just watched this and now I’m hungry. Very neat and quality work there Scott. I can imagine it’s hard to get these jobs done when you’re in between both places. Thanks for the video.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thanks Oldchev! Yes I'm getting the miles up going between. I'll have an update video very soon, perhaps this week.

[@oldchev2850]

@@ScottTurnerformeindustrious Excellent, I look forward to that. I understand you'd have so much on with trying to get set up on your block so I appreciate your effort in posting the videos when you can.

[@webroro]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing. Simple and efficient. I'm surprised there's no grate, back opening or front door for the wood. Apparently it's not necessary.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thank you! I don't use a grate but perhaps it might make it better. I just move the burnt coals with a scoop whilst it running.

[@isaactalley2819]

I love that I’ve been watching your channel long enough to see your welding improve so much!!! It’s really neat to see and I love your work!!

[@dansherman1980]

This would make a bitchin wok station just swap out the grate for a ring or just build it out of round pipe.

[@IanSmithKSP]

Some flat bar would’ve sufficed for the legs. Those are too strong and bulky and heavy

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Yes flat bar would be fine. In this case I wanted more weight and stability down low.

[@nicgurkweitz389]

Love it!

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thanks Nic!

[@bogdangdumitru]

You wasted 20cm of the lenght at 2:55 and did 2 extra cuts but nice job in the end.

[@maseedgull691]

There should be cage system beneath the feed tube to avoid fall of wood into waste tube

[@tonysicily2687]

Very nice build, excellent, but the walls are not insulated, I thought all rocket stoves had insulated walls to increase the draw. In fact I thought this was the major difference between a hobo stove (not insulated) and a rocket stove. Is this incorrect? Love the design, think I might copy it, for my outdoor kitchen area Liked and subscribed, thank you

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thank you Tony. I will admit I am no expert on what classifies these stoves. Others have said that Rocket stoves must be insulated. My experience using this stove is once it gets hot it works much better and has that nice draw. It work well. Cheers.

[@EdMeyer22]

Once again, another unusual and very cool project - thanks!

[@manfred8938]

Hello Scott, I'm watching you build this rocket stove just to get more ideas about them, but as a fellow welder, I strongly recommend that you make the use of safety glasses when grinding or using a zip cut when cutting out pieces of the metal,,, serious ey injury may occur... At least do this for your audience when doing your demonstrations...

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thank you Manfred! Did I not use safety glasses?

[@tronixfix]

The design is not your's right? I would like to copy them for use around Africa. They are a good solution for cooking, most burners here waste a lot of energy and won't burn hot enough.

[@latelierdejen-paul2561]

Belle vidéo, et projet bien réalisé. 😉👍 ( nice video, well done project)

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thank you!!

[@kilroy59]

Nice welding, nice bit of fabrication. I miss doing this sort of thing. Too old & gimpy now.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

@kilroy59 thankyou! I'm told I'm getting grumpier. I guess that's why the women folk let the men folk have their sheds ;)

[@Nickle314]

You could hinge the grate. Having that fixed made it hard to feed the wood in vertically

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Yep that would be easier. Cheers for the suggestion

[@Huypumps]

It's a new knowledge.

[@tomim7187]

The cool things people come up with! Such a cool simple design. Seen this around but, never watched a build vid before. Nicely done! Good on ya.

[@nickvanschalkwyk6575]

Hi Scott. nice build. i noticed you didn't install a grid inside. Seems like its working just fine or would you install a grid next time?

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

G'day Nick. This one seems to work just fine without a grid, perhaps as it has two air intakes. I made a smaller one with a grid and it's hard to say if it makes a big difference or not. I have a scoop that helps clear the ashes as it burns.

[@Bernie5172]

looks great. but may have to find a kid friendly protection plan ,to stop burns

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Yes that's true, insulation might do it. Cheers.

[@jgz6989]

Two inlets is the way to go........can you build a mini gravity fed pellet?

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

I'll look into it, thank you.

[@30gabrielaherrera]

This is a neat little stove! awesome build. For the tight welding corners they make tapered gas nozzles so its easier to get your gun in there. I learned that from Kurtis over at CEE

[@towermonkey5563]

Or for really tight areas ... stick.

[@Tee.NZ.07]

That cold cut saw was a cool addition to the video. Gave a nice cut as opposed to your grinding 😄😝

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

True ;)

[@alex-vu3de]

Привіт з України. Скот класно і практично. Вийшов мобільний мангал. Для твоїх нужд саме воно. Молодець. Хай тобі щастить.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Велике спасибі

[@bg73]

I enjoy watching your metal work, so clean and precise, and your welding is mint...

[@aubreyaub]

Now that is very nice piece of cheap steel. What..? About 50 dollars worth....? Plus.... Plus....?

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Who said cheap! Heck no.....Steel is expensive. Might have been cheaper to make it out of Titanium. I bought it from the off cut pile at the steel supplier.

[@aubreyaub]

@@ScottTurnerformeindustriousOnce or twice, many moons ago, I could swap a carton of beer for the Metal Suppliers cut offs in a 40 gallon drum. Once....!

[@davidsnyder2000]

I know everyone wants to thank Scott, but behind every good man is an even greater woman. Thankx Judy for these nice videos too❤️🙏😊👍

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Truth

[@jerrymathis]

I made a k style rocket stove here recently. I noticed my feed tube & air tube are about 5 inch’s longer than yours. Does it make a difference with my air tube being longer? Does it hurt the airflow? Should I cut them off or just drill some holes closer to the front?🤷🏼‍♂️ Thanks in advance, any info is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

I really haven't tested tube lengths sorry. Just thinking it through; if the air intake is longer there is potential to get more airflow obstruction. How well is your stove going, that's the best indication? They take a bit to heat up and get going initially, but once going it should give good heat and draw in that air. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

[@jerrymathis]

@@ScottTurnerformeindustrious my stove is not to bad , I’ve tried it a few times, it just don’t seem to roar like some stoves I’ve seen on here do. I got a small pot of water to boil in 20 minutes, it was just hard to keep it boiling. Thanks for the info, and quick response! I might tweak it, or I might just keep trying it ,…and it might be good enough. Thanks again!

[@nzbidzel]

I work with tools t-shirt, 2 great meanings 😁🤣😂🤣😂

[@Blacksmith1967]

Awesome job dude, 👍👍👍👍Thanks for sharing

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thank you!

[@reynaldoasibo5539]

Hello buddy new subscriber from Philippines

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thanks for subbing!

[@ChristopherSalisburySalz]

I always love your welding videos! Its fun to watch your process. I usually end up picking up some fabrication tips from them too.

[@armandopuebla7107]

Muy bueno y practico

[@cab1198]

⚒️🤘💪

[@bruced1429]

I forgot to mention that I put move able gates for air control on the feed tube and the bottom tube, plus I make ash scraper to pull out the ashes or push the wood down more as it burns. Cheers from Canada.

[@riosfamilygarden]

This is so awesome. I'm gonna show this to my husband and you gave a new subscriber here. 💪😁Keep up the great work. WOW. Just impressive. I wish I could stuff like this but my hubby and Son do the welding😁😁😁

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thank you so much!

[@mc.builds]

I definitely need to try this, great work!

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thanks!

[@warrenjames1962]

Hey Scott. Nice addition to the bush kitchen mate! I reckon life in Wondy is gonna be great for you! I look forward to your projects, they're always educational.

[@stevecrowe176]

Excellent vid!! An Aussie vid as well!! Straight forward no shitty music. Thanks for all the dimensions etc!!

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Cheers Steve!

[@Tomc8030]

Nice build!…. What I could see looks like you’ve got a nice little shop going. Thanks for post…. FYI I’m from East Texas.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thank you Tom! I've since moved into my new much bigger workshop, though I'm yet to organise it properly.

[@ВиТ-е2ы]

A good oven. I made one, but portable with folding legs for traveling by car.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

They are well suited for that. This one has a bit of weight but is very stable. All the best!

[@krisztiangulyas643]

Nagyon szuper ötletes munka!

[@tree_carcass_mangler]

Great project and video - thanks for posting, and thumbs up!

[@EiderJChavesC2]

Well done! Thank you for sharing.👍👍👍

[@douglasfathers4848]

👌👍🔥🤠

[@pyrus94]

Nice video. Is their any improvement you see after experience? Are you happy with the global design and the size of the chimney? Shouldn't it be higher ? Thanks for your feedback.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thank you! I'm sure there are some improvements such as insulation but my goal was to keep it simple and this stove works well as it is. I'll make a small scoop and handle for removing ashes as it burns. I use a large handle spoon for this now. Other than that I'm happy with it.

[@dougsaunders8109]

Look like good tricky welds to me Scott 👍🏻. I would be happy 😃

[@yvettethompson8904]

Hi Scott, could you please turn on the captions so auto captions can work. I am Deaf 🧏. Thank you 🙏

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Hi Yvette. I'll look into it.

[@yvettethompson8904]

@@ScottTurnerformeindustrious I appreciate that, thank you 😊

[@saibabagarden]

Is it good for burning plastic (PET broken packs etc.) rubbish? Safe or too much poisons will come out?

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

I'm no expert, however I would not recommend burning plastics in this stove for the reason you mentioned. Paper, non treated timbers yes.

[@saibabagarden]

@@ScottTurnerformeindustrious too much plastic rubbish (non-recyclable) in my area

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

@@saibabagarden Yes, that is a real problem I agree!

[@Reaps619]

Thanks mate! I work in metal craft and have grown fond of overlanding and outdoors camping and this is perfect! Easy to make and resourceful. EDIT: thanks for the layout template and nice looking welds!

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Cheers. They are pretty easy to make and are fun to use. Enjoy!

[@FixitFingers]

Cool and practical new toy, and ideal for the new place. Great stuff Scotty.

[@wizrom3046]

What an awesome little cooker! 👍😎 I would have made the top grille much finer, and removable for cleaning, so I can do flame grilled steaks and burgers directly on the grille. Flame grilled is so much tastier than pan or hotplate fried...

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thank you Wiz!

[@rickeyman2215]

I always learn something when I view your videos. Thanks, mate, for sharing!

[@SurenderSingh-lp4cp]

impressive

[@danielhanawalt4998]

Simple but effective stove. Not too complicated. I like the angled feed tube. That wouldn't be too hard to build even without the big tools, just a hand held grinder and a welder. If you didn't have a welder you could find someone who does and pay a bit for them to do the welding. Good video, nicely explained and demonstrated.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Much appreciated Daniel!

[@dyfuzor987]

in's Ł style

[@zero11010]

2:20 giggity

[@elwood212]

Hey Scott where do you buy yr steel sheet and material from ? I’m close to you, just bought my first welder and want to get cracking on this lovely rocket stove.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Hey Elwood. I get my steel from Townsville Steel and Wire. Enjoy the build!

[@anatoliestati6466]

Very good

[@Convolutedtubules]

Cool, but that's more like a "Ł" than a "K"

[@andrecook4268]

Noice.

[@horacerumpole6912]

Red Heads-

[@donya2787]

I love that video very nice 👌

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thank you!

[@MandeepSingh-sh6uc]

Good

[@davestinyworkshop]

nice project, one of these would be nice for our garden.

[@Planty3125]

Scott, where do you get the metal square ?

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

One of my videos I show how I make metal square for basic fabrication.

[@arthurrigolot4986]

Thanks a lot for your vidéo It's will help me lot during my travel in Irland !

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

No worries Arthur!

[@JoseMartinez-og2hy]

Bloody marvellous mate! A convenient, all-year barbie, can’t be bad.👍

[@tymz-r-achangin]

Nice project and nice job. Only thing I would probably change is having adjustable burner plate for raising and lowering it

[@terencemcbrydie7742]

Where can I buy a Rocket Stove?

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

At this stage I'm not selling them. Down the track I may.

[@robertfaizullin4712]

سلام! ✌excellent work

[@gizzyleroy]

What size of tubing did you use?

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Just recheck in the video, I'm pretty sure I made note of it there in a drawing.

[@bruced1429]

I have made 3 of these rocket stoves must like yours, I just have different legs on them. I am making a other one now. People seem to like them. Yours are very good, keep up the good work.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thanks Bruce! They are a good simple wood stove, and like you have said, you can build in improvements to make it all work out a bit better.

[@igortornic8277]

Awesome vídeo Scott!!! Big hug bro!!!!

[@franciscodeassisvieira7584]

Bom

[@DanMadeau]

Luv ya work! Thx for the shirt plug 🤜🤛

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

My pleasure, great shirts!

[@jr3628]

does the angle of the feed tube matter much?

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

I don't think it's critical. This one is at 45 Degrees and works fine.

[@WadeDaTank]

Can you powder coat these?

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Actually I'm not sure. Perhaps if it was heat proof paint. I use pot belly stove paint or engine paint.