Boiling water in a drum, Dang or anyone that has boiled water over wood fire.

[SwampDonkey]

I think it's working now. Like Jeff said, too much water. Don't need it. Also like mentioned, need to make contact with the stove better between can and hot spot on stove. I have a couple or three gallons in the boiler now and it is boiling rapidly like I want.  I will be on the look out for another can this summer a bit smaller, closer to 5 gallon (or when ever). The pipe from the boiler to the steamer is hot to touch, even with gloves. I'm getting a lot of condensation coming from the end plug where the vent is. Which is good. And the steal, which has 2" of spray foam insulation is to hot to touch, even on the far end where the drain is, and that's 8 feet from the steam pipe.    I have a couple little bare spots between the foam to stick my finger into next to steal.

Thanks for everyone's insights and all the kidding around parts to. 

Going to take my test piece out in an hour to bend. Just going to do a quick clamp on the table saw to see how she does.

Cooking wood with wood, nothing better. ;D

[Tom]

Let us know how it tastes.  ;D

[SwampDonkey]

You bet your ash, Buster.

[Don_Papenburg]

Swampy , I tilted my steambox so that the condensate ran back down the steam pipe to be reheated . less filling up needed .

I hope you do not break your ash.

[SwampDonkey]

Got lots of steam Don, for what I'm steaming. I do collect it in the bucket on the floor. But even after this first run there wasn't much water in the pale. There was almost a steady drip, but not like a tap flowing.

This piece I deliberately put the hurt on it to see what she'd stand. After going beyond a 90 degree turn there was some fibre separation on the back side.

[pigman]

   

Thanks for everyone's insights and all the kidding around parts to.

I am always willing to help any way I can. ;)

[WDH]

SD,

You could get a better boiler, the kind with that spiral copper tubing coming out of the top, and then when you are finished with your wood project, you could get some of that Iowa corn or some left over potatoes and then.........Oh wait..........Forget that, it will just get you into more trouble  .

If that stove was from Georgia, then it would instinctively know how to do what I was about to tell you to do before I decided not to tell you to do it.

[isawlogs]

   WDH   :D :D :D :D