[Stoves] Simple Grate

[Kevin Chisholm]

Dear Lanny
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lanny Henson" <lanny at roman.net>
To: <Stoves at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 8:58 PM
Subject: [Stoves] Simple Grate


>
> Finding a simple to make grate for cook stoves has been a problem. Most
> grates require some king of complicated punching, welding or expanding.
> Well I built a stove that uses a grate, the top lit stove is not 
> remarkable
> but the grate has promise.
> It is a folded bar grate, using a metal strip that can be cut from a 
> bucket
> or a steel drum.
> The grate is simple to build requiring only hand tools, simple enough to 
> be
> used as a consumable part. I have a grate made from 24ga that was fired 6
> times. The zinc is gone but otherwise it seems no worse for the ware. An 
> 18
> ga grate cut from a thick drum should last quite a while. You could also 
> use
> strips cut from tin cans and just piece them together. Cans are free, you
> need two pair of snips to make the no fastener splice. See the photos at
> http://www.lanny.us/grate.html
> What do you think?

"Beautiful and simple, like all truly great inventions."
>
Kevin
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