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Home Made / starting a build i have lots of questions

« on: October 22, 2011, 05:50:42 AM »

Hi guys
i am new to the site i have read alot before i joined and i finaly made the decision to build my own owb
if any of you guys could help it would be appreciated
heres the deal i have a 1200 square foot home i want to build a owb that will heat my home and a 30x30 garage i plan to build eventualy i work at a factory that i get sheet steel at a deal
i have already aquired   6 sheets of 5'x5' 1/4' that i was going to use for a water jacket
i am wondering what type of firebox i should build i was looking at building a (ripple top)type like i think cb uses or a round like a shaver i am looking at what would be the most eficient and what would produce the least amount of smoke so my questions are
what firebox is the best?
how should i position the flu in the firebox?
should i use a blower or a natural draft?
any suggestions will be a big help i basicaly know how they work but dont have any specifics
i will be the first one around here to build a stove and i want it to be as eficient as possible
i would like to build a stove like jackell440 but thats a little complex for my first stove
thanks in advance for any help