Jeff Forsell, Rocket Elbow Stove, Feb 2, 2002

I would like to use a Rocket Elbow preferably made with a porous material(clay, cement, sawdust ) (though I wonder if I will be able to find any high temp clay for the mixture that was recommended).

  • 1. top view of pot support ring with possible spiral ridges to increase turbulence
  • 2. high ridge pot support ring for high power (greater air flow)
  • 3. low ridge pot support ring for low power (restricted air flow, increased pot contact)
  • 4. low ridge wok-type pot support ring
  • 5. containment box for insulating and supporting Rocket Elbow (filled with wood ash)
  • 6. vertical tube for elbow
  • 7. horizontal tub with cutout for vertical tube
  • 8. sloping front side to allow simply laying a baffle against it to control inlet air or help maintain heat for easy lighting, tinder drying
  • 9. metal piece under fuel (flattened tin can?) extending under fire with holes
  • 10. end view from feeding end of elbow
  • 11. shield around:
  • 12. most common type of pot
  • The nice descriptive page: http://www.efn.org/~apro/atrocketpage.html stills leaves me with some questions
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