How We Use Rims To Heat Our Garage
When we moved here, one of the first projects Rob started was converting half of the garage into a workshop. The framework was already in place so he had to insulate and put up walls and a ceiling. He also wired it for more lights and outlets and added a ceiling and exhaust fan. All that was done in the fall so the first winter here, he worked in his shop wearing coveralls and using a salamander heater to make the shop temperature just slightly above tolerable. In the spring, he began talking about adding a wood-burning stove to the garage to heat it during the winter and thus the latest project began. After searching several designs, he decided making his own was the way to go. Although not necessarily cost-effective to purchase and make, it is unique and fits the space he has in the shop perfectly. The body of the stove is made from three 24" steel semi-tire rims purchased dirt cheap at a local junk yard. Bought 4, used 3 (one will b...