![]() ![]() We generally include at least one detail diagram, with marked dimensions, for any critical area(s) like the firebox.īuilders' Notes: These plans give play-by-play details of the project goals, how we designed and built the heater, and whether anything was changed in the first year or two for satisfactory performance. For the main diagrams, look for a scale key, just like on a map you can use a piece of paper or compass points to take a measurement off the diagram, and compare it to the scale key. Arrows pointing toward the line show the direction you're looking from. Any cutaway view will be labelled, and there will be a line across the top view showing where we "cut" to give that view. Studs in the wall are shown as solid rectangles, and windows as lines, as if you'd sliced through the house about 6 feet up. Projects are shown from top and side views. Builders may also want our book the Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide for additional notes about clearances, allowable variation, etc Click Here to see the Wisner Builder's Guide at. We do include detail drawings with marked dimensions for critical areas like the firebox. We occasionally hear some confusion from folks who are used to the 3-d modeling or exploded diagrams more common for mechanics and furniture/cabinetmakers. Plasters, tile, natural stone, and other finish materials may show in a variety of colors, similar to their actual color. Cob is brown, wood trim is light caramel (like Doug fir or pine heartwood), concrete and cement-board will be grey, non-combustible insulation will be light grey or white, or white with a squiggly black line (a symbolic convention for black-and-white drawings). So fire bricks will always show up the same size and color (beige) and smaller building bricks will be represented in their own size and color (brick red). ![]() I use a lot of 2-dimensional templates and a standard color key for my more recent work. Ah, the good old days.).Īny general builder, framer, mason, or engineer should be able to read these plans quite easily the age of computers hasn't changed the blueprint language that much, although we now print them in a wider range of colors. (I was the last class to learn conventional pencil-to-photo-print blueprint drawing, using a real old ammonia light-box, before my architecture department got computers. Most of these plans are done using standard architectural drafting, old-school style. Does not include the Village Video DVD, "How to Build Rocket Mass Heaters with Ernie and Erica." It also may NOT include certain draft plans still in progress, for reasons.nor the original Rocket Mass Heaters books, by Evans/Jackson, to which we contributed.Does not include our book, the Rocket Mass Heater Builders' Guide (New Society, 2016),.Please note that this does NOT include items in our name from other publishers, due to licensing agreements. Ernie's Chocolate Truffle Recipe (actually about 17 different recipes including vegan, full cream, and flavor variations like Raspberry Velvet, Irish Cream, Rosa Mundi, Habanero Coconut, and Mojito).and the EU Appendix Draft 3, a supplement for those who prefer metric, or are interested in building outside North America.Īnd some just plain fun stuff from our "other lives:" ![]() the Owner Manual (chapter 4 of the draft, now chapter 5 "Operation and Maintenance") Excerpts and supplements to the Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide:. ![]() Water Bug Mini Heater Draft Plans (not yet generally available).Simple Shelter: Northern Comfort (booklet on how to make an easier-to-heat home, including off-grid comfort and emergency heating options).Art of Fire (everything we like to teach new stove owners, builders, and fire handlers).Builder's Guide to MUD (earthen building, recipes, process/batch-testing notes, compatible natural finishes including paints and plasters).Other items for the fire-curious and earth-friendly: some are not available separately at this time. To purchase ALL of the above, please click the Premium Content section below to purchase with PayPal. (The dimension 6" or 8" refers to the diameter of chimney/flue needed for this heater plan.) If you'd like to purchase individual plans, or read their descriptions, they are available below: See below for links to the individual plans. Here is a big fat package of our most popular plans. ![]()
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