Redneck inventions.

[Flem]

Ya know,  they make them nails with rubber collars to hold metal rooves down.  😉

I've heard of those. Rocks are much more interesting

That foil backed panel behind the stove looks like it's about to spontaneously combust...   

   I am not sure I am comprehending this whole thing...  But wouldn't the stove transmit heat better if it was inside the shop??

Absolutely. the problem is supporting and anchoring 25' of insulated stove pipe up the outside of my house that the sliding snow and ice will want to remove all winter. Plus I can't afford to loose the footprint and clearance the stove would need in my shop.
All the insulation is mineral wool, even the foil faced stuff. I don't think I have got the inside over 250deg

[Flem]

Back again at the thread that would not die.

I was so pleased with my new creation, I though I better put it where it belongs.

Its the bench top heat corral. Five pieces of used 1/2" thermax, one bench vice and two shoelaces hold it together. The heat source is a 4' IR heat lamp that lives over the bench. Temperature can be adjusted by raising or lowering the lamp. And since its IR, it heats objects really fast! I accidentally got a test 4"X4" piece up to 320deg with the lamp too close.

[Noah70]

I’ll assume the stove is outside because there’s what appears to be a wall of Hay Bales inside, or is that just a decor feature to make it feel cozy?

[Flem]

Thats right Noah, it is a decor feature and it does make it feel cozy! Like R35 cozy
But that not why the stove is outside. I can't afford to loose the footprint in my shop and I would need 25' of insulated, secured, stove pipe to meet code clearance. This was actually cheaper and easier to accomplish, plus the heat exchanger hut is modular, so I can pick it up and use it for a different task in the future. Not to mention the home insurers hit you hard for having wood heat in your house. This solution avoids that extra expense.