philip in china Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I have just gone over to using coke. I can get it free here which has got to be a good deal. It comes in large pieces and I have been looking for a way to break it and screen it. I have put a big old cast iron radiator across two kerb stones. The tubes are convex which helps to crush the coke and the whole thing acts like an anvil against which to hammer. I use a light sledgehammer so as not to break up the cast iron. The gaps between the tubes are just the correct size to screen the coke down to walnut size. The kerb stones keep it at a good working height and allow me to shovel the crushed fuel out of the bottom. It is on a slight incline so the coke runs easily to one end. The few bits that stick inside the centre of the radiator (fewer than I had expected) are simply dislodged using my coke shovel. The shovel is 4" channel iron forged flat and with a steel bar handle welded on. How's that for simplicity? The ladies who run the furnaces already want me to make them one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Free fuel, now that is what I call a great deal :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Free fuel, you can't beat that.... unless after you give the ladies a crusher they will break up your free fuel for you prior to giving the free fuel to you. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecelticforge Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Phillip, you have a good start. I drove over my coke with the truck once. It worked like a charm! The only trouble was a lot of it became dust. I thought about putting plywood over it then driving over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 philip in china - you are a class act! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Instead of a sledge we had an old axle that we used. The wheel studs really helped to bust the coal up. The crushed coal dropped through a grate that was installed in the bottom of a large diameter pipe, and had a cleanout on one side where we shoveled the crushed coal out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisG Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I lay my chunks on the cement floor, cover with an old leather welding jacket and beat. Scoop up the pieces, screen, then repeat until I have about 2 gal worth for my day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy seale Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 there was a blueprint here for a coal breaker by Irnsrgn, sorry i don.t remember the #,jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_edge2 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 call me a cheat....i wait till the cans empty and just crush the can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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