ianinsa Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Sorry I typed grinder and my tablet 'fixed' it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielC Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Good idea Ian. Will do. I'll post progress tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricS Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I got the first burn done. I did not get complete combustion. I should have kept the fire burning a little longer. So I did a second burn on Sunday. This time I kept the fire burning for about an hour after the initial gas flame. The yield with full gas combustion was about 75% of original volume. The quality of charcoal is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I've always been happy with the quality of the charcoal, I now often mix material from 6" logs to pencil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Pencil thin sticks, as long as it's dry it makes good charcoal! Any dust can be mixed with water /flour mix in egg trays to make 'brickets' Alternatively it's good for t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Alternatively it's good for the veggie patch soil.Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricS Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 I ran a batch last night of really dry pine logs 2.5" dis x 14" long packed daily tight. The gassifying took a little longer but once it got going it was roaring. Here's a pic the 4" pipe was glowing red hot where it exits the retort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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