Josh Doyle Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Greetings everyone, figured I'd show off my little JABOD that Charles and JHCC inspired me to build. Had to sell most of my stuff last year due to financial issues but I'm liking this set up over the big bottom blast I used to have. Any suggestions or feedback is welcome! 20180726_185121.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Looks good, although the noisy blower would drive me crazy(er). What are you using for one? In the video it looks like a Champion 400 but they are hand crank. Also in your next video pan a little slower so it's easier to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Doyle Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Sorry, it was a quick "hey let me test the camera on my new phone" type moment. The hand crank is an Otto Canady Tiger and works great but for when I want a steady blast ie. burning coke (which i have still used the tiger for) i have a small mattress inflator that hangs on the bottom of the big blower. The tube off of the Tiger is the old intake tube for my car (before i supercharged it) and has bungs welded on for various vacuum hoses. So i got the idea to pipe the electric fan into this so i can use either instantly. The mic on this phone kinda makes it appear to be louder than it really is and the fact that is is next to a wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.P. Hall Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Looks good; definitely gets hot. Your firepot seems to be on the large side. That amount of fuel doesn't quit reach level with the "table", meaning you'd have to angle stock down into the oxidizing zone of the fire to heat it. Two options to remedy this: 1) Use more fuel to pile up above the table (hearth? please correct me if there is a proper term), making a much larger fire, or 2) Resize your firepot to be smaller, allowing you to make a taller fire with less fuel, at the expense of having a smaller diameter fire. Without knowing what stock you're using, I can't give a perfect answer. I'm also assuming that your air supply is strong enough for option 1. Personally, I would prefer option 2 with one addition-- using some firebricks on the side of the fire allows you to pile more fuel vertically without burning more on the edge of the fire. Firebricks are great because they can be placed and rearranged into different configurations, and even removed, very easily, but any refractory material can work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Enclose the electric blower in a box to cut the noise. Leave an opening for incoming air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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