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Step 1: Get Char
Here you see my two sources: home-made and store-bought. For home-made, I use a stove pipe kiln. ...
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Uploaded on Jun 24, 2008
Step 2: Soak
Soak to precondition for crush-and-chop >screen. Add soluble mineral fertilizer and/or fish...
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Uploaded on Jun 24, 2008
Step 3: Reduce
Crush-and-chop. Use a stout branch as a pestle, use a straight edge shovel to chop. Best done while...
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Uploaded on Jun 24, 2008
Step 4: Screen (a)
For dust control, screening is best done while char still a tad moist from the soak stage.
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Uploaded on Jun 24, 2008
Step 4: Screen (b)
The inclined screen is a handy way to let gravity do some of the work. A steeper screen slope yields a finer product..
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Uploaded on Jun 24, 2008
Alternative: Skip the Soak
The fertilizer soak is needed for adding char directly to the garden soil. I also compost my char,...
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Uploaded on Jun 24, 2008
1 Setup - inverted downdraft gasifier
1) heat reflector sleeve 2) cutoff sleeve 3) draft sleeve 4) boiler 5) soup can burn chamber 6) soup...
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Uploaded on Feb 10, 2007
2 Assembly
Loaded and primed. Burn chamber stacked on pedestal. The stove produces wood gas through pyrolysis. ...
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3 Pyrolysis
Draft sleeve is in place. This restricts air flow, starving the combustion process sufficient...
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4 Final assembly
It flaming pretty good at this point. Putting the kettle on slowed it down a bit. Still, I need a...
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5 mid run
This initial design was able to bring a cup of water to a boil with a handful of wood fuel. This...
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Uploaded on Feb 10, 2007
