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On 09/08/2020 17:46, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Muddymike writes Its to make charcoal. Filled with bits of wood its stood upside down in my 40 gallon drum incinerator and cooked by burning rubbish wood for 4 hours. Clever. Â*Do you use green wood? Â*Those incinerators were banned for agricultural use some years back:-( Strangeparts : How to make Charcoal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDxDS4j4mdY They inform the fire brigade first ... -- Adrian C |
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On 09/08/2020 17:46, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Muddymike writes On 05/08/2020 22:23, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes On 03/08/2020 20:37, Muddymike wrote: Hi Guys If you have nothing better to do for a couple of minutes take a lookÂ* atÂ* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nQJCvYv63I I'm having a go atÂ* videoingÂ* my workshop projects. Â*Mike No one spotted my mistake then :-) Â*Umm. Had you not cut all the way through under the hinge? Â*Watching the slot cutting I wondered if a worn/smaller disc might haveÂ* helped. Â*Could we be allowed to know the purpose of this device? Concealed workshop biscuit barrel... Sorry Tim you haven't spotted my error. Oh well. Sort of thing I might have got wrong! Its to make charcoal. Filled with bits of wood its stood upside down in my 40 gallon drum incinerator and cooked by burning rubbish wood for 4 hours. Clever. Â*Do you use green wood? Â*Those incinerators were banned for agricultural use some years back:-( Yet similar are sold everywhere for domestic use. I try to only use reasonably well seasoned wood, a dead tree is my favourite. Mike |
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On 10/08/2020 23:12, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 09/08/2020 17:46, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes Its to make charcoal. Filled with bits of wood its stood upside down in my 40 gallon drum incinerator and cooked by burning rubbish wood for 4 hours. Clever. Â*Â*Do you use green wood? Â*Â*Those incinerators were banned for agricultural use some years back:-( Â*Strangeparts : How to make Charcoal Â*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDxDS4j4mdY They inform the fire brigade first ... 12 minutes of waffle and footage of blokes talking, very little showing how its done! Mike |
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Muddymike writes On 09/08/2020 17:46, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes On 05/08/2020 22:23, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes On 03/08/2020 20:37, Muddymike wrote: Hi Guys If you have nothing better to do for a couple of minutes take a look* at* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nQJCvYv63I I'm having a go at* videoing* my workshop projects. *Mike No one spotted my mistake then :-) *Umm. Had you not cut all the way through under the hinge? *Watching the slot cutting I wondered if a worn/smaller disc might have* helped. *Could we be allowed to know the purpose of this device? Concealed workshop biscuit barrel... Sorry Tim you haven't spotted my error. Oh well. Sort of thing I might have got wrong! Its to make charcoal. Filled with bits of wood its stood upside down in my 40 gallon drum incinerator and cooked by burning rubbish wood for 4 hours. Clever. *Do you use green wood? *Those incinerators were banned for agricultural use some years back:-( Yet similar are sold everywhere for domestic use. I think they objected to farmers burning used spray cans and woven plastic sacks. I try to only use reasonably well seasoned wood, a dead tree is my favourite. The reason I asked is I vaguely recall a TV documentary where fresh cut wood, Hazel? was built into a cone shape and then clad with turf before ignition. -- Tim Lamb |
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On 11/08/2020 18:21, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Muddymike writes On 09/08/2020 17:46, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes On 05/08/2020 22:23, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes On 03/08/2020 20:37, Muddymike wrote: Hi Guys If you have nothing better to do for a couple of minutes take a lookÂ* atÂ* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nQJCvYv63I I'm having a go atÂ* videoingÂ* my workshop projects. Â*Mike No one spotted my mistake then :-) Â*Umm. Had you not cut all the way through under the hinge? Â*Watching the slot cutting I wondered if a worn/smaller disc might haveÂ* helped. Â*Could we be allowed to know the purpose of this device? Concealed workshop biscuit barrel... Sorry Tim you haven't spotted my error. Â*Oh well. Sort of thing I might have got wrong! Its to make charcoal. Filled with bits of wood its stood upside down in my 40 gallon drum incinerator and cooked by burning rubbish wood for 4 hours. Clever. Â*Â*Do you use green wood? Â*Â*Those incinerators were banned for agricultural use some years back:-( Yet similar are sold everywhere for domestic use. I think they objected to farmers burning used spray cans and woven plastic sacks. What happens to all that black plastic film used to wrap big bales of 'haylage' ?. I try to only use reasonably well seasoned wood, a dead tree is my favourite. The reason I asked is I vaguely recall a TV documentary where fresh cut wood, Hazel? was built into a cone shape and then clad with turf before ignition. |
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On 12/08/2020 17:13, Andrew wrote:
On 11/08/2020 18:21, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes On 09/08/2020 17:46, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes On 05/08/2020 22:23, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes On 03/08/2020 20:37, Muddymike wrote: Hi Guys If you have nothing better to do for a couple of minutes take a lookÂ* atÂ* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nQJCvYv63I I'm having a go atÂ* videoingÂ* my workshop projects. Â*Mike No one spotted my mistake then :-) Â*Umm. Had you not cut all the way through under the hinge? Â*Watching the slot cutting I wondered if a worn/smaller disc might haveÂ* helped. Â*Could we be allowed to know the purpose of this device? Concealed workshop biscuit barrel... Sorry Tim you haven't spotted my error. Â*Oh well. Sort of thing I might have got wrong! Its to make charcoal. Filled with bits of wood its stood upside down in my 40 gallon drum incinerator and cooked by burning rubbish wood for 4 hours. Clever. Â*Â*Do you use green wood? Â*Â*Those incinerators were banned for agricultural use some years back:-( Yet similar are sold everywhere for domestic use. I think they objected to farmers burning used spray cans and woven plastic sacks. What happens to all that black plastic film used to wrap big bales of 'haylage' ?. I try to only use reasonably well seasoned wood, a dead tree is my favourite. The reason I asked is I vaguely recall a TV documentary where fresh cut wood, Hazel? was built into a cone shape and then clad with turf before ignition. speshly the ones with faces... |
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writes On 11/08/2020 18:21, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes On 09/08/2020 17:46, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes On 05/08/2020 22:23, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Muddymike writes On 03/08/2020 20:37, Muddymike wrote: Hi Guys If you have nothing better to do for a couple of minutes take a look* at* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nQJCvYv63I I'm having a go at* videoing* my workshop projects. *Mike No one spotted my mistake then :-) *Umm. Had you not cut all the way through under the hinge? *Watching the slot cutting I wondered if a worn/smaller disc might have* helped. *Could we be allowed to know the purpose of this device? Concealed workshop biscuit barrel... Sorry Tim you haven't spotted my error. *Oh well. Sort of thing I might have got wrong! Its to make charcoal. Filled with bits of wood its stood upside down in my 40 gallon drum incinerator and cooked by burning rubbish wood for 4 hours. Clever. **Do you use green wood? **Those incinerators were banned for agricultural use some years back:-( Yet similar are sold everywhere for domestic use. I think they objected to farmers burning used spray cans and woven plastic sacks. What happens to all that black plastic film used to wrap big bales of 'haylage' ?. Pass. Have a look behind your nearest stables! Silage wrap and other farm non-recyclable plastics may be collected by disposal firms but none gets used here. I try to only use reasonably well seasoned wood, a dead tree is my favourite. The reason I asked is I vaguely recall a TV documentary where fresh cut wood, Hazel? was built into a cone shape and then clad with turf before ignition. -- Tim Lamb |
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