Paul Haigh on tue 5 aug 08
I'm gearing up for a wood firing- have about enough split and stacked.
I was wondering, however, if anyone has used compressed wood waste- like pellets or biobricks- as fuel. I may experiment with the logs/bricks early in the firing to drive out moisture, and pellets for getting fuel to the bottom of the Bourry box when using pine (which doesn't leave enough coals). I have found that adding pieces that don't fit across the hobs will help this, as does mixing in hardwoods, but it would be nice to have an emergency fuel source (I already have pellets around as litter for my house rabbits).
Thanks
Paul Haigh
Londonderry, NH
Suchman ceramics on tue 5 aug 08
Can you burn the rabbit pellets?
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Paul Haigh wrote:
> I'm gearing up for a wood firing- have about enough split and stacked.
>
> I was wondering, however, if anyone has used compressed wood waste- like
> pellets or biobricks- as fuel. I may experiment with the logs/bricks early
> in the firing to drive out moisture, and pellets for getting fuel to the
> bottom of the Bourry box when using pine (which doesn't leave enough coals).
> I have found that adding pieces that don't fit across the hobs will help
> this, as does mixing in hardwoods, but it would be nice to have an emergency
> fuel source (I already have pellets around as litter for my house rabbits).
>
> Thanks
> Paul Haigh
> Londonderry, NH
>
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pagan by nature
Lee Love on wed 6 aug 08
On 8/6/08, Paul Haigh wrote:
> I'm gearing up for a wood firing- have about enough split and stacked.
I use non-formaldehyde chipboard here in Mashiko as kiln fuel. It
works very well. It does nt produce coals like whole wood, turning
directly into ash.
I also start my firing by burning logs and large squared building
timbers. This allows a coal bed in the beginning, burns slowly and
helps block air from going into the kiln because the entire area below
the grates is filled.
Wet wood, along with water introduction, works well in the later
part of the firing, especially for water reduction. The steam also
tends to even out the temp in the kiln, from top to bottom.
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Lee Love in Mashiko
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"Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." --Rumi
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