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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I trust that everyone visualizes the petals as extending in toward the furnace and not outward (which would complicate the problem).<br><br>Art Krenzel, P.E.<br>PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES<br>10505 NE 285th Street<br>Battle Ground, WA 98604<br> <br><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div></font><br><br><br> <br><br><br><br> <BR><div>> From: kchisholm@ca.inter.net<br>> To: Doug.Williams@orcon.net.nz; gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org<br>> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:57:13 -0400<br>> CC: gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org; stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org<br>> Subject: Re: [Gasification] [Stoves] Mk2 Chip Guillotine<br>> <br>> Dear Doug<br>> <br>> ----- Original Message ----- <br>> From: "Doug" <Doug.Williams@orcon.net.nz><br>> <br>> <br>> > Hi Kevin,<br>> ><br>> > I love the idea of having actually dry logs to burn. Ours remain wet until<br>> > they rot, probably because we have no really cold snow season.<br>> <br>> # Our "standing deadwood" seems to dry out well.<br>> ><br>> > What did catch my eye, is the Iris opening device. I have never made <br>> > anything<br>> > like this, so does anyone have a reference site that I can study?<br>> <br>> I haven't seen any plans on how to build one, but for starters, if you had <br>> an old camera, ready for discard, you could take it apart carefully, to see <br>> the principles of operation.<br>> ><br>> > My chip guillotine is now completed as required by myself as you can see <br>> > from<br>> > this mornings photo, so next job is the drawing(:-)<br>> <br>> # It is a lovely piece of workmanship, and the "Fluidine Colours" add <br>> greatly to "the professionalism of the build."<br>> <br>> Best wishes,<br>> <br>> Kevin<br>> ><br>> > Doug Williams,<br>> > Fluidyne.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:25:58 -0400<br>> > "Kevin" <kchisholm@ca.inter.net> wrote:<br>> ><br>> >> Dear Doug<br>> >><br>> >> "The best way to solve a problem is to eliminate it in the first place."<br>> >><br>> >> These folks have found a way to eliminate most of the need for fuel <br>> >> sizing.<br>> >> Looks like they could burn "kill dried wood" without the need for <br>> >> blocking,<br>> >> splitting, or chipping. It is sort of like an oversized Rocket Type <br>> >> stove.<br>> >> http://www.gizmag.com/spruce-stove-log/29863/<br>> >><br>> >> Kevin<br>> > <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Gasification mailing list<br>> <br>> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br>> Gasification@bioenergylists.org<br>> <br>> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br>> http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org<br>> <br>> for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site:<br>> http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/<br></div> </div></body>
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