[Stoves] Vegetable oils

[Kobus Venter]

The best and cheapest starter fluid for paper based briquettes I found was melted down candles. Simply measure varying quantities of this fluid and place the briquette in it and allow for thurough absorption. I was able to source thec rap wax from local candle makers. 


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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:37:58 +0100
From: Richard Stanley <rstanley at legacyfound.org>
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Crispin, 
Interesting idea but we never thought of caustic soda: We just dipped one end of the bq for a few seconds-after all, we are talking about  its just 1 - 2 ccys / bq., eh.
?The oil  did not penetrate much more than a cm depth from the dipped end.  
?It did not actually burn as hot as an oil-less  biomass bq. of same blend.
?Oil actually retarded combustion once the bq. got going:  It appeared to be mainly good for ignition. 

Adding more oil (fresh or waste) actually tended to make  the bq. soggy. 
but all this was done  back in 97-8 in Malawi then again in 2003-4?with Kobus Venter.  

We ultimately gave up on it, as we got better at blending, frankly?
 
Kobus may recall more (Kobus?) 

Richard
in balmy Dar es Salaam
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