[Stoves] Grates and chimneys

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear Xavier

The only place I have seen cast iron available with my own eyes outside
South Africa was in Kenya, Nakuru actually. That means there must be more in
the region, probably Tanzania too. 

In all cases, when you can, use the deformed reinforcing steel bars which
are available everywhere. They have more carbon and last longer than mild
steel round bars. You can case-harden them if you have to, in a
charcoal-filled box.

Regards
Crispin

...Hell yes, I can make 1 dollar iron grates, but I wish we could make 1
dollar cast iron grates in Benin. In fact, cast iron is very rare in Benin
(West Africa? Africa?). When Africa will have the industrial production
capacities of Asia, things will change!