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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kaufarmer@yahoo.com href="mailto:kaufarmer@yahoo.com">Su Ba</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=psanders@ilstu.edu
href="mailto:psanders@ilstu.edu">Paul Anderson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=wastemin1@verizon.net
href="mailto:wastemin1@verizon.net">Hugh McLaughlin</A> ; <A
title=biochar@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:biochar@yahoogroups.com">biochar@yahoogroups.com</A> ; <A
title=stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org
href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">Discussion of biomass cooking
stoves</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 23, 2012 5:21
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Stoves] Extended use of
TLUDs Re: [biochar] Used Tractors...biochar on homestead</DIV>
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<DIV>Sorry for the delay in responding, but harvesting and processing took my
free time recently. </DIV>
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<DIV>My TLUD stove consists of two metal trash cans. The smaller one fits
comfortably inside the larger one with a bit more than one inch separation
between the two, on all sides. These cans are what we call "garbage pails"
rather than the 35 gallon large trash cans. I have punched numerous holes in
the bottom of both cans using a 3/8 inch spike. These holes are all over to
bottoms and are about an inch apart. I lay two 12 inch long pieces of 1 inch
steel pipe in the bottom of the larger can before putting the smaller can
inside. This allows the air to enter more freely. For the lid of the stove, I
took the larger can's metal lid and cut a 5 inch in diameter circle out of the
center. I then punched a few smaller holes around this flue hole because I
found that the stove did not smoke as badly at start up. </DIV>
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<DIV>I pack the smaller can with dry wood chips that were made by my shredder.
I place this can inside the larger can, which has been placed atop some bricks
in order to keep it above the ground so that the air flow is not impeded. I
will light the wood chips and allow it to burn until the top is burning well.
I then put on the lid and place a two foot long 6 inch stove pipe over the
flue hole, thus creating the chimney effect. I have a stand that holds an old
barbecue grill at the top of the stove pipe. This makes an excellent platform
to hold a pot near the top of the stove pipe outlet. I do not put a pot atop
the stove pipe until the fire is burning well. If put on too soon, it slows
the burning rate down too low, causing the stove to smoke. </DIV>
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<DIV>This stove will burn for 40 to 50 minutes, depending upon the type of
tree wood being used. Once the flame has died down, I will pour the hot char
into a bucket of urine or ferment fish liquid. The stove can then be reloaded,
if desired. I have four of these little stoves. I can light them as I need
them, giving me longer cooking times. </DIV>
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<DIV>Someone on the list asked if I cook inside or outside. I have an outside
kitchen that I use most of the time. My indoor "normal" kitchen has a propane
range that I use during times of heavy rain. I manage to avoid using propane
most of the year. </DIV>
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<DIV>Each TLUD stove lasts me about three months. Not good enough, in my
opinion. I was just given some discarded propane tanks of various sizes. I
plan to have a friend, who is welder, cut them up and see what we can come up
with for a stove. My requirements for a stove is that it has to be easy for me
to use, cost not too much, and last longer than they do now. </DIV>
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<DIV>...Su Ba</DIV>
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