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Shoes in North America and Europe often have a large glass front window because fires are social. 'firelight' and all that. </div>
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In Africa people are nervous and uncomfortable if they have a stove without a visible fire. In Namibia we had to ensure the cooking stove had a visible fire or the San people wouldn't use it. </div>
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The cost of the glass is in the preparation and production. The materials are nearly free so I think the cost will remain high. Unless there is a miracle formulation. </div>
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Happy end ofyear</div>
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Crispin just arriving from Beijing </div>
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<div><b>From: </b>lh cheng</div>
<div><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, December 23, 2017 20:47</div>
<div><b>To: </b>Frans Peeters</div>
<div><b>Cc: </b>aj.heggie@gmail.com; Crispinpigott@outlook.com; Discussion of biomass cooking stoves</div>
<div><b>Subject: </b>Re: GLASS for stoves .</div>
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<div dir="ltr">thank you Frans, I knew there must be some product there, already or soon. a little bit too expensive. but if widely used, the cost will go down, so will the price.
<div>in my point of view, every stove should have glass. that is a huge market.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">2017-12-24 9:26 GMT+08:00 Frans Peeters <span dir="ltr">
<<a href="mailto:peetersfrans@telenet.be" target="_blank">peetersfrans@telenet.be</a>></span>:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mr CHENG and Mr Andrew<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> For stoves ,cassettes open fires with window doors CERAMIC GLASS is used. Produced in France and JAPAN .<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best put between 2 joints of soft silicates –foams.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> If we go to an open-fire builder seller an doorwindow glass cost 200 € in KASTERLEE but only 100€ in a glass workshop at HERENTALS /BELGIUM 20 Km further,for a 40x70 cm peace .<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The frame must be made from L 40X40X3 mm steel as 20x20X2 stainless deforms by heat !!<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> I use a TLUD inside a cassette stove with a window ;not for cooking , All self made ,welded .<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">an El.steamcooker 900 W is easyer . 30 minutes for 2 meals =0,5 KWh power used . Cooker cost 50-100 €<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">TLUD from expansion vessel made weight 9Kg use 5Kg twigs/pine-appels/ hour<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chimney 8 m high .<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> So LOOK OUT were to buy glass !<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Frans<u></u><u></u></p>
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