[Gasification] Biochar

[Ray Menke]

I built a copy of this charcoal processor, but welded the 3" cylinder
to a bicycle sprocket and use the crank to grind up the charcoal.
(Dust mask required!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37-h41iT68M


On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Big Daddy <bigdaddy at offgridpro.com> wrote:
>
> Tom,

> I purchased a large meat grinder from a gentleman off Craigslist. He was
> using it to make chum for his fishing trips by grinding up mackerel. If my
> biochar chunks are 1” or smaller, it works perfectly, with very little
> effort. The end result is:

> ·         30% powder
>
> ·         30% sand grain sizes
>
> ·         40% ~1 centimeter chunks

> I stole – er, borrowed – this idea from a YouTube video. My grinder is a
> little bigger than this, and I haven’t hooked up a motor yet… Someday.

> Here is the video:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q14T1IP7So
>
>
>
> -BigDaddy


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Ray  Menke