[TheForge] On the making of a LESS efficient draft

Sat Aug 3 16:57:00 2002

Mark, I am counting on the draft being
less. What I
would like to be rid of is, sending the
sparks up the chimney. The thought was
that if the draft was not so intimately
positioned to the fire, then the sparks
would not get picked up. A spark
arrestor is definitely in the plans
also.

My concerns are twofold.

1. The pyrotechnics coming from the
chimney at night, might raise more
interest from the neighbors than I care
for.

2. The new chimney exhausts in an area
more prone to collect tinder. (Leaves
and paper debris between the buildings)
The old chimney was twenty feet higher
up and nothing ever made it to the
ground. I do not feel as secure about
the new one.

Mondloch wrote:
> 
> Mike I would stay with the same hood.The smaller chimney will decrease the
> draft allot.Mark
> 
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> From: "GHS" <[email protected]>
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> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 8:27 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] On the making of a LESS efficient draft
> 
> > My current coal forge works great, the
> > draft is excellent. Right now the fact
> > that he flame sucks into the side draft
> > when the blower is on and that sparks
> > occasionally spew from the top have not
> > been an issue, until now.
> >
> > I am moving into another building.
> > Because of the location that the chimney
> > will be in, it is best that I keep
> > sparks to a minimum. I am thinking that
> > my side draft design may have to go, in
> > favor of a more traditional hood
> > arrangement.
> >
> > I went immediately to the side draft
> > when I started out and have never used a
> > more conventional hood. I have seen lots
> > of variations on the theme, most seem to
> > work, more or less. I would be
> > interested in hearing some suggestions.
> >
> > The current chimney is a bit shy of
> > 40ftX12inch, the new must be shorter and
> > smaller probably nor more that
> > 16ftX10inch.
> >
> > Mike Graf
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