[TheForge] Making a Charcoal Kiln

Fri Feb 8 22:58:53 2002

Go to this site and read what he says. His setup addresses the heat loss and
uses the generated gasses to do the work. It also makes the operation self
regulated.
http://www.twinoaksforge.com/BLADSMITHING/MAKING%20CHARCOAL.htm
Darrell

http://www.machinemaster.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Harding" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Making a Charcoal Kiln

> Bruce;
>
>    That was the reason I thought I'd lay it on it's side and "roll"
> it... maybe "turn" would have been a better word to use.  Just turn it
> to bring the wood inside the drum down onto the coals, maybe one or
> two whole revolutions per batch.  On it's side I could keep a fire
> banked around and under if on a cradle.
>
>    Just what my feeble thought processes came up with.
>
>     Jeff   ><>
>
>
> > Using a 55 gallon drum, I'd think your chief trouble would be loss
> of heat to the outside.
> >
>
>
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