[TheForge] 65 Ton Pickle ;-) - fire starter

Wed Jul 23 12:23:01 2003

I much prefer my Oxy-Acetylene torch for this procedure..
Too much of a pain in the ass to mess with damp newspaper down here in south
Mississippi. Especially if I'm using metallurgical grade coke
Chuck
---- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Lane" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] 65 Ton Pickle ;-) - fire starter


>
> >As Fred Caylor taught me -- get some newspaper - like 6..8 sheets (more
if
> >it's a green coal fire, less if there is abundant coke). Lay the sheets
at
> >angles to one another but all centered on the same spot. Place your fist
> >at the center and start gathering the paper up around your fist.
>
>          Easier and quicker: take 3 sheets of newspaper.  Ball two of the
> sheets into about fist sized balls and place on the third sheet.  Roll the
> two balls up in the third, while kind of folding the sides over as you
> go.  You want a little tail left at the bottom.  Place this in you pot and
> bank as described above.
>
> Scott
>
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