[ARCHIVED THREAD] - More Redneck Engineering

Posted: 1/22/2010 10:45:32 PM EDT

It was a cold day last fall and the firewood was kind of wet so I was having trouble getting it to produce much good heat.

Then inspiration struck...

Posted: 1/22/2010 10:52:44 PM EDT

[#1]

Nice! Our motto when winter camping is "It's not a fire if it can't be seen from space!"

Posted: 1/22/2010 10:55:16 PM EDT

[#2]

Submit that to ThereIfixedIt.com (great site)

Posted: 1/22/2010 10:56:21 PM EDT

[#3]

I build a forge using the same thing as a blower. It worked.

Posted: 1/22/2010 10:56:37 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Nice! Our motto when winter camping is "It's not a fire if it can't be seen from space!"

The same attitude I had as a Boy Scout. If you didn't come away from the fire with the start of a tan, it wasn't not enough...

Posted: 1/22/2010 11:02:48 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

I build a forge using the same thing as a blower. It worked.

I'd believe it! What were you using for fuel and a firebox?

Posted: 1/22/2010 11:21:03 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

Quoted:

I build a forge using the same thing as a blower. It worked.

I'd believe it! What were you using for fuel and a firebox?

Hardwood charcoal and the forge was built from fire brick. Sparks and ash everywhere.

Posted: 1/22/2010 11:35:13 PM EDT

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Me and a buddy made what we called the roman blast furnace. We had a chiminea (clay outdoor fireplace thing) in our backyard and we would build a good size fire to get a ton of coals built up. Then we would put a box fan blowing into it and have flames shooting several feet out of the chimney. That thing would melt a beer bottle in no time.