On Mother's day hubby & I went around our neighboorhood with our small utility trailer collecting firewood. The majority was aready cut into foot & half...
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thicket
furryfarmcub
Jul 7, 2010 1:55 pm
Anyone using brick or sand in anyway to store heat from their wood stove? I would love to have a masonry heater but I can not afford that right now. Thanks ...
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ggoetz111
Jul 7, 2010 2:20 pm
I have a 3/4 ton cultured stone surround on mine I think it works great to moderate heat output. . Pictures on the groups in the Garys..... folder ...
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Ed
njdude71
Jul 8, 2010 2:59 pm
I was just wondering if its safe to burn sassafras wood outdoors in a fire pit, I had heard that the wood is toxic when burned, i just had a decent size...
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Steve Nadramia
snad5393
Jul 9, 2010 11:02 am
Pelenka- Tell your daughter that a small firewood business can be run off of less land than you think. After graduating college and my first 2 years of...
21970
Wilson Lamb
infomet2003
Jul 9, 2010 12:13 pm
Makes beautiful cabinet/floor wood. Wilson...
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Greg Manning
the_a31ford
Jul 9, 2010 12:35 pm
It is very common around this area for people to use sand as a base, in the woodstove, to build the fire on, it acts like thermal mass, as well as refractory,...
21972
Andy A
andygirljr
Jul 11, 2010 10:18 pm
My old stove had fire brick on the sides (half way up) and on the bottom. The cat used to sleep under the stove, so how hot could that actually be?. One of...
21973
hallgang@...
hallgang
Jul 12, 2010 1:46 am
7/9/10, Steve Nadramia wrote: Pelenka- Tell your daughter that a small firewood business can be run off of less land than you think... I utilized an area of...
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Meszko William-Q10191
q10191atmotd...
Jul 12, 2010 10:41 pm
Pelenaka, How do you keep a 10' woodpile from falling over. Mine can get to 8' and is unstable - it does fall over occasionally. Bill Meszko Fort Worth ... ...
21975
hallgang@...
hallgang
Jul 13, 2010 9:12 pm
Meszko William-Q10191 wrote: Pelenaka, How do you keep a 10' woodpile from falling over. Mine can get to 8' and is unstable - it does fall over occasionally....
21976
John
catso1234
Jul 18, 2010 12:27 am
hello, i have a question on wood drying. where i work we have ovens at 400f if i but my wood in steel baskets how long would it take to dry in the oven the...
21977
samiamrd
Jul 19, 2010 5:24 pm
John, You may wish to do some research into kiln drying. Most kiln's use a temperature much lower than you are suggesting with your 400 degree F oven. A...
21978
john ford
catso1234
Jul 20, 2010 1:19 am
thanks Sam for the info, people i talk to at my work say with that heat it should dry in one day at 400f 8 hrs not that i believe them because they never...
21979
samiamrd
Jul 20, 2010 1:18 pm
One day might not be enough. There were reports of case hardning during the drying process at higher temperatures. That is where the exterior creates a...
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Eric D. Haldeman
rhinochimney...
Jul 20, 2010 1:39 pm
I would sure make sure to watch it closely. I am not a wood drying expert by any means, but what happens to hay that has not been fully dried and sits out in...
21981
Andy A
andygirljr
Jul 20, 2010 2:22 pm
Last winter some of you mentioned the possibility of over dried fire wood to a person who had posted a question about too much draft in their new wood stove. ...
21982
samiamrd
Jul 21, 2010 2:36 pm
Over dried firewood would have a very low moisture content similar to kiln dried 2x4 or 2x3(approx 6%). In the wood stove that type of wood, could burn so...
21983
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ggoetz111
Jul 21, 2010 3:21 pm
I am reading between the lines that the ovens are up and running 24/7 with nothing to do between paint duties. So what it the heck I’d try it. You can do a...
21984
Harry
bryant539117...
Jul 22, 2010 12:55 pm
http://www.springerlink.com/content/k8670168231505j8/ Movement of water out of wood is driven by two things, vapor pressure of water and diffusivity of water...
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Keith
milsurplus1
Jul 22, 2010 10:11 pm
While on the subject, has anyone tried loading a vessel with wood, and pulling a vacuum on the vessel ? I'm wondering if you could dry wood with that method...
21986
steve_vanderhill
steve_vander...
Jul 23, 2010 1:12 pm
I have a Steel King wood furnace and my insurance carrier is requesting if it is a UL listed product. Steel King is no longer in business so I can not contact...
21987
timothydj
Jul 23, 2010 5:48 pm
I investigated thermoeletric power modules a while ago for powering my stove fan and emergency power but they were expensive then. There are fans (Ecofans)...
21988
timothydj
Jul 23, 2010 6:01 pm
http://www.tegpower.com/products.html ...
21989
samiamrd
Jul 23, 2010 9:33 pm
Vacuum drying granulations takes a lot longer to dry than straight fluid bed drying techniques(approx 5 hours vs 20 minutes). That is for granule size...
21990
samiamrd
Jul 23, 2010 9:54 pm
You need to look for the name plate on the unit. It should tell you what the power requrements are for the blower fan, and any other specifics about the...
21991
F G
hwp3397
Jul 25, 2010 11:05 am
Do you have a picture of this ?    ... From: samiamrd <taborl@...> Subject: [woodheat] Re: Steel King Wood Furnace To:...
21992
Kate Groff
katework1
Jul 26, 2010 11:27 am
i know we've probably beaten this issue to death, but i don't remember if it doesn't pertain...and this year i'm thinking of investigating a fan for my jotul....
21993
samiamrd
Jul 26, 2010 1:59 pm
The question of whether a fan can help relates to the way heat is distributed in your house. If the stove room is really hot all of the time(and the rest of...
21994
Andy A
andygirljr
Jul 27, 2010 2:24 am
I see a couple of potential issues to look at. The size of the house and rooms are only part of the equation. For example, how well insulated is the house and...
