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Post by pinhead on Feb 7, 2017 7:33:13 GMT -8
That's mighty hot, which begs the question. What shade of cherry red was it? Dull red is about 1300° F. Dull cherry red is about 1500° F. Full cherry red is around 1700° F. Clear cherry red is around 1800° F. Orange, somethings fixin' to fail in a bad way:o) No doubt about it, cherry red steel of any flavor is just plain hot, any way you look at it. It was dull cherry red at the peak of the burn when the entire firebox was engulfed in flame. The mass had already been warmed from previous burns so there was obviously plenty of draft. I thought to myself, "I wonder how hot I could get this thing..." and found the answer - much hotter than I expected! Should clarify that "Hedge" is midwest slang for Osage Orange. It supposedly has the highest BTU of any common hardwood. Is overly abundant in the middle US as it was used after the great dustbowl for wind breaks. It isn't much good for anything other than fence posts and burning, but wow does it burn hot. sourceYes, my apologies - I should've been specific! Thanks for the Wikipedia link.
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Post by drooster on Feb 7, 2017 11:21:54 GMT -8
Should clarify that "Hedge" is midwest slang for Osage Orange. It supposedly has the highest BTU of any common hardwood. Is overly abundant in the middle US as it was used after the great dustbowl for wind breaks. It isn't much good for anything other than fence posts and burning, but wow does it burn hot. sourceI must butt-in here and point out that Osage Orange is one of the very best woods for laminated longbows. I have one here which achieved a British distance record (not by me).
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Post by pinhead on Feb 8, 2017 6:49:19 GMT -8
EDIT: WRONG THREAD.
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Post by matthewwalker on Feb 8, 2017 7:59:51 GMT -8
Nice Pin, your creative insulated chimney work is inspiring me. I think you just solved one for me, thank you for that.
Love the stove, and the bypass. Nice work.
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Post by pinhead on Feb 8, 2017 9:08:49 GMT -8
Nice Pin, your creative insulated chimney work is inspiring me. I think you just solved one for me, thank you for that. Love the stove, and the bypass. Nice work. Many thanks. The radiant barrier I used is the "double bubble" type - with foil on either sides of bubble wrap. It is stiff enough that when cut to proper length it holds itself tightly inside the round 8 cellar vent. Radiant barrier only works with an air gap so the outside foil is effectively negated - being against the vent pipe - but single-sided radiant barrier with an air gap is generally considered R14.
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Post by ronyon on Feb 26, 2017 19:55:45 GMT -8
That's not to say I always burned my J at full tilt, but I did when I ran the Testo. Same as Peter and his batch test runs. They are terrifying. If you are scared, but there's no smoke, you are doing it right. Mad freaking science right here folks. Truly inspiring!
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Post by ronyon on Feb 26, 2017 20:06:36 GMT -8
Nice Pin, your creative insulated chimney work is inspiring me. I think you just solved one for me, thank you for that. Love the stove, and the bypass. Nice work. Where is this? I can't find it in this thread😳
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Post by pinhead on Feb 27, 2017 5:24:56 GMT -8
Nice Pin, your creative insulated chimney work is inspiring me. I think you just solved one for me, thank you for that. Love the stove, and the bypass. Nice work. Where is this? I can't find it in this thread😳 My apologies; I posted the info about my chimney in the wrong thread. You can find it here: donkey32.proboards.com/post/23830/thread
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