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Sawed off cupola
vtsteam:
And it fought bravely for about an hour, but finally succumbed to gradually increasing furnace temps. I have 4" thick walls and lid, so the furnace has a fair amount of heat inertia. And with a modest burn rate set on the propane burner, I didn't expect to set any records. But it definitely turned into a full to the brim pot of the silvery stuff, and poured nice as you please into 9 muffins. :thumbup:
Well that just fired the enthusiasm up, and I repeated the same thing with another chunk that might have been its twin brother. It melted in half the time with the furnace temps up. By the time two hours was up I had done four melts -- the last were pieces of a Chevy bell housing and a heavy cast aluminum tray from the thrift shop. These, having been cast items made much better looking aluminum than the 6061 had. All in all about 15 pounds of muffin ingots.
vtsteam:
Well things were going along great when my 6 year old daughter came up and said, Daddy do you think you can make a picnic table in 5 days?
Sure, I said, I promised you. Her birthday party is coming up and she said she wanted a picnic table from me as a birthday present. Unusual level headed and practical 6 year old! She also has her mothers sense of urgency when it comes to chores.
Seemed like the furnace had baked long enough, anyway, so I turned off the burner and checked the tank. Not even cold. No condensation, and at least a half tank left. Pretty economical, I guess -- I don't know. My first experience with propane in a furnace.
So switched gears, drove an old pine log onto the sawmill with the cant dog. Slicked off the bark with a flat shovel, poured about a cup of gas into the motor, turned the stopcock, gave it the choke and it started instantly. First pull. As if it hadn't sat all winter.
I did a rough job on the boards -- blade needs sharpening after sitting, but I got it done. By afternoon I was bolting the table together.
Good day! Nice to see sun again.
vtsteam:
Made another load of charcoal today. Made up the sand bottom in the cupola. Lined the breast with refractory and lined the spout. Checked the ladle fit under the spout.
Mayhem:
Looking good VT - is the chain to pull the doors or to keep the guard dog in close proximity.
vtsteam:
It pulls out the prop holding the doors shut.
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