Tried this before and wasn't impressed...but Missus MO wanted me to try it again. She wants me to melt aluminum cans into ingots to maybe sandcast some things for her.
So afterburner charcoal making part two.
Original thread here.
Here is the video I'm attempting to emulate.
Video says look for red coals in the air vents...about 2½ hours.
Last time I went 2 hours.
This time within an hour the bottom barrel had a good bit of red coals in the air vents...so I sealed it up.
We'll know in the morning if it worked better this time.
Pics ...
Loaded barrel.
And we're off.
Good burn.
No flash.
Seal the airholes with dirt...or sand an slap a lid on the lower barrel.
Snuffed and sealed...here is when the magic happens.
So afterburner charcoal making part two.
Original thread here.
Here is the video I'm attempting to emulate.
Video says look for red coals in the air vents...about 2½ hours.
Last time I went 2 hours.
This time within an hour the bottom barrel had a good bit of red coals in the air vents...so I sealed it up.
We'll know in the morning if it worked better this time.
Pics ...
Loaded barrel.
And we're off.
Good burn.
No flash.
Seal the airholes with dirt...or sand an slap a lid on the lower barrel.
Snuffed and sealed...here is when the magic happens.
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