My wife started raking leaves in the back yard today. I figured that means I ought to make the composter I’ve been talking about making for a while now. I’ve accumulated 3 regular pallets and one long ‘double’ pallet in the last year. This is also a chance to use my tools. I love my …
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Rocket heater moved into the garage
Tonight I moved my paint can rocket heater into the garage. I wanted to give it a try in a non-windy space. It set up surprisingly quick once I found the right height spacer to set it on, some weights. It did take two tries to light it, but I tried to light it with …
Troubleshooting WP
this is a test My WordPress wigged out on me for some reason. It looks like a plugin wasn’t compatible with the latest WordPress and made every direct-link page a 404 page. Annoying! It appears to be fixed now, but if you have any problems with anything on this site, please let me know, thanks!
Pocket Rocket Heater
This weekend I fiddled with my Rocket Heater some more. I put an outer chimney around the existing chimney so I can pull the exhaust down, then out the side, and currently am running it right back up. The elbow I am using I can adjust so I can run the exhaust any direction. It …
Phase two of the Paint Can Pocket Rocket Experiement
So yesterday, I got to play outside a bit more. I worked on my Pocket Rocket Heater some more. I tore it apart, to see where it got hot, and where it did not and to add 1 more can to complete a burn chamber. I also insulated it with perlite. I couldn’t find my …
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