I got a new barrel for my Rocket Mass Heater/Forge (RMH/F) from my neighbor. The new barrel is over 10 times bigger then the old one. This should give me a performance improvement. The current barrel is too small to work, really. There is no room for the insulated heat riser they need to work. …
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Yesterday morning, I woke up to snow! I guess winter is here
I am not quite ready for it yet, but I am not in that bad of a way all things considered. I've not tried to fire up the snow blower for the year, but I do have new snow tires. The shed has a roof, but no door. I have a new barrel for the …
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New fish in a new tank in the library are doing surprisingly well
I thought the fish weren't doing so hot, but wasn't I in for a surprise. They laid eggs. Can't be hurting that bad if they are breeding. This tank will be running aquaponics shortly. The library is just off the kitchen, so I will be growing some kitchen herbs such as basil, and cilantro and …
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I worked on my Settlers of Catan tiles last night
I posted about it too, but my phone appears to have eaten the post. I had cut the acrylic hexagon tiles on my table saw. I had to make up a jig to get them close to the right size and square. They aren't perfect, but they are playable. The printed photos are various photos …
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I worked on some of my Settlers of Catan pieces tonight
These 7 are the first of 198 hand forged pieces I am making. Odds are, these will be tossed out due to poor craftmenship. I am hoping I will be much better at making these when I am done. View this post on Google+ .