Sorry bout the dimension misinterpretation 4cm or 1.5 inches! 1inch hole would be too small for the side feed stove!
Thanks Dave Rok On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Rok Oblak <[email protected]> wrote: > One more note on my answer below - Nora, your briquette hole seems rather > narrow! Its essential the hole provides enough primary air in the > combustion chamber and my tests show a somewhat universal hole would be > roughly 4cm/1inch in diameter. I do strongly suggest you make some > experiments with your particular briquette blend you're using and see what > works best, but i would merely do +/- 1cm > > Regards > Rok > > > On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Rok Oblak <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Nora et all, >> >> just a quick note on starting the fire in the side-feed holey briquette >> stove: i usually just tear one half of a briquette into small particles, >> like 2-3cm and stack them in the center of the combustion chamber. There >> are already 2 briquettes inserted from the side as well. Then i start the >> fire from the top, just igniting some of the briquette material, or better >> twigs or paper or whatever handy. The briquettes would ignite in 1-2 >> minutes.. >> >> it does very much depend on briquettes you are using, so if your >> briquettes contain charcoal or some slow-burning biomass, you might end up >> using more starter materials like small twigs to warm up the stove and make >> some amber as you say. It takes some practice if briquettes are >> slow-burning i suppose, but its interesting to try and build up the skill! >> >> The bird-briquette looks nice! You should just leave them on the floor so >> birds could practice wheel-walking while feeding :) >> Rok >> >> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 4:22 AM, Richard Stanley < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This is just in from a one Nora Feldmar who is studying in Holland and >>> doing her dissertation in amongst the gypsy population in Hungary. >>> >>> Hello ….. >>> I am attaching you a nice moment from today. The multifunctionality of a >>> briquette; this time as perfect winter brid food.. (there are quite a bit >>> of seeds in our mix) >>> >>> So winter has started here and the foundation has already distributed >>> some briquettes to the families who worked in the "plant" over the past >>> months.. I am going there on tuesday to have a look how it is going with >>> the heating, and how the briquettes funcion. >>> >>> I wanted to ask if you have any recommendations/tips in terms of having >>> the best burning in heating stoves.. I was also wondering how do u most >>> quickly start the fire itself, specially with Rok's stove.. We also have a >>> rocket stove and i can only keep a briquette going once I have quite a bit >>> of ember going (but once its on it burns over 30-40 mins!). >>> >>> Greetings, >>> Nora >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Fuel Briquetting" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/fuelbriquetting?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Rok Oblak, MAA Design* >> >> [email protected] >> briquettestoves.com <http://www.holeyroket.com/> >> >> Gregorciceva ulica 5 >> 4224 Gorenja vas >> Slovenia >> >> > > > -- > *Rok Oblak, MAA Design* > > [email protected] > briquettestoves.com <http://www.holeyroket.com/> > > Gregorciceva ulica 5 > 4224 Gorenja vas > Slovenia > > -- *Rok Oblak, MAA Design* [email protected] briquettestoves.com <http://www.holeyroket.com/> Gregorciceva ulica 5 4224 Gorenja vas Slovenia
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