Making Charcoal in a Retort Furnace

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Making Charcoal in a Retort Furnace

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3 жыл бұрын

Join Makail and Ben as they make charcoal in a homemade retort furnace. They'll be harvesting the wood and firing the furnace. The charcoal made will be used in the forge. And don't forget to subscribe for more content on small scale sustainable farming!
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@BE030170 4 ай бұрын

Great idea to run the gas back under the retort. Nice work.

@fritzdanter3479 9 ай бұрын

This is a clever system. Like it.

@joshuadelisle 2 жыл бұрын

That was great. Well done 👍

@Adrian-xh4ul 4 ай бұрын

Hello -eine tolle Entwickung-solch eine Retorte. Allerdings fehlt mir die Isolation und das Quentsching. Ich baue gerade eine Retorte, die ich nach einiger Zeit öffne, um sie dann abzulöschen, wünscht mir Glück.

@rahmannurhakim8358 Жыл бұрын

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@rimzalia1362 3 жыл бұрын

Suggestions: 1) put insulation (wrap or bricks) around the fire box so that heat will be concentrate to the retort drum 2) the wood gas burner need to be longer with more horizontal holes

@bentipton6205 3 жыл бұрын

Both of these are on the wish list and will make the process more efficient. Thanks for watching.

@glennmartin6492 3 жыл бұрын

@@bentipton6205 Try drilling holes in a straight line in the bottom of the drum and cover with a piece of angle iron to keep the holes from getting plugged.

@niallwildwoode7373 2 жыл бұрын

Cutting small diameter timber to size is much easier with a good billhook than a small axe or hatchet.

@boonedockjourneyman7979 3 жыл бұрын

Good.

@neilwootton2691 7 ай бұрын

Is thid your own design?

@chasintails4119 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! If you don't mind, I'm gonna use "some" of your idea for my build. The oil drum for your fire house is a great idea. Is that a 250 gal. Oil Drum?

@fireflyfarmatburkehollow3433 3 жыл бұрын

Yes the oil drum is a 250 gal and the barrel is 55 gal. Have fun and thanks for watching.

@sayanagefeng7547 3 жыл бұрын

How many degrees does the charcoal ripen?

@marcsmith1481984 3 жыл бұрын

What size are the pipe fittings you used to screw into the barrel lid? Are they copper or brass

@fireflyfarmatburkehollow3433 3 жыл бұрын

The pipe coming out is screwed into the barrel plug and is 1 inch iron pipe. You do want your stock to be someone dry or the pipe can get plugged with a creosote like liquid. Thanks for watching.