# 2000 watt charcoal generator project **URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/2000-watt-charcoal-generator-project/4228 **Category:** Charcoal Gasification **Created:** [December 1, 2018, 3:27am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/2000-watt-charcoal-generator-project/4228 "2018-12-01T03:27:44Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 24
### Author: ![oregoncarl](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/oregoncarl/32/23897_2.png) [@oregoncarl](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/oregoncarl) #### Post date: [December 23, 2018, 12:31am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/2000-watt-charcoal-generator-project/4228/24 "2018-12-23T00:31:48Z")
> [@d100f](#): > > If you can flange it so that you can increase the hight with a hopper then you will get a better run time Yeah, that was exactly my thinking, and by making it a bolt-on unit the plan is that it could migrate to a bigger drum at some point. Here is what I came up with: ![](http://i63.tinypic.com/35bv9xv.jpg) The top is just some 1/2" angle iron with little slits to make it bend, which I drilled and tapped some holes in. I nipped out the bottom of my old reactor to serve as the hopper. Also, i welded on a curved flange to the massive Leitinger nozzle. I drilled an 11/32" (8.7mm) hole, and will test that to see how it fairs. The hole is reamed out on the inlet side, and its super easy to poke a welding rod in there to break up slag. I am just blown away by how easy MIG welding is even with such a massive piece of steel. ![](http://i67.tinypic.com/104n2wp.jpg) Here is the Mark II model with everything RTVed and bolted together. I think I am going to fire up my charcoal retort soon here, and my plan is to make half a drum of hot coals, then dump on 15 gallons or so of engine grade charcoal that I suspect is too wet. Ill let that bake for a while, then seal it up. --- _[View the full topic](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/2000-watt-charcoal-generator-project/4228)._