Aleksander,
This particular section of the Drive on Wood forum normally talks about small engines running on charcoal gas, and what Koen V. has built, and operates. 
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Thanks, but I’m talking about destiny, “(Amen Bob Mackey…)”. Worried. It is necessary to save. Give me the coordinates … I’m in character … yet 
If you look at the comments directly above that, they’re talking about the late king of Thailand, who seemed to be a monarch working for the good of his people.
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Bear with me (Google Translate)
In this context, Amen = Strong Agreement.
Аминь, =
сильное соглашение
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Clear. Everything will be there. All observations and decisive actions are canceled.
Visual Physics Gazgena - modeling process.
A below toys on a Christmas tree. My presents.
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a show per day, keeps the doctor away…
Small generator, small lady… Big Drill and big smile…
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I hear Hollywood calling for you to make commercials for them.
Please advise your wife to take a more ridged stance and “grab” the drill more firmly. Over the years I have known the proper use of one of those drills, but in a rush forgotten and suffered several sprained wrists. One time while leaning way over and drilling a head bolt out of an engine, the drill grabbed and stuffed me down in between the fender and the engine. TomC
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No surprise, but you aren’t the first one to suffer from a drill motor grabbing.
I asked for input on solutions to that problem some years ago in the Home Shop Machinist’s “Third Hand” column.
I got many responses and wrote an article about the various problems and solutions:
http://spaco.org/Blacksmithing/Bighole/Bighole.htm
Pete Stanaitis
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Is that center tower in the building for natural air conditioning? What are your average daytime temperatures?
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I was admiring that as well Don. Passive heating and cooling is something I have a great interest in.
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actually its the top roof for the big gasifier, but all the heat is “lifted out” by the design
Average temperatures at the moment; night time around 25ºC and now 08 am its 28ºC getting up to 40ºC during the day
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sad but so thru…
I don’t have time to come over to the USA DOW meetings, yet
To learn how it should be done…
But…:
I do invite anybody to come over here and teach me over a few cold beers how to do things…
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Koen; I see your wife stopped giving you the “thumbs - up” sign and is now giving you the “piece sign” or the one with both hands looks like she is copying Pres. Richard Nixon’s sign. TomC
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National Television… energy from Bamboo charcoal by…
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Looks like you are making some good inroads to the mainstream over there. Even though I can’t understand what they are saying it was nice to see your getting more good press.
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Koen, Wow, Really great quality video! Very positive presentation! 
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Nice video. I had to watch it twice, because I wanted to see how the bamboo is handled. At the beginning, the bamboo plant is being watered with a hose. Is it necessary to water the bamboo plants in your area? Also, it looks like the joints of the wood are cut out and used for heating the retort. Only the thin straight pieces are shown coming out of the retort. Did someone split these before putting them in the barrel?
Last year I ordered obtained 3 different types of bamboo plants and put them in my garden. Nothing seemed to happen with the plant until a few weeks ago when a dozen culms popped out of the ground and are now over two meters in height.
If I can get these plants established, I plan to transplant them to another fenced garden on my land, away from my 16 cows. Whether or not I can get enough to make bamboo charcoal remains to be seen. It seems to live underground as one big plant!
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