i’ll see if i can find more
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Thanks Arvid
So there is no taper inside as with a conventional cyclone ?
Thanks Patrick
Here is a daytime video walk around of the tractor. The ignition stayed on so the battery was dead… Next time startup
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yes you are correct, no taper. you still need an exit at the bottom and a reservoir for what collects. I believe on my 1 1/2 inch in and out it was 2 inch at the bottom.
typically on a 1 d 3 d the length is 3 x the tube ID. having it shorter will give you a higher pressure drop across the cyclone than having it longer. At least that is what Stephen has found in testing.
Hi Arvid
That is so much easier to construct !!!
I will have to try one to see if it is as effective at Stephen makes it look.
But I have found that the carbon soot is so fine that it just does not get separated In a conventional cyclone.
When I empty the soot into a bucket is so light that if you drag your finger through the soot there is no feeling or resistance on you finger!
But will give it a go !
Thanks Patrick
Went to the Wilberforce Agricultural fair today. Lots of interest and after a friend (thanks Wyatt) cleaned and adjusted my points I had my best run yet of 95 minutes of run time at a high idle running on softwood charcoal. Went to refill and it had burned 6 gallons of charcoal…
video here:
and some stills for the dial up crowd
A great day…
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Nice looking and running machine.
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Thanks for the video and pictures Mr.Dave
Looks like you got it going your way !!
Thanks Wayne,
A little paint changes the look a lot…
Sounds good looks good
real nice!
Nice paint job DavidB
Nice short easy download.
Sounds great.
Regards
Steve Unruh
Well one of the problems with the tractor is: I need to process more charcoal!!!
Some pics of the grinder… Early days
Is that plywood used as spacers between the blades?
Hi Bill, yes there are 3 inch cutout pieces between each blade. The large square pieces are 2 of the sides of the box to be.
My mom came to visit and she is a real photographer. Here are a few quick shots; nothing new but the light was great…
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Very nice pics!
The bottom looks like calendar material.
TerryL
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Terry’s right, definitely a great calendar picture. That needs to be submitted somewhere.
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I was thinking about you last night. Tore more boards off the old barn and had a big fire. I worked the pile down to where I had about 100 gal. of good glowing char that could have been shoveled into a couple barrels. I have 3 barrels already and no use for it YET. So they burned to ash by this am.
Hey David ,
I’m with the guys above . The picture needs to be hanging on the wall !
BBB
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