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- coaledsweat
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- Joined: Fri. Oct. 27, 2006 2:05 pm
- Location: Guilford, Connecticut
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Axeman Anderson 260M
- Coal Size/Type: Pea
- CoalHeat
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- Posts: 8862
- Joined: Sat. Feb. 10, 2007 9:48 pm
- Location: Stillwater, New Jersey
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1959 EFM 350
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Harman Magnafire Mark I
- Baseburners & Antiques: Sears Signal Oak 15 & Andes Kitchen Range
- Coal Size/Type: Rice and Chestnut
- Other Heating: Fisher Fireplace Insert
Interesting.
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- Location: Linesville, Pa.
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: keystoker 160
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: hitzer 75 in garage
Good thing there was a lack of red lights back then, stop too long & have roasted nuts. That's most likely why they wanted something that would go at least 40MPH.
- SMITTY
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- Joined: Sun. Dec. 11, 2005 12:43 pm
- Location: West-Central Mass
- Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 520 Highboy
- Coal Size/Type: Rice / Blaschak anthracite
- Other Heating: Oil fired Burnham boiler
I knew it was possible! That's it - I'm building one!
Could make a boiler out of coiled copper line. Wouldn't need much water. Then put a little propane burner under it & hook up those little 1lb camping bottles. Now if I could only build an engine ....
Could make a boiler out of coiled copper line. Wouldn't need much water. Then put a little propane burner under it & hook up those little 1lb camping bottles. Now if I could only build an engine ....
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- Location: Linesville, Pa.
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: keystoker 160
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: hitzer 75 in garage
Cancel that engine Smitty your well on your way to being able to produce your own er ah fuel. Then once you have figured out the proof er ah octane then you can start on an engine to burn it in.