Crawford BB Magazine Experiment

KingCoal · Post by **KingCoal** » Thu. Mar. 26, 2015 5:19 pm

now we're talkin'

nortcan · Post by **nortcan** » Thu. Mar. 26, 2015 5:58 pm

Will be perfect for the job

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Thu. Mar. 26, 2015 6:22 pm

I don't remember if you were gunna weld a flange at the top Scott, but I think the flange already there might not slide through your existing hole. Maybe after you whack the splined end and handle off, it will just sit on the top of your stove, and you can try it like that, just to see how she runs? Hope it works for you Bud.

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Thu. Mar. 26, 2015 7:12 pm

joeq wrote:I don't remember if you were gunna weld a flange at the top Scott, but I think the flange already there might not slide through your existing hole. Maybe after you whack the splined end and handle off, it will just sit on the top of your stove, and you can try it like that, just to see how she runs? Hope it works for you Bud.

That's zactly what Ima gonna do!

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Thu. Mar. 26, 2015 8:03 pm

Some-one B4 mentioned something about holes drilled in the mags to allow gases to escape. if you'll notice, that tool already has "at least one" hole drilled in it, at the top. You could drill a few more if it would make you sleep better. Oh crap, I just saw you're pics, and noticed it'll be at the wrong end. Oh well, not the end of the world.

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Thu. Mar. 26, 2015 8:14 pm

Here's to a new band saw blade and and some free time during lunch tomorrow.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Thu. Mar. 26, 2015 8:29 pm

scalabro wrote:Here's to a new band saw blade and and some free time during lunch tomorrow.

Make sure you leave with all 11 fingers.

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Fri. Mar. 27, 2015 7:48 pm

Joe.....you're too funny Dude!

Sorry boys......too many broken planes today

No progress ... Sorry

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Tue. Mar. 31, 2015 2:53 pm

Will test fit for length tonight, still need to drill holes around top periphery to vent gasses.

Right now, internal dimentions are 17.5 x 6.25 or just under 1/3 of a cubic foot.

KingCoal · Post by **KingCoal** » Tue. Mar. 31, 2015 4:23 pm

approx. 18 #'s of nut. I think that will be worth while.

operating in base mode in anything but the most drastic conditions that would be about all you should have to refill on a 12 hr. tending schedule.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Tue. Mar. 31, 2015 4:54 pm

scalabro wrote:Will test fit for length tonight, still need to drill holes around top periphery to vent gasses.

Gasses?! Are you kidding? C'mon Scott, your living room will make a perfect vent. Stick that puppy in and load her up, before the winter is over!

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Tue. Mar. 31, 2015 5:16 pm

KingCoal wrote:approx. 18 #'s of nut. I think that will be worth while.

operating in base mode in anything but the most drastic conditions that would be about all you should have to refill on a 12 hr. tending schedule.

Any ideas on amounts of stove coal?

I can easily run 45 + pounds now and would love total capacity to approach 60 lbs.

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Tue. Mar. 31, 2015 5:17 pm

joeq wrote:
scalabro wrote:Will test fit for length tonight, still need to drill holes around top periphery to vent gasses.
Gasses?! Are you kidding? C'mon Scott, your living room will make a perfect vent. Stick that puppy in and load her up, before the winter is over!

Measure twice cut once!

Dang this thing is heavy, right now it weighs 28.5 lbs

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Tue. Mar. 31, 2015 5:39 pm

scalabro wrote:
KingCoal wrote:approx. 18 #'s of nut. I think that will be worth while.

operating in base mode in anything but the most drastic conditions that would be about all you should have to refill on a 12 hr. tending schedule.
Any ideas on amounts of stove coal?

I can easily run 45 + pounds now and would love total capacity to approach 60 lbs.

Scott,
Back when I was measuring how much coal would fit in various sized tubes as magazine mockups, and then in the actual recast magazines. Every time I compared the weight of coal sizes that fit into the same size tube, the difference between nut and stove was that stove always weighted about 10% less than nut.

Paul

scalabro · Post by **scalabro** » Tue. Mar. 31, 2015 5:55 pm

So around 15lbs then, thanks Paul!

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