kyteler Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Fuck yeah! Why have I not seen this yet? I'm useless, that's why. Maybe when I'm up for the KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKshindig I can make my way there magically to oggle at it's beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 fo sho. you'll be disappointed at how slowly it's progressed haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Getting modern fires to burn low and slow is quite difficult with all that clean burning tech, a single big log is best solution I have worked out so far. I throw A cup of water on half the fire when things are out of control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Also, that heat/fire brick thing may be the go for the fire recipe you were talking about. Surround it with a little layer of those, blaze up during the day, then start the fire, let the fire burn and switch it right down at night hoping the bricks radiate and dispense enough heat to get you through the night without tootsie ice issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 yeah man thats the one. bricky things gave a surprising result. i'v had a couple 6-8ish kg hunks of granite on there, they get to touch-but-can't-hold hot (70deg?) and after being removed it took an hour before i could pick em up for a short period. at 2 hours they were 'warm' but still radiating heat i could feel by hand. if i left em on the fire they were still warm to the touch at breakfast time, though i ran the fire till late that night. got another 4 granite hunks to incorperate but dont really want to pile them all on top of the fire. substantially lower maximum temp when stacked up high beside the fire as opposed on sitting on top, obviously. russel my guess is youre going to prematurely rot your fire out throwing water in there, stick to the squeezy bottle full of petrol interestingly enough, this one (dispite showing up with broken glass, yet to be remedied) seems to shut down enough to slowly put the fire out, unless it's howling outside. apparently you can swap an air admission plate in the back somewhere that allows it to run at rural-type fire lowness, but it's early days yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 See if you can get some refractory brick seconds from Pyrotek or something perhaps although granite might well work better anyway. I 'unno. I know we have a stack of random refractory and furnace bricks (some seconds) here but getting them to you would be cost ineffective. If I ever make it to a Wagnats, I could slap a pallet load in the goon and really sack it owt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODB Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Have you tried experimenting with different woods/low airflow mate? some woods burn less hot and for longer. Could just put your cheapest stuff on for active use and a large log of the slow burn variety on through night - think oak and cedar might be worth a crack but maybe $$$ here?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 yeah as russel was sayin he found a big ol' log jam to be the best for overnight shut-down. currently i'm just burning shit to keep warm, got some actual wood of different types stashed for next year. pohutukawa, gum and random stuff, just what's come along for free so far. gona go poach more pohut' in the rain this avo. thus far i've been getting about 1.5hr burn from each 250mm piece of 100sq pallet rail, giving enough heat to maintain house temp ( ie once it's up to temp) so not unhappy with that so far. new door glass on the way, should be able to strangle the fire completely once that's in. you can probably tell the fire is serving as a means of entertainment at the moment, better than tv i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Macrocarpa is a pretty good middle of the road wood, more dense than pine but not quite as much so as some of the other hardwoods or gums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 get some puriri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 i get what falls over in bad weather, or is in the way of a new thing - the perfect wood! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 That skip on Todmans Rd has Rimu constantly fed into it at the moment . . . flip that stuff burns mental got. *Please save the good stuff from fire gods 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickrock Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 If you want free dry pine give me yell after I get back in country on Monday mates got tons and tones of the off cuts from the logs he had removed from his property and needs to go you just need to cut it in to slices just bring trailer and chainsaw its in makara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickrock Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Ohiro valley isn't that far away if your really keen I would turn up with the empty rubbish truck open the back door and you could fill it and I would tip it off at your place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 See if you can get some refractory brick seconds from Pyrotek or something perhaps although granite might well work better anyway. I 'unno. I know we have a stack of random refractory and furnace bricks (some seconds) here but getting them to you would be cost ineffective. If I ever make it to a Wagnats, I could slap a pallet load in the goon and really sack it owt. ask uj for a lend of his special brick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Glad to see you're toasty now. We've been burning old gorse. Shit that burns hot! You're welcome to pop over anytime, cut some down then take it away..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 chur. Nick i remember you mentioning the pine-stack in makara, definitely bear in mind, though i did just get more wood than i can store this week. gorse! well we might have a bit here too so let me know if i should bring any to hanmer. dave i'm picturing a clean and well used brick in a purpose built canvas carry bag, but unsure whether to ask any questions.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayholes mum Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Slutbags, we have some broken down pallet wood at work if you want it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisted Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 pohutukawa burns good overnight. so does swamp rata, but thats not that easy to get hold of! bluegum is good too as is a big log of well seasoned mac. Leave that shit out in the rain over winter and the following summer, then stash it before the autumn rains and it will burn nice and slow but plenty hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 ask uj for a lend of his special brick Eek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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