Charcoal Maker

Dan Gray · Feb 17, 2009

Is there anyone here intersted in making charcoal ? for your forge or Grill.

If you burn wood for winter time heat there's a good chance you'll be able to make charcoal at the same time, like I am ..

I'll post some picture if you're intersted in what I built to do this

jim poling · Feb 17, 2009

Sure sounds interesting Dan, would love to see it. Thanks.

Jim

B.V. · Feb 17, 2009

So would I......

Brad

jackrabbitslim · Feb 17, 2009

Me three.

atakach · Feb 17, 2009

i know a way to do it, but very interested in seeing other ways,

andrew

James_Terrio · Feb 17, 2009

Are you talking bout a refractory (I think that's the word)?

atakach · Feb 17, 2009

no he means fule for your forge or grill

Bruce Bump · Feb 17, 2009

Dan, where ya been man? Good to see you on here again.

Yep lets see a picture of your method.

Jerry Adams · Feb 17, 2009

I'd love to see pics.

go mike · Feb 17, 2009

I would like to know also.

nc_cooter · Feb 17, 2009

Ditto.

Stuart Willis · Feb 17, 2009

Another let's see it!!

strahd71 · Feb 17, 2009

kind of feeling like were being teased!

James_Terrio · Feb 17, 2009

Yeah, that occurred to me too strahd71! I bet it's worth it though...

Dan Gray · Feb 18, 2009

COOL... I'm not on my own puter right now to do so
I'll post the pictures tomorrow, I hope..

go mike · Feb 18, 2009

NO!!!! I WAS SO EXCITED!!!
I saw that you posted last, and I thought you would finally tell us... maybe tomorrow...

panch0 · Feb 18, 2009

I wanna see too..

atakach · Feb 18, 2009

i have a diagram i'll post if dans feels he wont mind if i post it, it s very simple drawing i did up, but ill wait till he posts first, dont wanna hijack his thread

Dan Gray · Feb 19, 2009

Thanks for waiting on me guys.. Bruce I'm still kicking around ,, I wish they had softer boots though

guys add your gismo's too if you'd like.. I don't mind..

Here it is..
I built this to save the cost in wasted wood where as I heat the house with wood anyway through the winter

I just put it in the stove and let the stove do the work..
I used a piece of 2X4 streel tubing and two 1/4" plates
with 4, 1/8" holes in the bottom for the gasses to exscape.

The rest you can see how it's built.. the door is fitted to just slide and wedge in place..
it's working great so far..
OH BTW.. it holds, cut up 2x4 ends very well

galadduin · Feb 19, 2009

A good solution. I built a setup from a big propane tank when I had a charcoal forge back in 2003. As far as I remember to watch the flames from the steam holes was real fun.