EVENT Date 03-Oct-16
Description SCC training build
Goal static display furnace
Team Darrell Markewitz (M)
Richard Hiden
Dirk Spodeltuer
Imelda Nealf
photos Kelly Probyn-Smith
FURNACE Type standard short shaft
Material local clay
Interior at tuyere 35
Height 56
Stack 41
Base 15
Packing charcoal fines 14
Tuyere steel pipe
Diameter 4.5
Angle -20
Proud ?
Air System shop vac
Extraction potential bottom arch 22 x 25
MATERIALS Ore none used (system test)
Charcoal various Scottish types
CLOCK ELAPSED EVENT AIR CHARCOAL ORE
absolute UNIT COUNT TOTAL Unit TOTAL
no air readings made pressure setting bucket kg kg kg
psi charcoal 2.5
1500 start wood splints pre-heat
1511 start adding rough charcoal 1.5 1.5 3.75
1514 rough to fill 1 2.5 6.25
1516 start intervals
1523 7 addition of graded fuel 1 3.5 8.75
1531 8 1 4.5 11.25
1538 seal bottom arch
1542 11 1 5.5 13.75
1552 10 1 6.5 16.25
1610 end test sequence
Limited test, build to fire in one day
working day ends at 1600