EVENT |
Date |
October (31) 2020 |
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Description |
Icelandic stone block |
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Goal |
65 for 65' large volume smelt |
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Team |
Darrell Markewitz |
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Neil Peterson |
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Rey Cogswell |
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Bram Porter |
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stricker |
Richard Schwitzer |
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photos+ |
Kelly Probyn-Smith |
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FURNACE |
Type |
Norwegian / Icelandic |
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Material |
granite block, clay fill |
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Interior |
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25 |
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Height |
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100 |
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Stack |
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70 |
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Base |
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15 |
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Packing |
wood ash |
15 |
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Tuyere |
standard copper |
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Diameter |
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2 |
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Angle |
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-22.5 |
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Proud |
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2 |
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Air System |
standard electric blower |
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Extraction |
dismantle to tuyere level |
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MATERIALS |
Ore |
Lexington / hematite / DD1 |
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Charcoal |
Oak |
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CLOCK |
ELAPSED |
EVENT |
AIR |
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CHARCOAL |
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ORE |
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actual |
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UNIT |
COUNT |
TOTAL |
Unit |
TOTAL |
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pressure |
LpM |
bucket |
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kg |
kg |
kg |
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psi |
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1.85 |
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7:35 |
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start wood splints pre-heat |
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9:03 |
1:28 |
gentle air |
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9:12 |
25 |
increase air |
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200 |
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9:29 |
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seal arch |
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9:35 |
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start adding ungraded (maple) |
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1 |
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9:39 |
T 2:04 |
fill with ungraded |
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800 |
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5 |
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9:46 |
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probed to settle |
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9:51 |
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probed to settle |
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6 |
11.10 |
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10:00 |
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probed to settle |
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7 |
12.95 |
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10:11 |
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probed to settle |
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900 |
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8 |
14.80 |
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tape over plate air leak |
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10:24 |
13 |
mixed maple / oak |
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1 |
9 |
16.65 |
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10:30 |
T : 51 |
top ignition |
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main sequence start |
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10:35 |
11 |
oak |
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1 |
10 |
18.50 |
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10:44 |
9 |
start slag additions |
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1 |
11 |
20.35 |
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10:55 |
11 |
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1 |
12 |
22.20 |
1 S |
1 S |
11:07 |
12 |
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13 |
24.05 |
1 S |
2 S |
11:18 |
11 |
total 3 kg (6.5 lbs) iron slag |
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14 |
25.90 |
1 S |
3 S |
11:29 |
11 |
(poor) Virginia Limonite |
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15 |
27.75 |
1 L |
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11:39 |
10 |
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16 |
29.60 |
1 L |
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11:50 |
11 |
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17 |
31.45 |
1 L |
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12:03 |
13 |
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18 |
33.30 |
1.5 L |
4.5 |
12:14 |
11 |
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19 |
35.15 |
1.5 L |
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12:26 |
12 |
.5 Limonite + 1 Hematite grit |
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20 |
37.00 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
12:37 |
11 |
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21 |
38.85 |
1.5 H |
9 |
12:50 |
13 |
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22 |
40.70 |
1.5 H |
10.5 |
13:03 |
13 |
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23 |
42.55 |
1.5 H |
12 |
13:15 |
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.5 Hematite + 1.5 Analog |
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24 |
44.40 |
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14 |
13:28 |
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.5 Hematite + 1.5 Analog |
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25 |
46.25 |
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16 |
13:40 |
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all Analog |
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26 |
48.10 |
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18 |
13:54 |
14 |
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1 |
27 |
49.95 |
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21 |
14:07 |
13 |
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1 |
28 |
51.80 |
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23 |
14:20 |
13 |
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1 |
29 |
53.65 |
3 |
26 |
14:32 |
12 |
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1 |
30 |
55.50 |
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28 |
14:46 |
14 |
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1 |
31 |
57.35 |
3 |
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14:58 |
12 |
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1 |
32 |
59.20 |
3 |
34 |
15:13 |
15 |
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1 |
33 |
61.05 |
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37 |
15:25 |
12 |
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1 |
34 |
62.90 |
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39 |
15:38 |
13 |
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35 |
64.75 |
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42 |
15:51 |
13 |
2.5 Analog + .5 Limonite |
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36 |
66.60 |
3 |
45 |
16:02 |
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Gromps |
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1 |
37 |
68.45 |
1.5 |
46.5 |
16:15 |
13 |
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1 |
38 |
70.30 |
1.5 |
48 |
16:30 |
15 |
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1 |
39 |
72.15 |
1.5 |
49.5 |
16:42 |
12 |
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40 |
74.00 |
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51.5 |
16:54 |
12 |
Limonite |
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41 |
75.85 |
3 |
54.5 |
17:08 |
14 |
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1 |
42 |
77.70 |
3 |
57.5 |
17:23 |
15 |
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1 |
43 |
79.55 |
3 |
60.5 |
17:37 |
14 |
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1 |
44 |
81.40 |
3 |
63.5 |
17:50 |
13 |
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1 |
45 |
83.25 |
1.5 |
65 |
18:02 |
12 |
last charcoal to cover |
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1 |
46 |
85.10 |
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start burn down |
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start extraction |
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TOTALS |
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Charcoal |
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85 |
kg |
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Ore |
plus 3 kg tap slag |
65 |
kg |
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Bloom |
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15.9 |
kg |
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Gromps |
included in ore weight |
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kg |
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Yield |
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24 |
% |
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Condition |
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Quality |
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