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    Getting your drinking water from maple sap ??

    Dennis, I used to lick the crystals on the ends of hickory splits. Best tasting sugar ever! It probably looked weird, but no one ever bothered me...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Nov 29, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Reccomendations for an electric saw for indoor work?

    Been busy fixing this place up the way I want. Almost done with the bulk of it, time to kick back and stir up trouble again on Hearth.com. lol...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Nov 29, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Reccomendations for an electric saw for indoor work?

    Dolmar 173A. $200 for a real pro electric that will have all the torque you need to run a 16" bar. I love mine, it's a real beast. Use canola oil...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Nov 29, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Propane Price

    In my area there are a couple co-ops that you can get real good prices from if you own your own tank. They use a formula that is based on usage and...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Nov 29, 2012 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    Water in chimney clean out

    Water still present in the wood is the least of the problem. Wood is primarily hydrocarbons. When you burn hydrocarbons you combine oxygen with...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Nov 29, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Green Team vs. Green Supreme

    Thanks, guys. I'll save my money and go with the Prestos. The VP of the local Lowe's is a pretty nice guy, and a wood and pellet burner to boot. I...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Nov 27, 2012 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Green Team vs. Green Supreme

    My local Lowe's has Green Supreme at 209/ton, but Green Team "Platinum" at 5.20/bag (no quantity discount). I used regular Green Teams last year and...
    Thread by: Battenkiller, Nov 26, 2012, 10 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Log tongs

    LL, I made my own copy of the LogRite arch right down to the blue paint. it came out real nice, and cost about $60 for the steel (I had some used...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Mar 16, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    The end of the monstrous burn.

    Gawd, I almost bought a Pacer back in the 70s. Something about that wide wheel base and the crooked mountain roads I lived on back then, I dunno...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Mar 6, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    BTUs v. Heat Output

    You made that WAY too easy. I can see that I need to arrange a group from the wood shed to go heist that pellet stove out of your house. Your...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Mar 6, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    BTUs v. Heat Output

    I agree with what Jags is saying, but I think split size and shape is much more important than density when it comes to burn rates. For example, oak...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Mar 5, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Iditarod

    When I was a kid, one of my coworkers was getting ready to to enter the Iditarod after years of training and preparation and thousands of dollars...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Mar 5, 2012 in forum: The Inglenook
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    new stove user w/ an old VC Vigilant

    Actually, all of the draft openings inside the stove are for primary combustion. The five small holes along the bottom of the fireback are the...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Mar 5, 2012 in forum: Vermont Castings & CDW Dutchwest Pre-EPA Models
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    Yup. The bears are pretty nice, too. They were all made by my friend Mike Page. Zap took that pic up at Woodsman Days last summer in Boonesville,...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Feb 20, 2012 in forum: The Inglenook
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    new stove user w/ an old VC Vigilant

    I also suspect your wood is not quite ready. The Vig has no firebrick inside to impede rising temps. With dry wood you can get that stove up to...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Feb 20, 2012 in forum: Vermont Castings & CDW Dutchwest Pre-EPA Models
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    Anyone here make their own bacon?

    So that's how Canadians make their bacon. Sounds like a worthwhile thing to try. That stuff is tasty but dang expensive to buy in the store.
    Post by: Battenkiller, Feb 20, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    Well, Zap, that might actually be a good use for some of these funky logs. ;-) That settles it. Time for an Alaskan mill and that Dolmar 7900....
    Post by: Battenkiller, Feb 20, 2012 in forum: The Inglenook
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    IR Reflective Insulation

    Well, no reason to feel like a fool, we're the fools for failing to embrace SI units. FWIW the use of Imperial units to derive R-values results...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Feb 18, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    IR Reflective Insulation

    You make some interesting points that I'll have to think about. I do want to clarify one thing to avoid further confusion, though. The R-values...
    Post by: Battenkiller, Feb 18, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    grinding wheels

    Why would you use a 1/4" wheel when you use a 3/16" file on .325?
    Post by: Battenkiller, Feb 17, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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