We have had a busy couple of days, and I noticed this evening that I have not posted in the last couple of days. At some point yesterday afternoon we had the exhaust for the stove completely hooked up; 6' of double walled chimney starting 3' above … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2010
Rocket Mass Heater: Sculpting The Manifold
First, I got lots of advice on my last post. I mentioned that we struggled with the perlite/clay slip because it did not stick together and crumbled very quickly. A number of people pointed out that this is exactly what you want with this … [Read more...]
Christmas preparations
We finally knuckled down and spent a whole day cleaning the Nutshell. It wasn't pretty. And, true to form, I've been nagging about picking things up and wiping counters and keeping abreast of laundry. As I look around now I see that the edges are … [Read more...]