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ManOf1ThousandHats
Registrace 7. 01. 2012
Hello webs, mostly what you are going to see here is shooting videos for now. Soon i will have some demonstrative, if not instructional, videos on blacksmithing. There really are the better part of a thousand things i am interested in and i hope to do a video on most of them. So keep a weather eye for politics, movie reviews, game reviews, gun reviews, more shooting and other cool stuff.
Large Petrified wood Tumble: step 0
Today i am sharing my contribution to the Bigg'uns and Chonks that have been tumbling around over at forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/page/rocktumblinghobby
This is a big hunk of petrified wood I found here in South Texas, though I can't be sure where. Anyway, i am tumbling it with 30 grit Silicon Carbide and all these other rocks, these smaller rocks are most likely not from the same area. Rocks went in 06/07/2020 and will come out probably 06/14/2020
#thefinders
This is a big hunk of petrified wood I found here in South Texas, though I can't be sure where. Anyway, i am tumbling it with 30 grit Silicon Carbide and all these other rocks, these smaller rocks are most likely not from the same area. Rocks went in 06/07/2020 and will come out probably 06/14/2020
#thefinders
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220 grit polished stones
zhlédnutí 823Před 4 lety
This is just a closer look at the progress of the latest batch of rocks. It is also part of my on going quest to catch up on a backlog of cataloging all the stones i have collected thus far #thefinders
Rocks, stones and minerals oh my!
zhlédnutí 118Před 4 lety
Some rough polished stones, some rough stones, and some minerals going into the tumbler. I am trying to document all the stones I collected off the Texas Coastal Plains. Some are from my home turf farther to the north west around San Antonio, but all the globular quartz are from down around Corpus Christi. sorry for the lack of sound, i didn't have royalty-free music handy, i may re-upload with...
Prickly pear Charcoal
zhlédnutí 551Před 7 lety
At the request of my apprentice I have sought to discover if Prickly pear Cactus can be made into charcoal
The truth about Fireworks
zhlédnutí 155Před 9 lety
Just a quick video proving once and for all that you are t going to burn the house down with a Roman candle, at least not by accident.
Smelt Better: a better smelting experience
zhlédnutí 122Před 9 lety
This is the 1.2 version of the smelter i built for a friend. I cut out the valve neck and stubbed in and welded the bib end of a 2 inch pipe to accommodate a blow drier.
Smelt Rotten: an unsuccessful smelting attempt
zhlédnutí 100Před 9 lety
This is the first video documenting the test of a smelter i built for a friend. As it turns out it was good i tested it since it was an abysmal failure. there will be more videos coming that document the eventual success of this gadget
Urban Alchemy 2.0 Teaser Trailer
zhlédnutí 46Před 9 lety
It would be quite helpful if I could get some input, what would you like to see? Hickory, Cherry, Hickory/Cherry blend, Hickory/Mesquite blend, Cherry/Mesquite, or an Oak Blend? Please vote in the comments and i will film it on or around January 31, 2015 and use the result to cook some animal and eat it for your edutainment.
Urban Alchemy: How YOU can make charcoal
zhlédnutí 523Před 9 lety
this was kind of an impromptu video based on a theory i had. as it turns out it was a smashing success unfortunately the camera work is not super
Rio Royal Star 1-1/8 Oz slug
zhlédnutí 10KPřed 9 lety
I picked these slugs up pretty cheap so i thought we might as well find out what they can do. All shots are taken with the Mossburg Maverick 88 with a 28in smooth bore barrel
Peashooter 2: The Second Canning\n[Winchester SuperX 30-06]
zhlédnutí 109Před 9 lety
just a brief bit of tomfoolery with the Winchester 700 in .30-06. as other canned veg become available I'll do more shoots. enjoy, subscribe, comment, rate, all that jazz
.32ACP bowling
zhlédnutí 292Před 9 lety
I realised i had only shot at the bowling ball with a .22LR so i decided to take a few cracks at it with the ol' JA32. This does pretty accurately demonstrate the limited penetrating potential of the round, but it is still pretty cool. I have a nifty compilation of bowling ball shots coming soon, so keep a weather eye.
Brenneke Close Encounter .410
zhlédnutí 14KPřed 9 lety
Short little video about the Brenneke Close Encounter slug in .410Bore. Not the most scientific analysis, but it shall suffice until i can get some ballistics gel that survives the near-solar-surface-like temperatures here
Modern Alchemy: How to make Charcoal in a retort
zhlédnutí 251KPřed 9 lety
Here i present for you a demonstration of how charcoal is made with the retort method. this is not the only way but i see it as the easiest, if not simplest, and safest way. Do enjoy, don't forget to like and comment, i can't improve what I don't know. 2018 update:Here is where i got the idea and didn't follow the directions from www.katanabuilders.com/katanablog/charcoal/?album=2&gallery=5
I HAVE A QUESTION HAS ANYBODY EVERY HEARD OF PEOPLE EATING CHARCOAL AND COAL DUST IT IS VERY TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS WITH WARNINGS ⚠️ IT HAS DANGEROUS CHEMICALS IN THE BAG 🎒 THE PERSON CAN GET CHEMICAL BURNS ON THE MOUTH FINGERS TONGUE 👅 THROAT WHEN SWALLOWING CHARCOAL IT GOES INTO THERI STOMACH THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE LUNGS 🫁 ⚫️ COAL DUST GOES INTO THEM JUST CURIOUS COULD SOMEBODY LEAVE ME A MESSAGE ABOUT THIS THE WOMAN EATS COWBOY CHARCOAL RIGHT OUT OF THE BAG 🎒 SHE ALSO EATS COAL DUST IT IS SO WEIRD ITS CALLED PICA
Modern???? You know man has been making charcoal for centuries 😂 but I do like you design, the way it re-uses the off gas👍
Im haveing a bit of a problem figureing out your system..
That is ok, it isn't great. It has some fatal design flaws. Ask away, I will tell you what I was thinking and why it was wrong and how to do it right.
I use good ol lighter knot wood to start all fires..i made a bunch of charco..4 inch by 6 inch oak..ive got a big plastic drum of nice charco..im makeing a setup now that will get me 4 plastic drum full of charco...this will last me a long time
A pine knot does work quite nicely, it is what I use now.
Videos like this are why CZcams is the best. I've read about the process but it's good to see it in all its details.
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Quit drugs, and get some education.
Pardon?
Not burning hot enough
True enough, though I have fixed that now.
very old way !! use the SUN around you !! think about it !!
Very very slow.. Fucking vedio
Back in the early 90’s : I packed one on the mean streets of East Austin …. For $50.00 , it sure gave Me a decent sense of protection .
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No, a chimney would not work. I need the smoke to be burned again.
Watching this guy is torture...once I saw if contraption worked I will never waste that time again. lol
It doesn't work, the concept is sound but the execution suffers from my inexperience and incompetence at that time. One day when I am not under a burn ban and the kids are out from under butt I will show the way that works.
That steam escaping is the woodgas that is supposed to be burning in the pipe down below. Drill more holes in that pipe underneath and you won't need all that wood for burning at the bottom. Letting the steam release like that releases all of your unburned woodgas into the atmosphere.
Charcoal is made of coal
@robinjohnson2749 charcoal is made of carbohydrate foam reduced to simple carbon via heat, As demonstrated above. The burning of Bituminous or anthracite coal can produce a fuel source known as Coke, that might be what you are thinking of. It resembles pumice, sort of a porous foamy stone
Get a second wrench to work the union with.
That would have been a great idea. And easy too since there is a mechanic shop 100ft behind the camera. Unfortunately I was young and dumb.
A complete waste of time but I smiled.
I pray that you are made to watch this 10x’s may be then you will have a better understanding of yourself and what you are doing. Next video listen to audio and edit it before you release it
Why all this time far a simplistic demo?
Because I was young and dumb. I haven't rewatched it in years but I could probably do an edit.
Wrap the wood vessel with fiber glass insulation. And better results 👍
Too dragging with no reason..
I like your design. I take it you used the cut-off bottom to create the barrier between the char chamber and the burner cavity at the bottom. If you use cinder blocks or the like to support it higher off the ground you can devote more of the barrel to the char chamber. Of course that means more wood and a longer burn. What size are the holes you drill in the top of the "T" burner? I'd just take the entry pipe across the barrel and use it as the burner for a simpler design but you might get broader heating with the T. You might get a more even char if you put a chimney pipe up the middle of the barrel from the burn chamber. ?You'll definitely get a better draw and hotter fire but this has its' own complications. I've seen some retort design with an insulating fibreglass blanket around the outside. This loses less heat to the environment and keeps the char chamber hotter. By keeping the ouside wall and lid hotter you might cut down on the amount of wood gas that condenses there as resin. You'll also get more gas to the burner. In terms of elbow grease, this is about the best bang for the buck I've seen for a retort.
I actually stopped using this and went to a two piece design. As soon as I get a computer with an editor suite set up I will upload a video showing more detail
A long handled sccop for adding charcoal bits around the centre of the fire woud avoid smothering it.
The top is flat and gasses are no more likely to accumulate at the centre of the lid then at the edge. Why not have your gas return start at the upper rim instead. Then you won't have to undo the pipe every time you load it. You can even put a slight lean into the barrel by propping it up on that side more to make that the high point.
If you want a lot of comments show off a plumbers crack while using a pipe wrench.
I took one apart...slug without tail was .237 oz, with tail was .262.Diameter was .406”-.408” in that .410 bore. I am concerned that my Svarog cast slugs are .412”
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Of all the charcoal videos I've watched I like your design the best. Simplest thing I've seen and super effective
Yeah you definitely have to seal your joint well otherwise you’ll get weed all over the place
6 minutes to light a fire super .....
This is the same spot Walter White parks his van no?
No that was outside Albuquerque New Mexico. This is in the suburbs of Podunkton Texas
Talk about one big pain in the dick........ If you had of been smarter, you woulda used some damn cowboy logic to build that fucker, instead of roughneck logic.... this video woulda been 4 minutes long.......
Can I have a hat and one of those agates haha
Well about the thousand hats thing.... Agates? Sure! I have more rocks than i know what to do with
seriously, this was amazing a 29:55 video and I'm 90 minutes dumber.
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"If that doesn't take them down you'd best start apologizing" LMAO
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If you eliminated the union and made the hole into the side slightly larger then you could remove the lid and you wouldn’t have the problem of a ‘Tight joint’ ..... bung the side hole with a bit of heat rope.
Great video on how not to do it. Why connect the gas pipe to the lid? Come out the side and no need to undo it every time
Resin, a little heat will soften it right up, even turn it liquid, afterwards, can wash the residual off with water. One good thing about it, it created a seal around the lid and union keeping the air out.
Interesting no chimney? Run a chimney up through the hopper, more heat and more even burn, and may burn the resin more thoroughly, although to keep from burning completely into charcoal, you'll have to snuff your fire earlier, as for starting the fire, I like to make a T.P. of slivers with a layer of twigs, then a layer of small branches over the tinder before I light it through the T.P. "door".
Mine hold 7 shots .
You can put 6+1 in but mine will not cycle reliably and i am not comfortable carrying it with a hot chamber.
, be ok mom
I am sorry, i don't understand your comment
I've had my model 88 for 20 years. It was used when i bought it and my first shotgun as well. Still ol' reliable.
Weighing before and after firing will tell you how much mass is lost, not volume.
Congrats on the kids, good video too.
Such a awesome mix of colours, even the little ones come up so beautiful. Thank you
Enjoyed the rocks they look awesome :)
Great one,i learnt a lot...on the other hand,how much biomass are you using to fire the Retort?
For this one my ratio was pretty high, probably 3lbs fuel to 1lb fodder. With my improved method(that i keep intending to film) i can produce 16lbs of charcoal with the wood from 2 brokendown pallets. I think I am close to 1:1 if not better. but on the other hand what i burn for fuel doesn't really matter. So i can go clear brush and put oak saplings and Mesquite in the chamber and burn Huisache, black brush, scrap lumber, old fence posts, cardboard boxes, limbs too small to bother charing, nothing goes to waste and nothing has to lay around being snake habitat.
Great stones you got there ! #thefinders 😁👍👍
So many better retorts. But Heller good try
I should have read the comments first. I lot thirty minutes watching ten minutes of failed charcoal making.