June 2003

Practical Tips For Potters Part 3 Testing the Clay For Cooking Stoves

30 June 2003 - 12:00am
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Richard Boyt, June 2003

Dear Ken Goyer, Rogerio Cameiro de Miranda, and others:

The following material is the third part of a condensation from the booklet "Practical Tips For Potters Making Improved Cooking Stoves. Prepared by Tim Jones, Illustrated by Debbie Riviere. Published by Hofman Systems Engineering b.v., PO Box 642, 3100 AP Schiedam, The Netherlands (1993).

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Practical Tips For Potters Part 2 Finding and Selecting Clay

30 June 2003 - 12:00am
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Richard Boyt, June 2003

The following material is the second part of a condensation from the booklet "Practical Tips For Potters Making Improved Cooking Stoves. Prepared by Tim Jones, Illustrated by Debbie Riviere. Published by Hofman Systems Engineering b.v., PO Box 642 3100 AP, Schiedam, The Netherlands (1993).

FINDING AND SELECTING CLAY

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Ceramic for Stoves Part 3b- Test Firing Local Clays- Re-discovery of a "Natural" Kiln

30 June 2003 - 12:00am
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Richard Boyt, June 2003

Again, greetings from Pottershop Holler, where the sky gets smaller as the trees grow taller.

Before I continue with ideas on primitive kiln and stove designs, I want to backtrack to fill a few holes
I've left in earlier writings. Sometimes I have called for equipment or materials that are not likely

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ETHOS Stove Testing and Design Seminar June 2 -6, 2003

29 June 2003 - 9:35pm

ETHOS Stove Testing and Design Seminar June 2 -6, 2003
Aprovecho Research Center, Cottage Grove, Oregon
Summary and Results from the Seminar, Dean Still (June 18, 2003)

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Practical Tips for Potters Forward and Introduction

2 June 2003 - 2:07pm
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Practical Tips for Potters Making Improved Cooking Stoves, Richard Boyt, June, 2003

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Ceramic Charcoal Making Cookstove

1 June 2003 - 12:00am
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Ron Larson and Richard Boyt, June 2003

Stovers: Richard Boyt and I are having a discussion on making charcoal-making stoves out of clay. Richard has sent me a new paper design below. This note is only on my own progress - which Richard has been kind enough to continue.

Initial Design Concepts:

  1. Wide bottom for stability
  2. Main body, grate, skirt, lid, cast lightweight ceramic.
  3. Preheat and control primary and secondary air.
  4. Remove pot, skirt, skirt top, chimney adapter, chimney for grilling, frying roast, etc.
  5. Fuel holder, chimney and adapter metal(?)
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