DATE |
# |
TEAM |
TYPE |
MATERIAL |
DIAMETER |
HEIGHT |
TUYERE |
ANGLE |
DISTANCE |
BLOWER |
VOLUME |
ORE |
AMOUNT |
CHARCOAL |
TIME |
BLOOM |
YIELD |
QUALITY |
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cm |
cm |
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degrees |
from base |
( A ) |
L / MIN |
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kg |
kg |
w/o preheat |
kg |
% |
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Jun-01 |
1 |
Parks Canada |
Boxed Bowl |
stone |
35 x 30 square |
50 |
steel pipe |
slightly up |
5 |
NDB |
130 |
LAM Bog |
8 |
8 |
2:00 |
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prills only |
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May-02 |
2/D2 |
DARC |
Boxed Bowl |
stone |
30 x 30 square |
40 |
steel pipe |
slightly up |
- |
NDB |
100 |
St Lunaire Bog |
6 |
22 |
8:00 |
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slag mass only |
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Jun-03 |
3/D2 |
DARC |
Medium Shaft |
clay cobb |
27 to 24 |
90 |
steel pipe |
-15 |
20 |
VAC |
- |
Virginia Rock |
8 |
50 |
4:30 |
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slag mass only |
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Jun-04 |
4/D3 |
DARC |
Boxed Short Shaft |
clay |
25 to 20 |
50 |
steel pipe |
-15 |
2 |
various |
- |
Virginia Rock |
7 |
19 |
6:00 |
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slag mass only |
Oct-04 |
5 |
Early Iron 1 |
Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
28 |
60 |
steel pipe |
-15 |
15 |
NDB |
130 |
Virginia Rock |
8 |
23 |
4:00 |
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pre bloom 'mother' |
Oct-04 |
6/D4 |
DARC |
Econo Norse |
fire brick |
30 |
70 |
steel pipe |
-20 |
20 |
VAC |
550 |
Virginia Rock |
8 |
25 |
5:30 |
2 |
25 |
cast iron |
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Feb-05 |
7 |
G of 4 |
Econo Norse |
fire brick |
25 |
60 |
copper |
-20 |
18 |
VAC |
815 |
Virgina Rock |
35 |
85 |
7:00 |
6.5 |
19 |
workable iron * |
Feb-05 |
8 |
Petty |
Econo Norse |
fire brick |
25 |
60 |
copper |
-20 |
18 |
VAC |
815 |
Virginia Rock |
28 |
85 |
7:00 |
7.5 |
27 |
workable iron * |
May-05 |
9 |
OABA |
Econo Norse |
fire brick |
25 |
60 |
steel pipe |
-20 |
20 |
various |
- |
Taconite |
21.3 |
67 |
7:30 |
9.5 (E) |
45 (?) |
low carbon iron |
Jun-05 |
10/D5 |
DARC |
Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
60 |
steel pipe |
-20 |
16 |
UB / VAC |
600 E |
Taconite |
10.9 |
38 |
5:30 |
3 |
28 |
workable iron * |
Sep-05 |
11/D6 |
DARC |
Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
60 |
steel pipe |
-20 |
24 |
UB / VAC |
- |
Taconite |
10.9 |
47 |
9:00 |
2 E |
4 (?) |
cast iron * |
Oct-05 |
12 |
Early Iron 2 |
Flue Tyle |
tile |
25 x 25 |
60 |
copper |
-20 |
24 |
VAC |
1000 E |
Virginia Rock |
16 + |
50 + |
7:30 |
3.4 |
21 |
mild' carbon iron |
Oct-05 |
13/D7 |
DARC |
Boxed Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
60 |
ceramic tube |
-25 |
16 |
VAC |
775 |
Virginia Rock |
19.7 |
79.5 |
6:15 |
4.3 |
22 |
workable iron * |
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Feb-06 |
14 |
Black Rock |
Econo Norse |
fire brick |
25 |
60 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
20 |
VAC |
775 |
Taconite |
30.5 |
107 |
7:15 |
13.6 |
48 |
low carbon iron |
Mar-06 |
15 |
Williams, Sargent |
Medium Shaft |
clay cob |
35 to 30 |
84 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
15 |
VAC |
740 |
Hematite |
45.5 |
84 |
4:45 |
22 |
48 |
high carbon |
Mar-06 |
16 |
Williams, Sargent |
Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
35 to 30 |
60 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
15 |
VAC |
740 |
Hematite |
45.5 |
66 |
4:45 |
20 |
44 |
high carbon |
June-06 |
17/D8 |
DARC |
Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
65 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
7 |
VAC |
970 |
Virginia Rock |
18 |
87 |
8:00 |
1.5 |
8 |
cast iron |
Sept-06 |
18/ D9 |
DARC |
Boxed Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
28 to 18 oval |
60 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
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UB |
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Virginia Rock |
10.5 |
59 |
6:15 |
(1?) |
10 (?) |
cast iron |
Oct-06 |
19 |
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Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
20 |
65 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
7 |
VAC |
700 |
Minden Bog |
8.9 |
36 |
4:45 |
0.7 |
8 |
cast iron lumps |
Oct-06 |
20 |
Sargent |
Flue Tyle |
tile |
28 square |
60 |
ceramic tube |
-20 |
15 |
blower |
1000 E |
Virginia Rock |
45.5 |
60 |
5:00 |
8.2 |
18 |
soft iron |
Nov-06 |
21/D10 |
DARC |
Banked Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
65 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
10 |
VAC |
1060 |
Virginia Rock |
21 |
29 |
2:20 |
none |
- |
gromps only |
Nov-06 |
22 |
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Banked Short Shaft |
clay cob |
25 |
65 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
10 |
VAC |
1060 |
Virginia Rock + gromps |
19 |
51 |
2:30 |
6.8 |
35 |
soft iron |
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June-07 |
23 |
(course) |
Econo-Norse |
fire brick |
25 |
60 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
23 |
VAC |
800 |
Hematite |
22.5 |
63.5 |
4:00 |
12.5 |
55 |
medium carbon |
June-07 (A) |
24/D11 |
DARC |
Banked Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
60 +20 |
ceramic tube |
-15 |
14 |
VAC |
900 |
Virginia Rock (poor) |
23.3 |
56.5 |
5:00 |
0.9 |
4 |
soft iron |
June-07 (B) |
25/D12 |
DARC |
Banked Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
60 +20 |
ceramic tube |
-15 |
14 |
VAC |
900 |
Virginia Rock (poor) + Hematite 50/50 |
23.9 |
42 |
3:15 |
3.1 |
13 |
soft iron |
Oct-07 |
26 |
Peterson |
Banked Short Shaft |
clay slab + stone |
20 to 25 |
62 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
15 |
VAC |
500 - 800 |
Taconite |
12.3 |
54 |
5:45 |
6 |
48 |
soft iron |
Oct-07 |
27/D13 |
DARC |
Banked Short Box |
stone slab |
25 x 35 square |
63 |
ceramic tube |
-25 / -10 |
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VAC |
410 |
Hematite + Virigina (poor) seed charge |
12.3 |
41 |
4:45 |
2 |
16 |
high carbon, poorly sintered |
Nov-07 |
28 |
(course) |
Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
72 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
10 |
VAC |
750 |
Taconite |
18.2 |
60 |
4:30 |
5.5 |
24 |
soft iron (some carbon) |
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March-08 |
29 |
Keen, Williams |
Medium Shaft |
clay cobb w bellows plate |
30 |
105 |
blow hole |
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? |
blower |
? |
Virginia Rock |
23 |
45 |
4:30 |
5.5 |
24 |
soft iron (some carbon) |
March-08 |
30 |
Keen |
Medium Shaft |
clay cobb w bellows plate |
30 |
105 |
blow hole |
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? |
blower |
? |
DARC Dirt 1 |
30.2 |
60 |
5:30 |
1.7 |
5 |
high carbon |
March-08 |
31 |
Keen, Williams |
Medium Shaft |
clay cobb w bellows plate |
30 |
105 |
blow hole |
-22 |
10 |
blower |
? |
Virginia Rock |
59.5 |
68 |
6:00 |
7.2 |
13 + |
soft iron |
April-08 |
32/D14 |
Cook, Peterson |
Econo Norse |
fire brick |
20 |
70 |
ceramic tube |
-20 |
15 |
blower |
450 - 365 |
DARC Dirt 1 |
18 |
34 |
4:30 |
2 |
11 |
soft iron |
April-08 |
33 |
Espelund |
Medium Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
used 88 |
steel pipe |
-20 |
10 |
Denmark VAC |
? |
Guldager |
15 |
13 |
2:25 |
-11.5 |
n/a |
iron rich slag only |
May-08 |
34 |
Espelund |
Medium Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
used 88 |
steel pipe |
-20 |
10 |
Denmark VAC |
? |
iron rich slag |
7.75 |
12 |
2:25 |
- |
- |
no iron produced |
May-08 |
35 |
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Medium Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
113 |
steel pipe |
-22.5 |
12 |
Denmark VAC |
? |
Heltborg (8.2) Swedish (5.2) Guldager (1.8) |
15.2 |
20 |
3:30 |
1.8 |
12 |
fragmented in slag block |
June -08 |
36/D15 |
DARC |
Banked Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
23 to 26 |
65 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
11 |
blower |
640 - 790 |
DARC Dirt 1 |
20 |
30 |
3:20 |
1.9 |
12 |
soft iron |
Sept-08 |
37 |
Cook |
Short Shaft |
clay cobb |
25 |
65 +20 |
ceramic tube |
-22.5 |
20 |
blower |
800 |
Williamsburg Rock |
35 |
67 |
6:00 |
9.5 |
32 |
soft iron |
Oct-08 |
38/D16 |
Cook, Peterson |
Banked Short Shaft |
clay cobb + bellows plate |
22 |
65 +20 |
blow hole, ceramic tube |
-15 / 10 |
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blower |
? |
Virginia Rock (poor) + Taconite |
23 |
48 |
6:00 |
4.9 |
18 |
soft iron |
Nov-08 |
39/D17 |
DARC |
Banked Short Shaft |
clay cobb + bellows plate |
24 to 26 |
66 +20 |
blow hole |
-25 |
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blower |
? |
Virginia Rock (poor) (8.4) + Hematite (15.4) |
23 |
48 |
5:05 |
3.2 |
14 |
soft iron (some carbon) |