TEAM ONE

Virginia Rock Ore in Flye Tyle

TIME   CHARCOAL   ORE   NOTES
Absolute Elapsed lbs charged total added charged total added  
9:40           pre-heat, firewood
10:38 0:58 22       ungraded
10:44 0:06 4 4      
10:51 0:07 4 8      
10:58 0:07 4 12 0.5 0.5  
11:06 0:08 4 16 0.5 1  
11:13 0:07 4 20 0.5 1.5 approx. 1200 C
11:21 0:08 4 24 0.5 2  
11:29 0:08 4 28 1 3  
11:35 0:06 4 32 1 4  
11:45 0:10 4 36 1 5  
11:53 0:08 4 40 1 6  
12:02 0:09 4 44 1 7 white heat
12:12 0:10 4 48 1.5 8.5  
12:22 0:10 4 52 1.5 10 charcoal floatting in slag
12:30 0:08 4 56 1.5 11.5 cast iron laks from left of tuyere
12:36 0:06 4 60 1.5 13 tuyere at about 20degrees
12:46 0:10 4 64 2 15 made fluttering sound
12:56 0:10 4 68 2 17 tuyere blowing thru slag, poked thru with rod
1:05 0:09 4 72 2 19 increased air flow
1:16 0:11 4 76 2 21 slag forming around rim of tuyere poked thru w/rod, black shinny slag
1:28 0:12 4 80 2 23 released cast iron /slag
1:36 0:08 4 84 2 25 gurgling noise gone
1:44 0:08 4 88 2.5 27.5 slag looking better
1:51 0:07 4 92 2.5 30  
1:56 0:05 4 96 2.5 32.5  
2:03 0:07 4 100 3 35.5  
2:08 0:05 4 104 3.5 39  
2:15 0:07 4 108 4 43 pyrometer: 1580 degrees C, broke up slag
2:21 0:06 4 112 4 47  
2:27 0:06 4 116 4 51  
2:33 0:06 4 120 4 55  
2:40 0:07 4 124 4 59  
2:48 0:08 4 128 1 60 finished 60# ore
2:55 0:07 4 132 0   tapped arch slag looks good using mixed charcoal
3:04 0:09 4 136 0    
3:07 0:03 4 140 0    
3:12 0:05 4 144 0   re-cycling slag
3:17 0:05 4 148 0   re-cycling slag
3:25 0:08 4 152 0   re-cycling slag
3:29 0:04 4 156 0   re-cycling slag
3:35 0:06 4 160 0   re-cycling slag
3:42 0:07 4 164 0    
3:47 0:05 4 168 4 64  
4:00 0:13 4 172 0    
4:09 0:09 4 176 4 68  
4:18 0:09 4 180 0   burn down
            bloom=27 lbs, high in carbon
             
            total charcoal with preheat amount = 202 lbs
             
    BLOOM LBS   27  
      KG   12.27  
      %   39.71  

Last Updated on 23/10/06
By Paul Burden