EVENT |
Date |
06-Aug-17 |
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Description |
Celtic Iron Age |
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Goal |
Slag pit / demonstration |
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Team |
Darrell Markewitz |
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Dirk Spodeltuer |
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Richard Hiden |
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Shonna Johnson |
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Pete Hill |
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photos |
Kelly Probyn-Smith |
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FURNACE |
Type |
Slag Pit |
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Material |
clay / sand / horse manure cobb |
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Interior |
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28 |
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Height |
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62 |
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Stack |
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46 |
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Base |
as 1 cm thick disk |
16 |
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Packing |
no additional |
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Tuyere |
hand made clay |
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Diameter |
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2.5 |
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Angle |
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-23 |
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Proud |
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4 |
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Air System |
shop vac |
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Extraction |
bottom via arch |
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MATERIALS |
Ore |
DD 1 (red) |
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Charcoal |
local Scottish types |
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CLOCK |
ELAPSED |
EVENT |
AIR |
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CHARCOAL |
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ORE |
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actual |
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UNIT |
COUNT |
TOTAL |
Unit |
TOTAL |
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pressure |
LpM |
bucket |
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kg |
kg |
kg |
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psi |
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1.75 |
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1000 |
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start wood splints pre-heat |
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1140 |
0 |
attempt to start air - problems |
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1200 |
T 2:00 |
air solved / fill with rough charcoal |
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1200 |
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main sequence start |
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2.75 |
2.75 |
4.8 |
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1204 |
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finish fill |
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0.25 |
3 |
5.3 |
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1207 |
7 |
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1 |
4 |
7.0 |
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1214 |
7 |
air intake reduced by 50% |
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1 |
5 |
8.8 |
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1222 |
8 |
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1 |
6 |
10.5 |
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1230 |
8 |
graded fuel |
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1 |
7 |
12.3 |
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1237 |
7 |
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1 |
8 |
14.0 |
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1246 |
9 |
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1 |
9 |
15.8 |
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1259 |
13 |
interuption in air flow |
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1 |
10 |
17.5 |
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1307 |
8 |
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1 |
11 |
19.3 |
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1315 |
8 |
first ore charge |
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12 |
21.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1325 |
10 |
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1 |
13 |
22.8 |
1 |
1.5 |
1334 |
9 |
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1 |
14 |
24.5 |
1 |
2.5 |
1341 |
7 |
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1 |
15 |
26.3 |
1 |
3.5 |
1350 |
9 |
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1 |
16 |
28.0 |
1.5 |
5 |
1400 |
10 |
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17 |
29.8 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
1407 |
7 |
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18 |
31.5 |
1.5 |
8 |
1416 |
9 |
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19 |
33.3 |
1.5 |
9.5 |
1427 |
11 |
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20 |
35.0 |
2 |
11.5 |
1431 |
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increase air |
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1435 |
8 |
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21 |
36.8 |
1.5 |
13 |
1444 |
9 |
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22 |
38.5 |
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15 |
1451 |
7 |
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23 |
40.3 |
1.5 |
16.5 |
1459 |
8 |
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24 |
42.0 |
1.5 |
18 |
1507 |
8 |
last ore charge |
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25 |
43.8 |
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20 |
1514 |
7 |
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1 |
26 |
45.5 |
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start burn down |
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TOTALS |
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Charcoal |
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46 |
kg |
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Ore |
plus 2.8 kg tap slag |
20.0 |
kg |
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Bloom |
no consolodated bloom |
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kg |
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Gromps |
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2.94 |
kg |
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Yield |
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% |
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Condition |
metallic gromps only |
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Quality |
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