Wednesday, April 8, 2015

How To Connect A Wood Gasifier To An Engine

One Of The Best Uses For A Wood Gasifier In An Emergency Situation Is To Provide Fuel For A Generator


The problem is what kind of carburetor to use.


Or put another way – how do you adjust the fuel to air mixture to keep the engine running properly?


This video will show you three options – have a look.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0n_3D5lUB8


 


But What Size Of Wood Pieces Should You Use In The Gasifier?


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What Size Of Wood To Use



How To Connect A Wood Gasifier To An Engine

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Wood Gasification 201 - A Real Viable Energy Source

Sure You Can Cobble Together Your Own System, But Let’s Look At What A Commercial System Can Do


Wood gas really can provide you with all the power you will need to be totally off the grid.


In this series of videos we’ll look at what a professionally set up system can do and just how wood gasification works.


Wood gasification has been around for over a hundred years.


It is just now becoming a real viable energy source.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8un7W2QpZag


 


Wood Gas Crash Course Video 2


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Wood Gas A History


Wood Gas History



Wood Gasification 201 - A Real Viable Energy Source

Wood Gas A History

Wood Gas Dates Back Over A Hundred Years


It’s really interesting How one generation has used wood gas and the next forgets it then another generation uses it again and the it was forgotten again and now its starting to become more wide spread again.


During the second world ware in was the most popular with over a million units in operation.


But it actually dates back over a hundred years before that.


Watch this video to discover more.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VcozDpQBMg



Wood Gas A History

Monday, April 6, 2015

How Did They Get The Pinball In The Wooden Block?

No you can’t cut the block and glue it back together.


This is one of those head scratchers.


Most people can never figure it out because they don’t know about one of the properties of wood.


In this video you will be shown all the steps to making this puzzle.


And you will discover a very interesting property of wood.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO7aFRO5WMw



How Did They Get The Pinball In The Wooden Block?

DIY Hurricane Lanterns

Here is a way to stop your back yard torches from getting blown out in the wind.


It involves putting a glass wind shade around the flame of your torch or candle.


What better to use for a wind shade than the top half of a wine bottle.


This video is going to show you how to cut the win bottle and bend the wire to hold it all together and hang it up


Watch the video and discover the details.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13KFoKfHWPY


 


How about turning these back yard lights into citronella candles?


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citronella jars



DIY Hurricane Lanterns

Are The Bugs Bugging You?

Here Is A Bug Repellent Solution Many People Use.


Mosquitoes, they sure can make life unpleasant when you want to enjoy your back yard.


Citronella oil is a plant based insect repellent that has been found to be very good at keeping those pesky mosquitoes away.


This article is all about making your own DIY citronella candles using mason jars. If you have other attractive containers with metal caps they would work just as well.


Here is what you need for this project.



Materials:


Mason jar (or any glass jar) with lid and ring


Citronella torch fuel


1/8″ lamp wicks


Nail punch, Phillips head screwdriver or a nail


Hammer



citroella materials


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These torches ar real easy to make. Just punch a hole in the lid that the wick will fit through.


Thread the wick up through the hole in the lid ( a little tape around the wick end will make it easier to get in through the hole).


Now pour the citronella torch fuel into the jar, put the wick in the fuel and screw the lid on.


Wait a little while for the oil to soak up the wick and it will to ready to light.


citronella jars


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For more images and more details go over to the source article.



Are The Bugs Bugging You?

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Silicon Tubes Have Some Interesting Reuses

This is the ultimate silicon tube hack


You can recycle used up silicon tubes by filling them up with other liquids such as carpenters glue.


It’s easy to use a rod to push the plunger in an old tube bark out the bottom and clean any residual out of the tube with a paper towel and stick.


Now you can fill the tube with a new liquid that you can apply with a caulking gun.


Don’t forget to label the tube so you and others know what’s in it.


 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0TTZ4_U6zM


 


Here is another recycled container that is handy in the shop


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Silicon Tubes Have Some Interesting Reuses