Making Charcoal at Home. Free DIY Fuel

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Making Charcoal at Home. Free DIY Fuel

Making Charcoal at Home. Free DIY Fuel

Charcoal is a main fuel for my metal melting furnace. This time I want to share how I usually make it.

Preparing Firewood and Starting a Fire

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To make charcoal I use all the wood I have. No matter if it's dry or wet. I load firewood in steel containers, add some gasoline and start a fire.

It's Time to Close Containers

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After some time time (in my case it was approx 2.5 hours) it was time to close containers. No air should get inside!

Got Perfect Charcoal

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After 24 hours I opened containers. Only the upper layer of firewood didn't become charcoal. All other firewood became perfect charcoal. This quantity will be enough for 4-5 aluminum (brass, copper) melting in my smelting furnace.