Hi John,
I have not tried meths as a coal starter in the US. Have not
found any locally here. (Except I think I saw you using it at Sacremento
last year?).
However from observations on my UK visits, I suggest it does not flash off
the coal surface as fast as alcohol. It appears to be betw
John,
Are you coming to Diamondhead to show us how??? :-)
Hope to see you there!
Michael Martin
http://www.panyo.com/steamups
Hello Tony,
I used boken up mesquite (not briquetes) charcoal soaked in meths in my
Shawe "JACK' ror years with excellent results -- just blow out the
fire on the shovel before stoking more charcoal!
All the best, John Coughran, 310-318-1547, 1525-A Artesia Blvd,
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-7
Hi Gary, Geoff, et al,
Precisely, and the reason for my point in asking Jim about his "Lamp
oil" or
"Paraffin Oil".
Neither of these have been successful (for me), in producing enough
heat to ignite
the charcoal/coal. (Unless you have an hour and lots of perseverance and
no-one waiti
an excellent job of getting a hot fire
>for the addition of hard coal.
>
>Don
>
>
>>From: "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: parafin vs lamp oil
The goal is to get the charcoal to burn. In some cases less stinky
and less smoky are desirable. Meths can be used instead of kerosene,
although the charcoal needs to be quite wet with the stuff... and it
may get a bit drippy. I resorted to this technique a few D'heads ago.
Point being that an
recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: parafin vs lamp oil
>Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:58:11 -0800
>
>Tony D. wrote " I have found "lamp oil" (also labeled parrafin wax oil)
>as sold in
>stores here, (Bay Area), barely provides enough heat to m
Tony D. wrote " I have found "lamp oil" (also labeled parrafin wax oil)
as sold in
stores here, (Bay Area), barely provides enough heat to maintain a candle. "
My experiece substituting "paraffin oil" for "lamp oil" was the lamp wicks
had a tiny flame with little light or heat. When I emptied
