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Go to the grocery or sporting goods store and get a box of Hi Mountain jerky cure and seasoning then follow the instructions in the box. I personally prefer to use a smoker but I have done it in the oven with excellent results. They have a huge selection of flavorings and one box is enough to...

Anytime I take down one of the willows in my yard they keep throwing up suckers so a friend told me to cover the stump with rock salt. Killed the stump and all the grass around it. Can't see why an application of rock salt on your driveway wouldn't do the same. Just thinking out loud. Anyone...

Thank you. That is indeed the link to the photos that are necessary to see what I (in my haphazard way) was trying to explain. Actually I registered here over a year ago but my system crashed shortly thereafter and I was unable to do anything but lurk occasionally at work. I got up and running...

Every little bit helps. I'm really happy with them. From now on it's free heat. Good luck.

I'm sure tin cans would work but I think one of the major reasons for the soda cans is that aluminum transmits the heat much faster and the small hole at the top restricts the air flow through the cans resulting in warmer air at the exit. I didn't burn the cans through the bottom as the original...

I first tried it without the fan and the temperature at the top was about about 10-20* higher that at the bottom. Then I tried a small 110v electric fan cannibalized from a broken ceramic heater but it pulled the air through at such a high rate that it didn't have time inside the cans to heat...

Yes indeedThe difference is that I built it to heat the inside air rather than the outside air. I also did not use glass on the front but placed it snugly in the window frame right up against the window pane. I also placed the fan another 4' further out from the frame to better increase air flow...

That might take a while as I currently only have 5. :hu

Indeed I do.

I posted RE solar heaters on BYC and Dacjohns thought It should be posted here as well however this forum will not allow me to post a link to the page citing problems with spam. I built solar heaters for all my south facing windows. The results have been excellent. I started a thread describing...

Thanks I'm no stranger to strange. :)

After lurking here for a few months I finally decided to register. My name is Rich. I'm 60 years old as of last December. I am slowly and steadily building, what you might refer to as a "hobby farm" with an eye to reducing my dependance on conventional food and energy sources. I own 30 acres...