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Line 3: − * already have+ − ** popcorn tin+ − + − ** wire for lid refractory retension (bicycle spokes from West Town)+ − ** bits of pipe & angle iron (any time from home depot)+ − ** blower (have one to salvage, if it works)+ − ** refractory materials+ − *** portland cement+ − *** silica sand+ − *** clay planter+ − *** broken clay planter bits+ − + − + − *** air spreader+ − *** air intake (necessary?)+ − + − ** charcoal+ − ** something for a lid handle (more wire?) − ** slotted steel spoon for slag removal − * need − ** <strike>a couple bricks (dry, safe places to set down hot things)</strike> Asphalt in the alley will do just fine.
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==Materials==
==Materials==
* popcorn tin
** scrap steel for lid walls (from cubicle wall cut offs)
* blower (24v dc blower running at 18v)
* refractory materials
** portland cement
** silica sand
** clay planter
** broken clay planter bits
* scrap steel for lid walls (from cubicle wall cut offs)
* wire for lid refractory retension (bicycle spokes from West Town)
* something for a lid handle (3/16 inch round steel hand bent into shape)
** pipe/rebar/angle iron for:
* crucible (3.5" pipe with a plate welded over the end)
*** tongs
* air spreader (a folded and drilled piece of scrap sheet steel)
* air intake pipe (Nothing permanently in the tuyere, using some leftover crucible pipe)
* tongs (square tubing with pieces of crucible pipe welded to one end)
*** crucible
* charcoal
* slotted steel spoon for slag removal
==Construction==
==Construction==