[modeleng] Re: [modeleng]Pellets

What did the daddies say?????





FWIW, the Egyptians used to burn mummies in their steam locos....  Charles

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From: "JESSE LIVINGSTON" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> I don't know if anyone has any experience with burning corn instead of
> coal
> in locomotives or not.  If it would work, it would certainly be cheaper
> than
> coal or char.  I will post something on the Chaski list and ask if anyone
> there has ever used corn or knows of anyone who has.  I do know the people
> who have used it in those pellet fuel stoves said it worked quite well.
> Most of the corn burning for heat was done at a time when corn was
> practically worthless ($1.49 a bushel), but some people still use it if
> they
> grow their own corn. Would dry corn not be a bit expensive in Britain for
> fuel purposes?

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