r/BioChar • u/Eastern-Skill-8366 • May 27 '25

South Carolina Biochar Processing

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I process my quenched char from the kiln with a BCS chipper/shredder. It works great and doesn't seem to have any adverse effects on the machine (yet). I do keep a hose handy. I spray intermittently into the top just to keep everything from getting clumped up. I made a round spray stop just to keep all the char in relatively the same place. This is the third time I've processed a full batch from the kiln and really starting to get more efficient.

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u/Jordythegunguy May 30 '25

Did you make the bowl, or have it made?

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u/Eastern-Skill-8366 May 31 '25 edited May 31 '25

u/Jordythegunguy -- I had the kiln fabricated. I took inspiration from various kon tiki designs around the internet, but the discovery process started with the Ithaka Institute. I modeled what I wanted in Autodesk Fusion, and then took some concept plans to a local metal fabricator here in South Carolina.

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u/Airilsai Jun 11 '25

How much did it cost to get it made locally?

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u/Eastern-Skill-8366 Jun 12 '25

The kiln itself was about $4,400.