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Best insulator for rocket mass heaters & rocket stoves - and it's DiY / homemade!

Greg Payton

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This video is amazing and the carbon foam that he shares, best of all, is homemade!!!

This guy is a real gem and if you like his video he has a small donation option and would greatly benefit from it.

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Greg Payton

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I would probably add that the best way to make the carbon foam would be, instead of using your electric stove, use a wood stove for a couple days and make huge bricks.

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I just found this link. What a fascinating material, thank you Grag! I somehow expected carbon to be flammable, but apparently it isn't. It seems that the carbon foam is good for 650 degrees C in air, e.g reference above which it will slowly oxidise, and can be protected by a layer of ceramic or metal.

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