S.1867: The hunting of America expands

S.1867: The hunting of America expands

November 27, 2011 by ppjg

Marti Oakley (c)copyright 2011 All Rights Reserved

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Many of us have wondered if directed to; would our own military turn on us? It appears that this is the plan and has been all along, yet the question remains……would they actually do it if ordered to?

S.1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill. Senators Carl Levin (D) MI and John McCain (R) AZ, are bringing this bill to the Senate floor on S.1867 [DWB states: It has now passed 97 yea 3 nay in the Senate.]

The end of Liberty

Monday after having held secret committee meetings while never holding even one hearing on this bill which authorizes military action against US citizens, right here in the United States.

While the bill appears on the surface to be about authorizing defense funding for the illegal wars, the ongoing unwarranted surveillance of the US population and the continuing violations of the 4th Amendment as applied to US citizens, many of the provisions of the bill do not pertain to unidentifiable terrorists or any other villain carefully crafted to terrorize the country. The fact is, as a result of the false flag attacks on 9/11, we have massive numbers of police state “laws” on the books which created “terrorists” or redefined “terrorist activity” to include everything from political dissent and free speech, even including targeting of US citizens for mentioning or referencing the Constitution or supporting third party, non-approved candidates for public office.

When this bill passes with these police state provisions included (I believe it will) you can expect your senator who voted “yes” on the bill to maintain that they only did so because otherwise the funding for the wars would have ceased (we could only hope) and they have to continue to fight the terrorists, terrorism, or what ever lame excuse pops into their heads to explain why they voted to pass what is clearly a police state bill.

The bill itself was drafted in secret and I believe it would be to our benefit to know who actually drafted that bill.

Who were the “stakeholders” who actually wrote the bill introduced by these two traitorous senators. We know they didn’t write it, they never do. All bills are written by stakeholders who blow through the doors of congress carry bags of cash to buy the support of politicians who make their living selling off our rights along with anything else that isn’t nailed down.

S.1867 includes these provisions highlighted by the ACLU:

If enacted, sections 1031 and 1032 of the NDAA would:

1) Explicitly authorize the federal government to indefinitely imprison without charge or trial American citizens and others picked up inside and outside theUnited States;

(2) Mandate military detention of some civilians who would otherwise be outside of military control, including civilians picked up within the United States itself; and

(3) Transfer to the Department of Defense core prosecutorial, investigative, law enforcement, penal, and custodial authority and responsibility now held by the Department of Justice.

The Washington Post of course did its part to make sure it appeared this bill was about “terrorists”, who could be held indefinitely, who could be subject to extraordinary rendition (transferred to countries like Egypt for extensive torture) and glossed over or totally avoided mentioning the fact that the provisions of this bill could be applied, and are actually intended to be applied to US citizens on US soil.

The language of the bill is intentionally very broadly written to allow later interpretations that will be used to redefine yet again, our rights, our protections, striking each one down under the false flag use of “the war of terror”.

In the last several years we have seen the militarization of our local law enforcement under the direction of Homeland Security. We now have major US cities armed with military tanks, drones, and outfitted like star wars storm troopers; all for use against US citizens in their own communities. Local law enforcement has been remade into extended military units to enable them to become a working military unit in tandem with military control. These law enforcement units have ceased operating as “protect and serve” civil service operations and instead have become direct threats to the communities which are forced to endure them. The escalating violence against the citizens, the abrogation of rights, the violation of standing laws and the protection provided to these units by the courts should have us all demanding an end to Homeland Security interference in local law enforcement activities and reverting law enforcement back to one of community protection and service.

We have seen the creation of the White House Rural Council along with other newly created agencies that all include the military as part of their structure. This is no accident. There is no plausible reason the military would be included in any Council making preparations to unlawfully enter into the states, unless military action against the citizenry was anticipated.

S.1867 is a catch all bill. Its intention is to make legal (not lawful) the crime of unlawful detention without due process. By extension, the bill would condone the practice of extraordinary rendition for the purpose of torture of US citizens who could be kidnapped from our streets without being charged with a crime, having access to the courts for redress (the bill condones the military holding tribunals outside of the US court system at its discretion) and holding US citizens indefinitely without charging them with any crime.

This bill is one of the final steps necessary in striking down any remaining Constitutional protections or rights, all under the phony war of terror being perpetrated by our own government against its own citizens. This is not a right or left, Democrat or Republican plan……they are all in it together. They will all vote for it together knowing full well that it is an assault on the people of the US.

In my opinion, it is an open declaration of war against the people by our own government.

This brings us back to the initial question:

If ordered to do so, would our own military turn on us?

It appears they would.

The Coming Global Collapse

17 Quotes About The Coming Global Financial Collapse That Will Make Your Hair Stand Up
November 22, 2011
Print Version

By Michael Snyder
BlacklistedNews.com

Is the world on the verge of another massive global financial collapse? Yes. The western world is drowning in an ocean of debt unlike anything the world has ever seen before, and our financial markets are gigantic casinos that are dependent on huge mountains of risk and leverage remaining very stable. In the end, this house of cards that has been built on a foundation of sand is going to come crashing down in a horrifying manner. Usually in this column I go on and on about why things will soon get much worse. But today I am going to take a bit of a break. Today, I am going to let some of the top financial professionals in the world tell you why things will soon get much worse. Many of the quotes that you are about to read just might make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Most people out there have no idea what is about to happen. Most people out there are working hard and are busy preparing for the holidays and they are hopeful that the economy will turn around soon. But that is not going to happen. We are heading for another major global financial collapse, and when it happens the U.S. economy is going to get even worse.

The epicenter for the coming global financial collapse is almost certainly going to be in Europe. As you will see below, financial professionals all over the world are sounding the alarm about Europe. It is a disaster that everyone can see coming but that nobody seems to be able to prevent.

Of course the failure of the “supercommittee” in the United States certainly is not helping matters. There is already talk that we may soon see another downgrade for U.S. debt. It is hard to even describe how incompetent the U.S. Congress is.

There is a tremendous lack of leadership both in the United States and in Europe right now. The financial world is more interconnected than ever before, and when the financial dominoes start to fall it is going to take a miracle to keep a complete and total disaster from unfolding.

So when the time comes, who is going to step forward and provide that leadership?

That is a really, really good question.

Right now, panic and fear are spreading like wildfire in the financial world and nobody knows for sure what is going to happen next.

But one thing is for certain. Pessimism is growing stronger by the day.

The following are 17 quotes about the coming global financial collapse that will make your hair stand up….

#1 Credit Suisse’s Fixed Income Research unit: “We seem to have entered the last days of the euro as we currently know it. That doesn’t make a break-up very likely, but it does mean some extraordinary things will almost certainly need to happen – probably by mid-January – to prevent the progressive closure of all the euro zone sovereign bond markets, potentially accompanied by escalating runs on even the strongest banks.”

#2 Willem Buiter, chief economist at Citigroup: “Time is running out fast. I think we have maybe a few months — it could be weeks, it could be days — before there is a material risk of a fundamentally unnecessary default by a country like Spain or Italy which would be a financial catastrophe dragging the European banking system and North America with it.”

#3 Jim Reid of Deutsche Bank: “If you don’t think Merkel’s tone will change then our investment advice is to dig a hole in the ground and hide.”

#4 David Rosenberg, a senior economist at Gluskin Sheff in Toronto: “Lenders are finding it difficult to finance their day-to-day operations with short-term funding. This is a lot like 2008 but with more twists.”

#5 Christian Stracke, the head of credit research for Pimco: “This is just a repeat of what we saw in 2008, when everyone wanted to see toxic assets off the banks’ balance sheets”

#6 Paul Krugman of the New York Times: “At this point I’d guess soaring rates on Italian debt leading to a gigantic bank run, both because of solvency fears about Italian banks given a default and because of fear that Italy will end up leaving the euro. This then leads to emergency bank closing, and once that happens, a decision to drop the euro and install the new lira. Next stop, France.”

#7 Paul Hickey of Bespoke Investment Group: “More and more, we are hearing anecdotal comments from individual and professionals that this is the most difficult environment they have ever experienced as the market is like a fish flopping around after being taken out of the water.”

#8 Bob Janjuah of Nomura International: “Germany appears to be adamant that full political and fiscal integration over the next decade (nothing substantive will happen over the short term, in my view) is the only option, and ECB monetisation is no longer possible. I really think it is that clear and simple. And if I am wrong, and the ECB does a U-turn and agrees to unlimited monetisation, I will simply wait for the inevitable knee-jerk rally to fade before reloading my short risk positions. Even if Germany and the ECB somehow agree to unlimited monetisation I believe it will do nothing to fix the insolvency and lack of growth in the eurozone. It will just result in a major destruction of the ECB‟s balance sheet which will force an ECB recap. At that point, I think Germany and its northern partners would walk away. Markets always want short, sharp, simple solutions.”

#9 Dan Akerson, CEO of General Motors: “The ’08 recession, which was a credit bubble that manifested itself through primarily the real estate market, that was a serious stress….This is much more serious.”

#10 Francesco Garzarelli of Goldman Sachs: “Pressures on Euro area sovereign bond markets have progressively intensified and spread like a wildfire.”

#11 Jim Rogers: “In 2002 it was bad, in 2008 it was worse and 2012 or 2013 is going to be worse still – be careful”

#12 Dr. Pippa Malmgren, the President and founder of Principalis Asset Management who once worked in the White House as an adviser to President Bush: “Market forces are increasingly determining what the options are and foreclosing on options policymakers thought they had. One option which is now under discussion involves permitting a country to temporarily leave the Euro, return to its native currency, devalue, commit to returning to the Euro at a better debt to GDP ratio, a better exchange rate and a better growth trajectory and yet not sacrifice its EU membership. I would like to say for the record that this is precisely the thought process that I expected to evolve,but when I proposed this possibility back in 2009, and again in September 2010, I had a 100% response from clients and others that this was “impossible” and many felt it was “ridiculous”. They may be right but this is the current state of the discussion. The Handelsblatt in Germany has reported this conversation, but wrongly assumes that the country that will exit is Germany. I think that Germany will have to exit if the Southern European states do not. Germany’s preference is to stay in the Euro and have the others drop out. The problem has been the Germans could not convince the others to walk away. But, now, market pressures are forcing someone to leave. Germany is pushing for that someone to be Italy. They hope that this would be a one off exception, not to be repeated by any other country. Obviously, though, if Italy leaves the Euro and reverts to Lira then the markets will immediately and forcefully attack Spain, Portugal and even whatever is left of the already savaged Greeks. These countries will not be able to compete against a devalued Greece or Italy when it come to tourism or even infrastructure. But, the principal target will be France. The three largest French banks have roughly 450 billion Euros of exposure to Italian debt. So, further sovereign defaults are certainly inevitable, but that is true under any scenario. Growth and austerity will not do the trick, as ZeroHedge rightly points out. Ultimately, I will not be at all surprised to see Europe’s banking system shut for days while the losses and payments issues are worked out. People forget that the term “bank holiday” was invented in the 1930’s when the banks were shut for exactly the same reason.”

#13 Daniel Clifton, a policy strategist with Strategas Research Partners on the potential for more downgrades of U.S. debt: “We would expect further downgrades, a first downgrade from Moody’s and Fitch and possibly a second downgrade from S&P.”

#14 Warren Buffett on the problems in the eurozone: “The system as presently designed has revealed a major flaw. And that flaw won’t be corrected just by words. Europe will either have to come closer together or there will have to be some other rearrangement because this system is not working”

#15 David Kostin, equity strategist for Goldman Sachs: “The wide range of possible outcomes on both the super committee process and the unstable political economy in Europe drives our view that investors should assume the worst while hoping for the best.”

#16 Mark Mobius, the head of the emerging markets desk at Templeton Asset Management: “There is definitely going to be another financial crisis around the corner”

#17 Gerald Celente, founder of The Trends Research Institute: “The whole system is going down. Pull your money out your Fidelity account, your Scwhab accout, and your ETFs.”

Are you starting to get the picture?

When so many top financial professionals are freaking out like this, perhaps the rest of us should start paying attention.

They are telling us that “time is running out”.

They are telling us that “there is definitely going to be another financial crisis”.

They are telling us that this “is going to be worse” than 2008.

They are telling us that “the whole system is going down”.

Yes, a devastating financial collapse really is coming. Just like in 2008, it will seem like the “end of the world” while it is happening, but it won’t be. It will severely damage our financial system and our economy, but it will not finish us off.

Think of it this way. When you build a sand castle at the beach, it doesn’t get totally wiped out by the first wave or the second wave that hits it. Each wave does significant damage, but the destruction of your sand castle is a process.

It is the same thing with the U.S. economy. We once had the most incredible economic machine that the world has ever seen. It is constantly being guttedand the financial crisis of 2008 hit us really hard, but we are still doing okay.

After this next financial crisis we will be in even worse shape. But we will still be breathing.

More “waves” will come after this next financial crisis. If we continue on the road that we are on, our economy will progressively get worse and worse.

Not everyone will agree with this analysis, and that is okay. In the end, time will reveal the truth to all of us.

Right now, we all need to get ready for the next wave that is about to hit us. A lot of people are going to lose their jobs over the next few years. Hopefully you are prepared for that.

Ham Radio Resurgence

The newest trend in American communication isn't another smartphone from Apple or Google but one of the elder statesmen of communication: Ham radio licenses are at an all time high, with over 700,000 licenses in the United States, according to the Federal Communications Commission.

Ham radio first took the nation by storm nearly a hundred years ago. Last month the FCC logged 700,314 licenses, with nearly 40,000 new ones in the last five years. Compare that with 2005 when only 662,600 people hammed it up and you'll see why the American Radio Relay League -- the authority on all things ham -- is calling it a "golden age."

ham radio operator Joe Carcia

Nov. 16, 2011: Joe Carcia mans the mic at W1AW at the American Radio Relay League Headquarters in Newington, CT.

"Over the last five years we've had 20-25,000 new hams a year," Allen Pitts, a spokesman for the group, told FoxNews.com.

The unusual slang term -- a "ham" is more properly known as an amateur radio operator -- described a poor operator when the first wireless operators started out in the early 1900s. At that time, government and coastal ships would have to compete with amateurs for signal time, because stations all battled for the same radio wavelength. Frustrated commercial operators called the amateurs “hams” and complained that they jammed up the signal.

People like John Pritchett have used the slang term ever since.

“It takes an inquisitive mind that wants the challenge to speak with the rest of the world,” Pritchett told FoxNews.com. “I meet a lot of people as a result amateur radio. It’s a fascinating experience to meet somebody who you’ve talked to for years -- when you finally meet them and go, wow, that’s you.”

Pritchett has been a ham for over 35 years. He sits in his ham shack slowly turning the dial on his amateur radio and listening attentively for a voice through the high radio frequency. But he’s not looking for aliens: Pritchett is dialing in to make contact with someone around the world.

“W6JWK, This is John in Fresno, California,” he says.

Pritchett can communicate with people around the globe or even astronauts in space by talking through his microphone or using Morse code.

With more people joining the hobby, local ham radio businesses are growing as well. Amateur Electronics Supply in Las Vegas sells everything to do with ham radios, from transceivers, amplifiers and antennas to handhelds.

“We have clientele from all walks of life," manager Luke Rohn told FoxNews.com. "We have church groups who are interested in ham radio for a viable source of communication in times of natural disaster. We have young kids that find ham radio interesting. Maybe they’ve heard about it through their father and grandfather and it’s a lot of fun for them.”

According to the American Radio Relay League, retirees and emergency groups are among the main reasons for the nearly 30,000 new hams that pick up the hobby each year.

Ham is a boon for safety as well as a fun pastime: When normal communications methods fail and cellphone towers are jammed, ham radios will still work and can help out in disaster situations, because they don’t require towers to relay the signal.

“Amateur radio came into play very much during the major earthquake in the Bay Area in 1989. The only thing I had was a little handheld radio. Nothing else worked, telephones didn’t work, cellphones didn’t work, amateur radio just kept right on working,” Pritchett said.

Looking to ham it up a bit with some friends? Try a fox hunt -- the radio equivalent of ham-to-ham combat. In a fox hunt, local amateur radio clubs search for a transmitter (called the fox) using their homemade antennas.

“The fox hunting is really fun -- the thrill of the chase, the competition of being the first to find the transmitter,” said Rob Mavis, president of the Clovis Amateur Radio Pioneers club in Clovis, Calif.

Ham radio is inexpensive fun, as well: All you need is a couple hundred bucks to get started and a FCC license -- which is free, but requires a $10 to $12 fee to cover expenses.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/11/17/radio-days-are-back-ham-radio-licenses-at-all-time-high/?test=faces#ixzz1eXsPQBB5

Super Efficient Fireplace cont.....

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Start-Up Conditioning (after construction):
Allow at least four weeks of 50 degree Fahrenheit (or greater) natural air drying, by opening the air tubes and the firebox door. Use of forced air or controlled low temperature heat will speed up the drying.

CAUTION:
rapid drying before burning may lead to cracking.

After air drying, the first fire should be light wood kindling with about five pounds of wood and enough paper for starting. Increase the fire size by two pounds of wood per day until twenty-five pounds of wood is fired on the tenth day. Then 50 pounds burned slowly on the 11th day will usually complete the conditioning time. This conditioning time is important. All of the construction moisture must be driven from the brick prior to high temperature f~ntgo a void surface cracking from trapped steam. Excessive cracking can allow some smoke to leak through the firewall into the house.

Loading the Wood in the Arebox:

Put a small amount of paper and kindling near the rear of the firebox, then larger kindling, then small logs, and then larger logs. Use a long stick or other device to light the paper at the rear of the firebox. This allows a very hot fire and bums from the rear to the front without burning all of the wood at once. Rear to front
burning will not overload the chimney and air ducts. A masonry stove works best when fired hot, if the chimney draft and air intake continue to provide a clean burning of the fuel. Generally, new wood added to the firebox will burn readily, without kindling wood, even if bnly a few hot coals are visible from the previous charge of fuel.

Operating (Controlling the fire):

The greatest probability for smoke to leak into the room is from 5 to 45 minutes after the fire is started. Do not open the door in this time period. Use the driest wood when starting a fire and do not overload the firebox.

Be certain that the flue and the outside air vents are open. In very tightly constructed houses, a window or I door may need to be opened for a few minutes at start-up when using the air damper on the fire door for start-up combustion air. I Avoid running an oil or a gas furnace when starting the masonry stove. This prevents a reverse flow of gases through the masonry stove to feed the flame on an oil or gas furnace. Anytime the masonry stove door or door damper is open, reverse air flow can occur because a greater negative force is created by the combustion air
demand of a furnace.

A combustion draft fan in an oil furnace creates an even greater negative force.
From a comfort point of view, it is very easy to overfire these masonry stoves. For example, 20 pounds of air dry wood will supply enough energy to heat a well insulated 1000 square foot home for 12-15 hours, even with a zero degree outside temperature. Since a masonry stove produces radiant heat, a person is more comfortable at a lower temperature when one is in the vicinity of the unit. The unit holds heat for a long time, therefore, overfiring should be avoided. Opening a window to cool the house after overheating, is not an efficient use of fuel. After the fire has died down, close any open windows, close the bell damper on the door, and regulate the outside air flow in the outside air intake tubes.

Because the firebox temperature has been measured at 1800 degrees Fahrenheit, even fairly high moisture fuel will normally burn without a serious creosote buildup. However, high moisture content fuel will reduce the heating value of the fuel and therefore should be avoided. Repeated burning of overly wet fuels could possibly I
lead to creosote build up even in these normally creosote free masonry stoves.
The question has arisen about burning coal in a masonry stove, even though they are considered wood burning nits. There is a lack of information regarding the use of coal as a masonry stove fuel, but in one known situation, roof shingles and building felt paper were burned without black smoke emissions or creosote.

On the subject of buming coal, the following advice is offered; use a grate inside the firebox, because coal must have undergrate draft to burn properly. Coal also bums hotter than wood, therefore, use a very small fire to avoid structural damage to the walls of the unit. Do not try to burn coal under any circumstances if the firebox is not made of high quality firebrick and high temperature air setting mortar.

Caution: Portland cement mortar will not stand high temperature and is not to be used with firebrick in the firebox or the first flue run. When buming any fuel besides dry cordwood, burn the fuels only in small quantities and only after the firebox has reached an operating temperature which requires one to two hours of rapid buming.

When the firebox is at full operating temperature and properly supplied with air, all biomass is completely converted to carbon dioxide and water vapor. Both of these gases pass harmlessly through the flue runs. If the firebox is overloaded with high moisture or high energy fuel (tar, glue, etc.), there is a very great chance for overfiring and for creosote deposits in the flue runs and chimney liner, especially at start-up. Incomplete combustion from lack of sufficient air will waste fuel and create carbon monoxide gas.

Overfiring will result in heavy smoke pouring out of the chimney. The fire (as seen through the door damper) will not be a good clear color, but will appear as a dull yellow to orange color. Ideal combustion usually results in blue and bright
yellow flame. DO NOT burn CCA treated, Creosote treated, Penta treated, or painted lumber. Each of these wood preservative treating compounds can create long term health hazards because of toxic gas produced and/or heavy metal deposits from fly ash or flue gases. CCA contains arsenic, paints often contain lead, chrome,
titanium and other undesirable compounds which become a greater hazard when gasified by burning.

Heat Distribution:

The use of a small (3 or 4 inch diameter blade) slow speed fan, placed high on the wall in the same room as the masonry stove, aimed at the floor down a short hallway or through a doorway is a very economical way to distribute heat. Slow speed fans can usually be obtained at specialty stove dealer shops, hardware stores and/or
some electrical supply houses. Non-ducted fan driven air may feel cool, even at 90 degrees Fahrenheit, but it will still warm an adjoining room. It is the evaporation of moisture from your body that makes the warm air feel cool. A forced air furnace usually blows air at temperatures higher than 110 degrees Fahrenheit.

In some residences, a furnace duct system can be utilized to move hot air, if there is a "fan-only" operation in the furnace cycle, however, masonry stoves are best utilized for zone heating (one or two rooms). A masonry stove located in a well insulated basement (preferably insulated on the outside of the walls) is a reasonable way to distribute heat. However, a heating unit located in a non-insulated basement is a very poor way to distribute heat.

Safety:
It is suggested that a minimum clearance of twelve inches from the exterior side wall of the masonry stove (27 x 36 inch exterior size firebox) and a minimum of 18 inches from the rear of the exterior wall to the nearest combustible material be maintained. Larger masonry stoves may require more clearance. Dry wall, or a four
inch brick against a wood stud, is not fireproof construction. If, for any reason this clearance cannot be maintained from the wall surface, it is suggested that a 26 or 28 gauge (light colored) sheet metal heat barrier between the house wall and the exterior masonry stove wall be installed. This heat barrier must have a minimum
one inch opening at the top, bottom, and sides for free air flow. It must be spaced one inch out from the combustible surface, installed with non-flammable spacers, such as metal tubes or ceramic insulators. This should be a sufficient safety factor to allow a six inch distance between the heat shield and the exterior masonry
stove side wall. Do not place the exterior rear wall of the stove closer than nine inches to the properly spaced heat shield. The heat shield should always extend six inches higher than the stove wall, or to within one inch of the ceiling, whichever gives the greatest protection and allows unimpeded air flow. In a horizontal flue run design, the top of the masonry stove is that coolest part of the unit.

Even with this design, maintain at least one inch of air flow space to a combustible ceiling surface. If the unit is not too tall, one extra brick, on top
of the stove overlapping the previous mortar joints will greatly reduce any fire hazard. Temperatures at the top rear of a vertical flue run design masonry stove, are hotter than the same location with a horizontal design flue run. If it is anticipated that the masonry stove top will be very close to the ceiling, install a heat shield with the proper 1 inch spacing for air flow and sufficient spacers to avoid sagging. The fire door should be twenty-four inches from a combustible surface. If installed in an alcove, add 50 percent to all minimum distances as noted
above.

Do not open the door when the fire is within 45 minutes of start up time. Do not open the cleanouts until after all coals and ashes have been removed from the firebox. Always place coals and ashes, even if they feel cool, in a metal container with a metal lid. Remove the ash container from the living quarters and place the metal container on a noncombustible surface. Fires have started as long as seven days later from supposedly cool ashes. Embedded coals within "cool ashes" often give off poisonous carbon monoxide when allowed to remain in the house.

In the event of a chimney fire, have a 25 pound, dry type, fire extinguisher nearby. Call the fire department immediately, evacuate all non-fire fighters from the house. Open the fire door and direct several short bursts from the extinguisher at the base of the fire. Close off all air possible. Do not use water on the firebox walls. Always have a knowledgeable person inspect the chimney after a flue fire. Smoke alarms are excellent low cost insurance; use them for the family's protection.

Installation of Gas Port for Safety:

(On vertical flue stoves, it is a good safety measure to allow a 1 inch by 2 inch gas escape port at the top of the hanging flue run.) To avoid any explosive gas build-up that may arise because of improper stove operation, such as burning the fire too slow, or closing down the stove too soon or improper damper operation.
For placement of gas port see drawings below.

SAWED SINGLE BRICK
GAS PORT
LOCATION

It is best to have the 2 inch line lying on the horizontal. The gas port should be
at the highest point in the hanging flue run.

Builder/Crafter's Confidence:

There is a great deal of information to absorb from the previous pages. The volume of material may discourage some from attempting to construct a masonry stove. Once the materials are located, the greatest obstacle has been removed. Bricklaying is not complicated, just different and slower than carpentry work. Masonry stoves
have been built at many locations around the country by do-it-yourselfers without previous bricklaying experience.

However, it is a feasible idea to have help by setting up your own workshop group, or attend a workshop if one can be located. As in most unfamiliar situations, nothing is accomplished, unless something is started. If you are unsure of your skills, consult a brickmason or other competent crafts person. Locating materials may be difficult, but there are many sources of technical help for design and construction details.

References:
"The Practical Handbook of Concrete and Masonry" by Richard Day from Arco Publishing Company, Inc.; 219
Park Avenue South; New York, New York 10003,

and also

"The Art of Bricklaying by J. Edgar Ray; Charles
A. Bennett Company Publishing, Peoria, Illinois. Your public library often has books on this subject matter.
Materials List:
Sand
gravel
reinforcing rods
tie wire
8 x 8 hardware cloth
Type A-1 portland cement, lime for anti-set compound, fly ash
angle iron or other lintels
clean-out doors, fire door, oven door
fire brick, standard and specialty brick, skew brick
air setting high temperature mortar (approximately 100 pounds)
fire brick grout (for filling and leveling by mixing with firebrick mortar) (grout is finely chipped firebrick)
face brick
anchor bolts
gaskets
flue tile liner
air ducts
air valves
sand screen-home made with 8 x 8 hardware cloth
flue damper (if needed)
2" x 6" forming boards for hearth pad form
12 or 16 penny common nails
roof flashing, roof cement and zinc nails
clean water for mixing cement
ornamental tile and mastic (if desired)
1 x 2 or 1 x 3 lumber (to build sand screen) plus wire for insect screen
reinforcing rods
welded wire fence mesh 2" x 4" and tie wire
doors and cleanouts
air ducts and valve materials
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