Re: GAS-L: 3rd World "Chipper" Device

["Paul S. Anderson" <psanders@ilstu.edu>]

Peter,

Considering the extremely low cost of labor (and 
unemployment/underemployment) in Mozambique and many other places, your 
suggestion is very appropriate.

When we can see people beside the road making a living by breaking up 
stones to become gravel by using only a hammer, then a machete could be the 
right tool.

Anyone have comments or experiences on machetes for production of gasifier 
fuels?  Or the next level higher in technology?

Paul

At 12:37 PM 6/17/02 -0500, Peter Singfield wrote:

>Dear All;
>
> >I am especially interested in the least
> >expensive, and I hope manually powered, but all info will be useful.
>
>Regarding your quest for that perfect "chipper".
>
>May I dare suggest the Machete??
>
>Peter Singfield
>Belize -- Central America

Paul S. Anderson, Ph.D.,  Fulbright Prof. to Mozambique 8/99 - 7/00
Rotary University Teacher Grantee to Mozambique >10 mo of 2001-2003
Dept of Geography - Geology (Box 4400), Illinois State University
Normal, IL  61790-4400   Voice:  309-438-7360;  FAX:  309-438-5310
E-mail: psanders@ilstu.edu - Internet items: www.ilstu.edu/~psanders


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