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    Wonderful concept, I wonder if modern iterations use a high pressure pump to atomize the fuel? The first one I saw just squirted liquid fuel in on the upstroke. Apparently the more the pile resists sinking the higher the hammer will bounce. This one is certainly not clean burning!

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    That looks fun, would have been fun back in the day. But I am sure my old bones should be trying that these days!!!

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