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SWMBO says I can't have one
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Gotta agree with Gav!
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decided to do a bit more on the pig today. 
positioned a 2.5" hole saw where i wanted the chimney to be, and marked through the centre of it, to give me a centre point.
centre punched and pilot drilled.
a decent hole saw and plenty of cutting fluid made light work of drilling the hole.
marked the tube that will be the chimney.
and cut it off.
while the cutting disc was in the grinder, i chopped off 3 pieces of tube, these will be the fit together chimney pieces.
ground some galv off the tube where i intended to weld, and cleaned some of the powder coating off the pig.
perfect use for one of my new magnetic corner welding clamps.
cut 2 50mm strips of 2.5mm sheet steel.
marked 25mm in on the 50mm strip, and 25mm in on the tube.
started welding the 2 pieces together.
i welded a bit, and then hammered and bent it around a bit more, then welded, and so on.
had to cut the end off the 50mm strip, and then finished welding it on.
test fitted it.
found a length of 20mm x 3mm strip in the shed, and cut, bent and drilled a hole, in an 80mm piece of it.
drilled the door and bolted it on.
cut and bent another piece of 20mm x 3mm.
clamped and welded it in place.
decided to fire up the pig!
being a carpenter means theres always loads of fire wood!
decided to do it in the shed due to the fact is was raining very heavily outside.
it got quite smoky as all the powder coating burnt off the old cylinder.
had flames shooting out of the chimney at one point.
put a piece of mesh over the top of the chimney to help prevent sparks from shooting out of the top.
the powder coating burnt off nicely, and a quick brush over with a wire brush took it back to bare metal.
once it was going it was very efficient.
decided to use it to burn out my old panhard rod bushes.
one out.
flipped it around.
and other side done.
very pleased with how well it worked! after half an hour or so it was burning very efficiently and kicking out a lot of heat. i did wonder about maybe drilling a few holes in the bottom to help it draw more air in and burn even better.
what i dont want those is the possibility of hot embers or sparks falling out of the bottom.
so i need to make the other 2 sections of chimney, and make the hot plate.
positioned a 2.5" hole saw where i wanted the chimney to be, and marked through the centre of it, to give me a centre point.
centre punched and pilot drilled.
a decent hole saw and plenty of cutting fluid made light work of drilling the hole.
marked the tube that will be the chimney.
and cut it off.
while the cutting disc was in the grinder, i chopped off 3 pieces of tube, these will be the fit together chimney pieces.
ground some galv off the tube where i intended to weld, and cleaned some of the powder coating off the pig.
perfect use for one of my new magnetic corner welding clamps.
cut 2 50mm strips of 2.5mm sheet steel.
marked 25mm in on the 50mm strip, and 25mm in on the tube.
started welding the 2 pieces together.
i welded a bit, and then hammered and bent it around a bit more, then welded, and so on.
had to cut the end off the 50mm strip, and then finished welding it on.
test fitted it.
found a length of 20mm x 3mm strip in the shed, and cut, bent and drilled a hole, in an 80mm piece of it.
drilled the door and bolted it on.
cut and bent another piece of 20mm x 3mm.
clamped and welded it in place.
decided to fire up the pig!
being a carpenter means theres always loads of fire wood!
decided to do it in the shed due to the fact is was raining very heavily outside.
it got quite smoky as all the powder coating burnt off the old cylinder.
had flames shooting out of the chimney at one point.
put a piece of mesh over the top of the chimney to help prevent sparks from shooting out of the top.
the powder coating burnt off nicely, and a quick brush over with a wire brush took it back to bare metal.
once it was going it was very efficient.
decided to use it to burn out my old panhard rod bushes.
one out.
flipped it around.
and other side done.
very pleased with how well it worked! after half an hour or so it was burning very efficiently and kicking out a lot of heat. i did wonder about maybe drilling a few holes in the bottom to help it draw more air in and burn even better.
what i dont want those is the possibility of hot embers or sparks falling out of the bottom.
so i need to make the other 2 sections of chimney, and make the hot plate.
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chadr said:That is a very cool (or should that be hot) piece if kit - even more satisfying is the fact that you've made it yourself!
thanks mate.
im pleased with how its looking and working.
cant wait to get it finished, so i can cook a nice big steak on it!
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Looking v good ben
Thought about this. When out camping etc how long before you can cook breakfast on it and how fast would it cool down?
Looking forward to seeing it in action
Karl
Thought about this. When out camping etc how long before you can cook breakfast on it and how fast would it cool down?
Looking forward to seeing it in action
Karl
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thanks Karl. i reckon about 30mins for it to get up to temp ready for cooking on.
with the door open its easy to get it roaring hot.
as for cooling it down, im thinking a bucket of water!
i think i will probably use it a lot at home on the patio in the summer.
another project ive been looking into is making my own wood fired pizza oven!
with the door open its easy to get it roaring hot.
as for cooling it down, im thinking a bucket of water!
i think i will probably use it a lot at home on the patio in the summer.
another project ive been looking into is making my own wood fired pizza oven!
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For sittting round its going to be great ben.
Never thought about cooling it with water in the morning.
Great thing
Never thought about cooling it with water in the morning.
Great thing
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Tell me about it ben. Im killing to get out....
Got to get a truck sorted and on the road.... story of my life
karl
Got to get a truck sorted and on the road.... story of my life
karl
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didnt sell, so has been re-listed at the same price.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 1112wt_932
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 1112wt_932
Looks good does that Ben 
I can feel the heat from here
I can't remember how I stumbled over these yesterday now but may be of some interest
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140620956095? ... 1378wt_689
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120888723749? ... 3663wt_689
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300693142777? ... _500wt_922
I can feel the heat from here I can't remember how I stumbled over these yesterday now
but may be of some interest http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140620956095? ... 1378wt_689
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120888723749? ... 3663wt_689
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300693142777? ... _500wt_922
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oops only just spotted your links Steven.
some interesting burners there.
i havnt been to my works yard for a few weeks as have been going straight to site instead.
anyway.........................i was in the yard today and found exactly what i was looking for!
now i found this piece of metal in a factory we were clearing in Stourbridge, and when i picked it up about 6 months ago, i thought hmmm...................that looks useful.
so i didnt chuck it in the metal skip, but instead put it in the metal store at work.
its a perfectly round piece of metal, and it looks like its been laser cut.
its 10mm thick.
its going to form the hotplate on top of the pig.
i want to fill the sides though, between the hot plate and the pig.
i did measure up some old acetylene cylinders today, but they wernt the right size. was thinking i could cut a 2" band out of the middle, and scribe this to the contour of the cylinder on the pig.
no real progress today as busy trying to sort my truck out, but will hopefully find some time this week to get it finished.
some interesting burners there.
i havnt been to my works yard for a few weeks as have been going straight to site instead.
anyway.........................i was in the yard today and found exactly what i was looking for!
now i found this piece of metal in a factory we were clearing in Stourbridge, and when i picked it up about 6 months ago, i thought hmmm...................that looks useful.
so i didnt chuck it in the metal skip, but instead put it in the metal store at work.
its a perfectly round piece of metal, and it looks like its been laser cut.
its 10mm thick.
its going to form the hotplate on top of the pig.
i want to fill the sides though, between the hot plate and the pig.
i did measure up some old acetylene cylinders today, but they wernt the right size. was thinking i could cut a 2" band out of the middle, and scribe this to the contour of the cylinder on the pig.
no real progress today as busy trying to sort my truck out, but will hopefully find some time this week to get it finished.
