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Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking. |
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06-23-2007, 03:33 AM | #61 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 04-17-07
Location: Kauai, HI
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Awesome! so does your fire basket rest on the 3 pipe nipples? If so, is that sufficient room for the ash? or does your basket rest on bolts?
You think a ball valve would work on the vertical air intake? I like the magnet idea, cheaper that a 1 in. valve! Hey! I'm a full fledged farker! I hope thats good!!!??? or does that mean I have too much time on my hands?? |
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06-23-2007, 06:28 AM | #62 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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Bottoms Up
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In the picture of the build with the layout lines the drum is actually upside down. divided-circle.jpgI layed out the geometry on my computer for even placement of all the holes that I needed or thought I may need. I printed out the file and trimmed the paper to fit the bottom of the barrel. From there I made sure it was level and using a string with a weight attached I aligned the string to match the layout lines.drum_string.jpg I measured and marked upon the string the location of the hole to be drilled and transfered that to the drum itself. Then, move string to next alignment, mark drum, etc. |
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06-23-2007, 06:34 AM | #63 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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Burn Baby Burn
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I did a total of three burns in the barrel. Filled it to the top with wood each time and let it burn down half way before refueling. I did this when the temps were 95 degrees outside....Man!!! That was one long hot day... |
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06-23-2007, 06:55 AM | #64 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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Details revealed
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it to the other to increase the height...did that work out well for you? I got two sections of 12 x 24 expanded metal at HD and bent, then bolted the two halves together.Basket_detail.jpg At the bottom of the basket I placed my bolts 2.25" from the bottom and rested the charcoal grate from my Weber upon them. This then sets in the drum right on the bottom....on my last cook there may have been about 1" of ash on the bottom...plenty of room for air..I am looking for something to use as an ash pan to ease in clean up. I aspire to be a farker!!!! |
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06-23-2007, 08:17 AM | #65 | |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 09-23-06
Location: Northern Illinois
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06-23-2007, 08:44 AM | #66 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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Optics
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metal on top of my work table and measured for the first bend bask_measr.jpgbask_clamp.jpg Wearing heavy work gloves I bent down the metal and guessed at the angle then reset for each bend after using the same measurement. It only appears to be a nice round shape but is rather a series of bends bask_illus.jpg Once the ends were bolted together I layed it on the floor and used a little friendly persuasion to conform into shape |
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06-23-2007, 09:09 AM | #67 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 06-05-07
Location: Columbia City, IN
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OK...Now I'm feelin farkin a bit slow. I didnt even think about just burnin da fark out of my drum to get the paint off. I lined up a guy to sand blast it for me. My wife says slowness brings out the brokeness in me!!
Thanks for the pics brother!!
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06-23-2007, 10:54 AM | #68 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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Great Minds
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The ground was dust dry and I was concerned about the burn out. So we called for prices of sandblasting my drums, I had gotten three drums and thought to do it all at the same time. Guy on phone says $125.00 an hour, two hours to do the job and I politely thanked him for his time and hung up!!!! Rained the next week for three days...I was in the yard that weekend firing it up!!!! |
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06-23-2007, 11:13 AM | #69 |
Take a breath!
Join Date: 06-17-07
Location: Disneyland
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Pretty tiddy looking fire basket you got there.
Where did you buy the grate on the bottom of the basket and your main cook grill? Are there generic grates at places like Walmart etc, or are folks using replacement parts from specialty shops like BBQs Galore? Seems like there might be a vast price difference... N8's $60 build price has become a target for my new obsession. |
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06-23-2007, 11:39 AM | #70 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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Your Mileage May Vary
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Home Depot the charcoal grate runs about $16.00 and the 22.5" cooking grate around $18.00. I've rechecked the numbers and total cost for the build is closer to $80.00....I'm sorry but when I posted the $60.00 amount I forgot to include the 2" exhaust pipe and elbow fitting and a few more stainless bolts, nuts and washers.....my mistake |
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06-23-2007, 12:09 PM | #71 | |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 09-23-06
Location: Northern Illinois
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06-23-2007, 02:33 PM | #72 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 04-17-07
Location: Kauai, HI
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Thanks N8Man, so in essence the other 2 pipe nipples are "just in case" and that the air intake pipe is more than enough air?
The add on to my barrel worked great, I now have a Weber cover (immitation), Since you know how to get the cover off, on that attachemt I made you can add another cooking grate, and get a total of 3 racks on this..."MO POWER" |
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06-23-2007, 03:17 PM | #73 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 01-23-04
Location: DFW, San AntonioTx
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Nice work on the cooker!
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06-23-2007, 04:15 PM | #74 |
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i must have one of those! great job with the template on the computer
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06-23-2007, 07:03 PM | #75 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 01-14-06
Location: At home on the range in Wyoming
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The engineers I work with have that information on the computer, it just never makes it into a template. The bad part is the young guys on the shop floor don't know there are 360 degrees in a circle and don't know what those little lines on a tape measure are.
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