This thread probably won't get updates very often, since we aren't in a hurry to build it, but I thought I'd post up some pictures of the build.
We started with a big round propane tank built in 1945.
My wife has some pictures of me plasma cutting the doors out. I'll upload them later. We marked a spot just below halfway down, cut along the weld beads, cut our line along the bottom, and cut it in half. We used a sledge hammer to "persuade" the plates out, and then it was a done deal.
Had a great night of drinking beer and firing it out. We ended up getting the paint off by letting the metal get cherry red, then hitting it with a hose. No worries about the 1/4" plate warping.
So far it's looking good. Next we will be welding hinges and handles on the doors, installing grates, then figuring out how we want to do the fire box (gonna be a sort of offset vertical rig).
We started with a big round propane tank built in 1945.
My wife has some pictures of me plasma cutting the doors out. I'll upload them later. We marked a spot just below halfway down, cut along the weld beads, cut our line along the bottom, and cut it in half. We used a sledge hammer to "persuade" the plates out, and then it was a done deal.
Had a great night of drinking beer and firing it out. We ended up getting the paint off by letting the metal get cherry red, then hitting it with a hose. No worries about the 1/4" plate warping.
So far it's looking good. Next we will be welding hinges and handles on the doors, installing grates, then figuring out how we want to do the fire box (gonna be a sort of offset vertical rig).
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