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OT Firepit

David Miller from Iowa

>Since we have so many blacksmiths posting, here's a question -

I'm building a stone patio down by the river, and I want to put in a metal fire ring/pit. The comercial ones are cheezy and way too expensive. Figured that I would go to the junkyard and get an old truck wheel. I could have the welder cut out the interior, or maybe use as is if it is deep enough.

Is this sound rationale, or is there a reason that this wouldn't work?

David (who know a lot more about woodworking than metallurgy)

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Chad Boehlke

>Yes it will work. I also go camping and alot of campgrounds use old rims. Burn off the paint first or you'll get high from the first fire. Chad

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Just curious here

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Chad,

And how do you burn off the paint without fire? Is this one of those Zen things, or do you just invite Todd O or someone else who speaks good grunt over to your place and get him really mad at it?

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you are onto the right idea

bill tindall

>We camp a lot and my favorite forest service "fireplace" is when they just have a cylinder of metal on a cememt slab and a grate to throw on top. Your wheel idea would simulate this arrangement . So would a pile of fire brick stacked up in a circle. You could put it on sand or crushed stone as well as cement.

This arrangement works well for cooking as well as just making a fire to sit by and make smores.

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I was wondering the same thing...

victor parisian

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Chad Boehlke

>Bill I just get a box of matches and light one at a time over the paint so there is less smoke. It take all week to do this so you need to do it on vacation. Thanks for the input Ha Ha. Yes sand, brick, and yes old rocks will work. I like to use new rocks myself, nothing less than 1,000,000,000 yrs old, the old ones just don't work out that well. Just some fun. Chad

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Ernie Miller Topeka

>He is in Iowa not Mane I doubt you could get Todd to visit even if you paid his way. That guy has an attatude about places he'll visit.

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In order to peel paint

Bob Hackett

>You need the services of a qualified NCO of 1st Sgt rank or above.An English Sergeant Major could do it without breaking a sweat.

If you only have NCOs below the rank of SSG then they better be Irish.;^)

Mainely,Bob

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