"SRanger- I looked at those jet burners- too localized a flame, I'm guessing they may be a little noisy."
I only used the regulator/valve/hose from the weed torch, and hooked it to the turkey cooker burner (the ony part that wasn't damaged) which has a much wider flame. Not noisy at all, just a low hiss. Can't wait to see how your project works out. I hope you'll post pictures.
This thread has had me thinkin and it is scary when you get a hillbilly thinkin. If you use the burner from a turkey fryer. Mount that in the bottom of the wash drum and then some vermiculite... those fryer burners throw out some serious flame, all that gas bubbling up through the vermiculite should be nice. If you really want to set it off put three of them in there run three hoses and three tanks. Maybe some thirty or forty pound propane tanks. Big fire for sure. turkey fryers and gas logs are easy yard sale finds, this should cost like $7.25. Plenty of cash left over for more beer
Well some of you asked for updates- So I've picked up a 35" fire ring thing at half off at the local grocery store. Well actually Linda Lu snagged it.
Then I got the burner, 24" diameter with a 12" dia, inner ring. 32 holes on the outer ring 16 on the inner ring and 3 holes in the each of the 4 in between arms, hole size "41. Now I need to come up with some sort of mixer to induce air into the system. But just for grins I may go direct drive just for experimentation purposes only.
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The 2 worst things that can happen to an old aviator:
(1) One day you will walk out to your aircraft,
knowing that it will be your last flight.
(2) One day you will walk out to your aircraft,
not knowing it will be your last flight.
Well some of you asked for updates- So I've picked up a 35" fire ring thing at half off at the local grocery store. Well actually Linda Lu snagged it.
Then I got the burner, 24" diameter with a 12" dia, inner ring. 32 holes on the outer ring 16 on the inner ring and 3 holes in the each of the 4 in between arms, hole size "41. Now I need to come up with some sort of mixer to induce air into the system. But just for grins I may go direct drive just for experimentation purposes only.
PROPANE FIRE PIT!! That looks to be the beginings of a serious bonfire! Hopefully when I see a red glow to the southwest of us that it will be you and not another forest fire........do grapes burn??
Neil.
PS. Will that fire ring drive up the price of propane!
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Neil and Lynn Holman
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The "sand stuff" is Vermiculite" I've seen it sold in bulk in the outdoor grill section of Home Depot.
Hope this info helps with the project!
Michael
so i made my own firepit using the outdoor wood firepits you can buy from walmart and sweating some fire rings together using 1/2" copper tubing and solder. then drilling really small holes on top of the rings every 2". i loosely covered the element i made with lava rock but it doesn't keep the flame off the element itself. i noticed you all talking about vermiculite but the only stuff i can find at homedepot is the consistency of sand. is that the stuff i need to pour over top of the element? any suggestions are greatly appreciated. thanks.
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