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There is a guy around here that sells cut sections from old steel boilers for firepits. Some have lift rings or bolt flanges already welded on. Buddy got two, Gawdawful heavy!
That is a beauty! Do you blacken? Or just let it rust brown? Gonna paint it with High Heat Black paint
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There is a guy around here that sells cut sections from old steel boilers for firepits. Some have lift rings or bolt flanges already welded on. Buddy got two, Gawdawful heavy!
That is a beauty! Do you blacken? Or just let it rust brown? Gonna paint it with High Heat Black paint Several times as it gets used. 
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Even the High Heat will burn off. Let it rust. It will develop its own patina.
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Got top 3” piece slicked off, going to steel supply to get a piece of 3/4 round bar for outside edge, would like to complete this today ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/T3YVDGdV/IMG-2514.jpg)
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With my special welding techniques I wouldn't have the need for any drain holes in the bottom, mine would leak like a sieve.
How bout yours?
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Hanco, what rod are you burning on that? BTW it looks awesome.
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Nice. I’ve got a perfect place for it.
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Hanco, what rod are you burning on that? BTW it looks awesome. 5/32. 6010, pieces of cshit, flux doesn’t fall off one side as it burns, you have to keep tapping rod against metal as you burn, but they are good enough for this project. Those rods probably 35 years old.
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Got the slick rod ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/Nj8WHbXV/IMG-2516.jpg) Ran out of oxygen, was almost done ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/VLXYKqM9/IMG-2517.jpg) Might be a couple of days before I can finish it, kinfolks coming. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/tCNK12Wc/IMG-2518.jpg)
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Looks good! I would be burning 7018 5/32 muck less clean up.
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Looks good! I would be burning 7018 5/32 muck less clean up. The rods I’m gettin rid of are last of the free rods I agree with you if I was buying them, will have to soon.
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How did you bend the round bar? Thickness?
Weld and bend as you go around?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
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How did you bend the round bar? Thickness?
Weld and bend as you go around? This is a 1” bar. They were out of 3/4, the 1” was a little harder to bend. I tack the bar on the plate, heat about 3”” of bar red hot, turn fire pit, heat about another 3”, turn pit. Then tack what I have bent, repeat until I’m all the way around. This is 12 feet around the damn thing. It dresses it up a little, took a couple of hours to get it on there. Put rod around these about a year ago ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/bJLw32vT/IMG-9760.jpg)
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Looks good! I would be burning 7018 5/32 muck less clean up. Kinda partial to 7014. Anything that's easier and makes me look less bad.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Thanks for the answer hanco. The round bar really is a nice touch to the top.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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I got up early this morning, got it done except for wire wheeling and painting, but that will have to wait ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/TPfSwv87/IMG-2534.jpg)
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I got up early this morning, got it done except for wire wheeling and painting, but that will have to wait Looking great! Being as it's trying to rain here this morning, I got to wondering if you are going to leave it solid on the bottom, or put some drain holes?
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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That looks awesome Hanco!
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I got up early this morning, got it done except for wire wheeling and painting, but that will have to wait Looking great! Being as it's trying to rain here this morning, I got to wondering if you are going to leave it solid on the bottom, or put some drain holes? Probably leave it solid, keep it under cover except when I’m going to use it. No trouble to move with tractor. I learned my lesson with a bbq pit, sucked to remove rusted out firebox and replace it.
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