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Fire pit #18996342 12/08/23
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas hanco OP Campfire Savant
OP hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas	I ended up with an old fire ring someone left at the deer lease. I’m gonna fix it up for the hell of it. Some of you all like my little projects I do to keep busy. Neither end was cut square, so I plumbed it up with wedges, used block and soapstone to slide around and mark to cut. Cut square on each end Made a chain thang to help work on it and move with tractor. It will be a couple days before I have time to fool with it. Wifey due in from Norway in a little while, her family Christmas party is tomorrow. Last edited by hanco; 12/08/23.

Re: Fire pit hanco #18996412 12/08/23
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,693 Likes: 23 Not In The City rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna
rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,693 Likes: 23 Not In The City	Good project! Is that a piece of pipe? Looks like at least 30" if so... Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!

Re: Fire pit hanco #18996463 12/08/23
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 67,284 Likes: 45 TN slumlord Campfire Kahuna
slumlord Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 67,284 Likes: 45 TN	Keep us posted i enjoy seeing metal work projects you do.

Re: Fire pit rockinbbar #18996465 12/08/23
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas hanco OP Campfire Savant
OP hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas	Originally Posted by rockinbbar Good project! Is that a piece of pipe? Looks like at least 30" if so... 42”.

Re: Fire pit hanco #18996471 12/08/23
Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 4,040 Likes: 1 Utah crittrgittr Campfire Tracker
crittrgittr Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 4,040 Likes: 1 Utah	Will be interesting to see what you come up with on this one Hanco

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Re: Fire pit hanco #18996482 12/08/23
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas hanco OP Campfire Savant
OP hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas	I have a question about the top. I’m gonna cut the bottom out of this 48”x48” piece of 3/8 plate. I was thinking of putting the 3” piece that’s left on top. Should I cut it round, put it on it square or 45 degree the corners? I’m gonna put a 3/4 round bar on that top plate if round, square, or 45 degree cut. I have 4” pipe for the three legs. Round would be like this Last edited by hanco; 12/08/23.

Re: Fire pit hanco #18996508 12/08/23
Joined: Aug 2023 Posts: 1,919 Feral_American Campfire Regular
Feral_American Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2023 Posts: 1,919	Originally Posted by hanco Originally Posted by rockinbbar Good project! Is that a piece of pipe? Looks like at least 30" if so... 42”. My son brought me a 12" piece of that from the pipeline and is up at the fire spot doing fire duty. Works great. Heavy as hell. I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children may live in peace. ~~ Thomas Paine

Re: Fire pit hanco #18996562 12/08/23
Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 4,040 Likes: 1 Utah crittrgittr Campfire Tracker
crittrgittr Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 4,040 Likes: 1 Utah	Make her round Hanco

Re: Fire pit crittrgittr #18996596 12/08/23
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,693 Likes: 23 Not In The City rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna
rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,693 Likes: 23 Not In The City	Originally Posted by crittrgittr Make her round Hanco Agree. Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!

Re: Fire pit hanco #18996617 12/08/23
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 4,117 Likes: 5 Mtns of Va and Wv Troutnut Campfire Tracker
Troutnut Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 4,117 Likes: 5 Mtns of Va and Wv	Should last a long time. We had an 18" tall 36 " diameter piece of gasline from the pipeline at our old camp.

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Re: Fire pit hanco #18996618 12/08/23
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,419 eastern NC F fuzzytail Campfire Regular
fuzzytail Campfire Regular F Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,419 eastern NC	It will look great what ever you do. Enjoy your metal work skills..... If it ain't broke don't fix it!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Fire pit hanco #18996655 12/08/23
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 4,576 J Jim1611 Campfire Tracker
Jim1611 Campfire Tracker J Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 4,576	Originally Posted by hanco I have a question about the top. I’m gonna cut the bottom out of this 48”x48” piece of 3/8 plate. I was thinking of putting the 3” piece that’s left on top. Should I cut it round, put it on it square or 45 degree the corners? I’m gonna put a 3/4 round bar on that top plate if round, square, or 45 degree cut. I have 4” pipe for the three legs. Round would be like this I thought round would be good at first but there are times on mine a corner at the edge would be a good place to sit the coffee pot or skillet.

Re: Fire pit crittrgittr #18996694 12/08/23
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas hanco OP Campfire Savant
OP hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas	Originally Posted by crittrgittr Make her round Hanco That’s the way I’m leaning. Should I use slick round bar or a piece of 3/4 rebar? I’ve seen fire pits with rebar and thought they looked good.

Re: Fire pit hanco #18996719 12/08/23
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,445 Likes: 2 SW Georgia G Godogs57 Campfire Tracker
Godogs57 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,445 Likes: 2 SW Georgia	Nice! I use a Civil War era syrup pot a farmer friend gave me. Thing weighs about 350+# You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.

Re: Fire pit hanco #18996759 12/08/23
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 1,134 Texas tater74 Campfire Regular
tater74 Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 1,134 Texas	I vote slick, but I used to live in the north part of the country. The cow is where you are, the bull is where you want to be. No one gets something for nothing unless someone else got nothing for something.

Re: Fire pit hanco #19002359 12/10/23
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas hanco OP Campfire Savant
OP hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas	Got a bottom put on it today, legs marked out. Last edited by hanco; 12/10/23.

Re: Fire pit hanco #19002442 12/10/23
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 2,692 Virginia V Verylargeboots Campfire Regular
Verylargeboots Campfire Regular V Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 2,692 Virginia	Looks good. I'm sure you will add this, but holes at the bottom of the sidewalk will help a lot with keeping the fire going. Holes on the base tend to clog. Last edited by Verylargeboots; 12/10/23.

Re: Fire pit Verylargeboots #19002567 12/10/23
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas hanco OP Campfire Savant
OP hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas	Originally Posted by Verylargeboots Looks good. I'm sure you will add this, but holes at the bottom of the sidewalk will help a lot with keeping the fire going. Holes on the base tend to clog. I have a star pattern, gonna cut 4 or 5 in sides

Re: Fire pit Jim1611 #19002665 12/10/23
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 61,030 Likes: 18 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon Campfire Kahuna
wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 61,030 Likes: 18 Iowa/NW Ontario	Are those Pin oak leaves? These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: Fire pit wabigoon #19003034 12/11/23
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas hanco OP Campfire Savant
OP hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,841 Likes: 20 Texas	Originally Posted by wabigoon Are those Pin oak leaves? Red Oak, Need some??? Last edited by hanco; 12/11/23.

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