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Post by radio on Mar 2, 2016 21:48:54 GMT -5
Glad you are moving some steel. put a grate over those and make an awesome Santa Maria tri tip griller, especially if you could come up with a way to make it adjustable height Done a good many adjustable height grills Arlen, but never a Santa Maria. 1 My favorite is wrapping veggies and meats in foil with seasonings. 2 Pile in pit. 3 cover with sand. 4 Build fire on top. 5 come back later. later meaning before the coals are completely out, 1 to 4 hours later or longer. 6 Dump the pit 7 Harvest the goodies. Hard to burn and cooks slow that way. Unique flavors and textures. Very slow temp ramp up and temp ramp down. Zero management required. The last trip we did to Roaring River trout park, I gutted, scaled, cut off heads and sliced a lemon really thin and put slices on each side, wrapped in foil and put in coals for about 15 minutes. I'm not much of a trout fan, but those were tasty! |
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Post by jamesp on Mar 3, 2016 16:23:25 GMT -5
Done a good many adjustable height grills Arlen, but never a Santa Maria. 1 My favorite is wrapping veggies and meats in foil with seasonings. 2 Pile in pit. 3 cover with sand. 4 Build fire on top. 5 come back later. later meaning before the coals are completely out, 1 to 4 hours later or longer. 6 Dump the pit 7 Harvest the goodies. Hard to burn and cooks slow that way. Unique flavors and textures. Very slow temp ramp up and temp ramp down. Zero management required. The last trip we did to Roaring River trout park, I gutted, scaled, cut off heads and sliced a lemon really thin and put slices on each side, wrapped in foil and put in coals for about 15 minutes. I'm not much of a trout fan, but those were tasty! Trout = yum That underground cooking will tenderize venison Arlen. |
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Post by zarguy on Mar 3, 2016 16:47:29 GMT -5
James, I've sort of been following your pit saga. Are the bowls left over from some process, or are they shaped to your specs?
Lynn
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Post by jamesp on Mar 3, 2016 17:11:17 GMT -5
James, I've sort of been following your pit saga. Are the bowls left over from some process, or are they shaped to your specs? Lynn They are defects Lynn. Maybe a bit out-of-round. Or with a bad scratch. They take extreme pressure when welded as a tank and not many defects are allowed. So they can them for slight defects because they will certainly get rejected. Pressure vessels must be inspected with rigid tolerances. A 41 inch hemi spherical bowl is designed for 600 pounds of force per square inch pressure, must be close to 2000 square inches making about a million pounds of total force. If it ruptured living things would not fare well. They are standard sizes and formed over very expensive dies. Custom sizes not financially feasible unless buying thousands at a time. Thanks for following. Like making fine jewelry it is rewarding. |
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Post by jamesp on Mar 3, 2016 20:03:27 GMT -5
Odd, shipping a 48 inch pit @ 300 pounds is the same as a 64 inch table pit at 300 pounds.
When any one dimension exceeds 12 feet the price is increased by dimension at this freight company. That is big bonus when shipping larger than pallet. am shocked
Some freight companies charge for every foot over 4 feet in X or Y direction.
Surprised that a very remote Telluride Colorado was only $261 for 300 pounds to consignee address.
Remote locations usually jack prices. So does traffic, New York City is expensive. Remote towns in northern California #1 most expensive.
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Post by radio on Mar 3, 2016 20:07:24 GMT -5
Do you have a special made one for heat treating all that Coral?  |
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Post by jamesp on Mar 3, 2016 21:24:13 GMT -5
Do you have a special made one for heat treating all that Coral? recipe for coral(honest) 3 inches sand on bottom. coral in 1-3 inch range on that pushed into sand flush. 2 more inches of sand Cover with 2" X 4". Then a camp fire. Nice long fire on a calm day. Wind causes heat surges and will crack it. Excellent coral cooker. charcoal briquettes well lit laid on the sand works great for a friend |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 12:44:31 GMT -5
Well i said it. Lets hope im right! My stash wont sink a boat, but two strong men couldnt carry it. Just remember to cash out at or before a 3% dip after the top. That seems to signal a downturn. Study charts over the last few cycles. I bought a load with one year of Mom's tax free gift money and put it back in her estate. Hoping for the 60 number. Silver has been a great long term investment as long as you bought low/sold high cyclically. Silver up almost 10%! |
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Post by jamesp on Mar 6, 2016 12:51:05 GMT -5
I bought a load with one year of Mom's tax free gift money and put it back in her estate. Hoping for the 60 number. Silver has been a great long term investment as long as you bought low/sold high cyclically. Silver up almost 10%! Anticipation |
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Post by orrum on Mar 6, 2016 20:00:14 GMT -5
Really like the suffer tops James. I agree with natural patina is most attractive!
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Post by es355lucille on Mar 6, 2016 20:28:59 GMT -5
James, the fire pits remind me of the cold formed pressure vessel heads. SA-516-70 material......nice designs you are making there! I need one of those in my backyard and I could get rid of my decaying brick..
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Post by jamesp on Mar 7, 2016 7:08:15 GMT -5
Really like the suffer tops James. I agree with natural patina is most attractive! I go to a fair amount of trouble to lay those out in the weather for a couple of months minimum before welding them up Bill. 'seasoning' They arrive from the factory coated in grease and graphite, very messy. The rust simply pushes that mess off. |
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Post by jamesp on Mar 7, 2016 7:13:05 GMT -5
James, the fire pits remind me of the cold formed pressure vessel heads. SA-516-70 material......nice designs you are making there! I need one of those in my backyard and I could get rid of my decaying brick.. There is a long list of carbon steels that they form them out of. And a list of stainless too. These are cold formed, you are correct. They are thicker in the center and thinner where the plate is stretched due to the drawing process. |
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Post by jamesp on Mar 11, 2016 9:16:40 GMT -5
24 inch mini-pit with snuffer top  |
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Post by iant on Mar 14, 2016 2:39:02 GMT -5
24 inch mini-pit with snuffer top Nice work Jim. However, I saw your flickr feed and last photo looks painful. Is that your hand? If so, hope you are OK buddy! |
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Post by jamesp on Mar 14, 2016 7:19:35 GMT -5
iant, all is fine. Still in disbelief that they did not get chopped off. Was betting a thousand when the car was sitting on them. Doc had to get some heavy needles to stitch(his words) my naugahyde. Said they would be gone if the naugahyde wasn't there. A blessing that I hate gloves, don't wear them and have thick skin. OMG that hurt, three guys could not lift the car all the way and dropped it on my fingers again. Six guys finally got it.
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Post by Intheswamp on Mar 14, 2016 8:00:27 GMT -5
iant , all is fine. Still in disbelief that they did not get chopped off. Was betting a thousand when the car was sitting on them. Doc had to get some heavy needles to stitch(his words) my naugahyde. Said they would be gone if the naugahyde wasn't there. A blessing that I hate gloves, don't wear them and have thick skin. OMG that hurt, three guys could not lift the car all the way and dropped it on my fingers again. Six guys finally got it. Oh, I forgot to ask an important question, James....you didn't scratch the wheel did you?  |
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Post by jamesp on Mar 14, 2016 8:46:01 GMT -5
iant , all is fine. Still in disbelief that they did not get chopped off. Was betting a thousand when the car was sitting on them. Doc had to get some heavy needles to stitch(his words) my naugahyde. Said they would be gone if the naugahyde wasn't there. A blessing that I hate gloves, don't wear them and have thick skin. OMG that hurt, three guys could not lift the car all the way and dropped it on my fingers again. Six guys finally got it. Oh, I forgot to ask an important question, James....you didn't scratch the wheel did you? No and haha. But my sister-in-law dented the low profile wheel when she hit the pothole that pinched the sidewall. Bet you see that a lot. |
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Post by Intheswamp on Mar 14, 2016 8:57:47 GMT -5
Low aspect ratio tires...a wheel sellers dream...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2016 23:51:17 GMT -5
Low aspect ratio tires...a wheel sellers dream... How low does it go? 20 series? |
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