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Work great, but they don't last very long as burn barrels/pits thanks to the thin metal and the haevy rusting that occurs.
Except refueling. Cut the upper half out on the side?
The big hole already there is fine for refuelling
I prefer dry stacked bricks, a bit less hot to accidentally touch the edge.
Make sure that you drill a hole in the drum. They are full of shot to self-balance. If you heat them up with a fire the pressure inside will increase and it can explode and spray hot shot all over the place.
the pressure inside will increase and it can explode and spray hot shot all over the place
That's what she said
I don't understand.
The tub is normally double walled and welded closed so water doesn't get in. The void has metal shot in it that shifts around to balance the drum when it spins. When you heat up a sealed metal can the air inside expands and can rupture the drum causing it to explode and spray hot shot which could ruin your day.
What if I like pipebombs?
woa-ah black betty
To add to what homie said, "shot" is a bunch of small metal pellets. Like "shotgun".
Thank you, I was scratching my head trying to figure out if they meant metal 'shot into' or a misspelling of metal 'shit'.
Does it hold up to repeated use? I alwaus thought they were kind of thin and would break down after a few good fires.
It does, it’s a pretty standard thing to do around here, my father still uses the one from my great-grandmother’s washing machine, though usually you use those that have a wider opening on top.
I'd imagine even "low quality" stainless steel will hold up pretty well. And it has to at least have enough carbon in it to avoid rusting from all the water.
But WHOA BOYEEE it gonna get HOT!!! Not a bad thing per say, but as pictured there's nothing to prevent against an accidental leg brush. My firepit has a ring/lip around it that if you walk by you'll hit it first before the MUCH hotter body of the bowl itself. I feel like this needs something for a little protection. Even just a ring of very large rocks as a way to keep people away from walking too close.
And it has to at least have enough carbon in it to avoid rusting from all the water.
Incoming internet pedantry alert: It's not the carbon in steel that makes it stainless. It's the carbon that makes it steel (otherwise it would just be iron) but it's the chromium and/or nickel in the alloy that'll make it varying degrees of stainless. Or at least corrosion resistant.
Nicer washing machine drums are stainless, but cheap ones will just be porcelain coated regular old mild steel. Either way it ought to stand up to at least a couple of burns.
Yeah I'm an idiot and chose to use about 1 of my brain cells on that part of the post. I won't embarrass myself by admitting what my VERY long ago undergrad degree was in. Thanks for the correction.
Washing machines have an inner (spinning) and an outer (watertight) drum. I plan to use both for my firepit, which should allow it to be smokeless and also mitigate the "it gonna get HOT" problem.
(I haven't actually made it yet because my outer drum has some butyl tape or something I need to remove first. Anybody know the best way to do that?)
Fire! Remove the tape with fire!
ugh, sorry, I forgot it's the dull mens club, then I don't know.
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Yeah, tbh, I've never looked at the metallurgical composition of a washer drum... I honestly always kind of assumed they were aluminum.
Me too, and the first thought was melting point. But I guess they'd have to be steel to hold the weight they do.
Remember, appliances are typically made out of the cheapest crap possible. Aluminum costs more than steel.
Almost all washing machine tubs are enalemed steel or stainless steel.
Like a diy solo. People forget the first two part of RRR are reduce and REUSE. Love repurposed stuff, and this is a great way to do just that.
Actually looks better than most store bought ones too
Used crusher cones are awesome.
So do crusher cones.
What's a crusher cone??
The classy kinda lady you gotta romance first.
Sidebar: I really want to grill on that shit…
Basically, a really strong cone that moves around the inside of another circular, hard surface slightly off center. You dump rocks in there, and as it spins around, it opens up a small gap. The rock falls in, and then it continues to move around, crushing it. Only rocks of a certain size can fall through the larger ones get crushed.
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I can build it. I have the technology!
Actually it's really fucking hard to separate the plastic washing tub from the metal drum, then the aluminium or wht ever it is web that holds the drum to the spindle is even harder to remove. Took me 2-3 hours, however it's an awesome firepit
Washer dryer combo.
And did you bring the smores kit???
You’re thinking of !exciting_club@lemmy.world. That’s just along the corridor.
you got my hopes up you monster
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We had one in scouts for a few years, it was legitimately amazing. Had to be careful not to touch though.
Why have I never thought of this. I even have a dead washer in my basement I was unsure what to do with.
I might be re-provisioning it's drum.
Hopefully this post will drum up some encouragement for you to do this
My old boyscout leader had a set up like this.
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