Christopher K. Hartley
01-18-2011, 3:18 PM
For some of you who have requested, here is my upgraded Boiling Barrel. I will take you step by step in it's components and purpose.
178615
The Boiling Barrel (orange) is a 55 gal. metal drum cut down. The cost for this item was $12.00.
The next item is the boiling basket, it is a heavy plastic barrel cut down and holes drilled for water flow as well as two holes opposite each other at the top for the lifting handles. It fits easily inside the metal barrel with about a four inch void for water flow
178624The benefit of this item is multi fold. A.) it insures that there is water flow around the edges of the barrel so pressure can not build up as Steve Russell refers to in his Boiling Protocol...
http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/woodturning-education-articles.html
http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/boiling-protocol.html
http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/boiling-green-wood.html
B.) it provides for a way to pick up the bowls from the water in an efficient and safe way. The Plastic barrel was free. I made metal handles to lift it from some scrap metal I had in the shop.
178627 The plastic barrel sits inside the metal barrel on three five inch pieces of re-bar. This keeps the plastic barrel off the surface that is heated directly by flame and provides room for better water flow. The re-bar was scrap.
178628 The next item is a heavy metal grating that was cut to fit inside the plastic barrel. This provides a way to hold down the items being boiled so that they remain covered by water. The cost was $15.00 for material and cutting.
178629 The last item is the lid to cover the barrels and hold the heat reducing the time necessary to boil the water and save fuel. It also provides for safety if others are in the area. The lid was purchased from our local Feed Store. it is heavy galvanized metal and cost $30.00. I made the handle from a piece of Hop Horn and attached it with four screws
178630I hope this has been somewhat helpful to some of you and that it provides the help you need to put your Boiling Barrel together. Have Fun!:)
178615
The Boiling Barrel (orange) is a 55 gal. metal drum cut down. The cost for this item was $12.00.
The next item is the boiling basket, it is a heavy plastic barrel cut down and holes drilled for water flow as well as two holes opposite each other at the top for the lifting handles. It fits easily inside the metal barrel with about a four inch void for water flow
178624The benefit of this item is multi fold. A.) it insures that there is water flow around the edges of the barrel so pressure can not build up as Steve Russell refers to in his Boiling Protocol...
http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/woodturning-education-articles.html
http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/boiling-protocol.html
http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/boiling-green-wood.html
B.) it provides for a way to pick up the bowls from the water in an efficient and safe way. The Plastic barrel was free. I made metal handles to lift it from some scrap metal I had in the shop.
178627 The plastic barrel sits inside the metal barrel on three five inch pieces of re-bar. This keeps the plastic barrel off the surface that is heated directly by flame and provides room for better water flow. The re-bar was scrap.
178628 The next item is a heavy metal grating that was cut to fit inside the plastic barrel. This provides a way to hold down the items being boiled so that they remain covered by water. The cost was $15.00 for material and cutting.
178629 The last item is the lid to cover the barrels and hold the heat reducing the time necessary to boil the water and save fuel. It also provides for safety if others are in the area. The lid was purchased from our local Feed Store. it is heavy galvanized metal and cost $30.00. I made the handle from a piece of Hop Horn and attached it with four screws
178630I hope this has been somewhat helpful to some of you and that it provides the help you need to put your Boiling Barrel together. Have Fun!:)