Recent content by Mattchew

Well finally got her fired up and she performs beautifully, when it’s wide open you can’t sit within 6 feet of it and then you can shut it down so it just idles over. Should be perfect for my new 40 x 22 shed. I don’t think I’ll bother painting the drums just went over them with a flapper wheel...

Hi Stuart, you’re right I removed all the seals so there’s plenty of movement for the ball valve and the shaft to rotate. The finish between the two halves is pretty good so I doubt it will leak much. Cheers.

Glad I left the flanges on, found this piece of stainless with the same flange on it! Good call people. :thumbup:

Thanks 1/2 Cup, hate to waste good steel. :bounce:

So I’d already cut the top plate with my homemade radius bar and with the off cuts I welded them back together to make the grate for the bottom. Didn’t worry about the radius bar for this just cut it all freehand, rough enough no one will see it! Top plate Off cuts welded Grate

Just over 32”.

Thanks mate, do you think it looks better with the flanges on?

Thanks :beer: I had trouble finding one that would do a decent diameter let alone one that wouldn’t. Took about 5 minutes to knock up.

Just a simple radius bar made from 1/4” key steel and an old wheel guide. I’ve got a bit of allthread going through a hole I’ve drilled or you can just grind it to a point and centre pop the middle.

Thanks 1/2 Cup too kind. Look what I scored in the steel bin yesterday. 4" stainless ball valve! I'm going to cut the flanges off so it doesn't look so bulky.

Thanks Jeff:beer:

Thought I’d share my heater project I started a couple of weeks ago which took me only around 20 years to get to! I originally grabbed half a dozen semi trailer brake drums off my old boss which have been sitting in my back yard for a few years, then I came across some drums off a 6x6 MAN...

Thanks, ironically the white knight pressure can is supposed to be good for 540 degrees c and the brush on stuff 300 but you found otherwise?

Once again 1/2 Cup great job, can I ask which brand of stove paint did you use and did it stay on ok? Thanks.

Would you be able to hook me up with the aussie kiwi club please?