The Fire Pit Thread

[ri chevy]

Nice benches!

 

[svk]

The box elder was rippin on Friday night. Not bad stuff when it's dry.

 

[treebilly]

This was a week ago Saturday. My wife took our youngest up to bed just after dark. I snapped this at around midnight when I woke up.

 

[Logger nate]

 

[cantoo]

Guess I might as well post this in here too. Made this for my grandson. Started out as a 40 gallon hot water tank. It's about 5' tall.

 

[Logger nate]

 

[svk]

Little fire going. I have a Swedish chimney log to throw on if this burns down and I'm still awake.

 

[svk]

Not bad for a dripping wet hollow log. Swedish chimney!

 

[USMC615]

Good to see this thread getting some hits here lately and cranking back up. I'm sure come this fall/winter we'll be wearing this one out again...and looking forward to doing my share. Good pics fellas...nothin' like a little outside fire rollin'.

 

[Woodyjiw]

Just getting started, brand new pit as of 1 1/2 weeks ago. I got it sealed up Friday and had the first fire that night. I have to finish the landscaping around it and obviously pick out what blocks I'm going to use. I had extras of these and wanted to mock it up.
I also have plans for a removable stainless cooking grate. I just have to dig the material out of my shop and put it together. The lady and I are pretty excited we enjoy sitting at the fire!

 

[USMC615]

Just getting started, brand new pit as of 1 1/2 weeks ago. I got it sealed up Friday and had the first fire that night. I have to finish the landscaping around it and obviously pick out what blocks I'm going to use. I had extras of these and wanted to mock it up.
I also have plans for a removable stainless cooking grate. I just have to dig the material out of my shop and put it together. The lady and I are pretty excited we enjoy sitting at the fire!

Nice Woody!! That's gonna be one helluva pit when you're done with it...looking good man!!

 

[svk]

Very nice!

 

[Woodyjiw]

Nice Woody!! That's gonna be one helluva pit when you're done with it...looking good man!!

Thank you sir's!

Very nice!

 

[treebilly]

That's going to be a beautiful pit Woody. I have one question. Are you going to put sand between the ring and the block as a heat buffer? Or will the air gap be enough to keep from cracking the block? I just got a bunch of those blocks and am going to redo my pit and would prefer to not crack them up in one season. Thought sand would dampen the heat to them.

 

[ri chevy]

What type of rim are you using for the fire ring?
I like it!

 

[Woodyjiw]

That's going to be a beautiful pit Woody. I have one question. Are you going to put sand between the ring and the block as a heat buffer? Or will the air gap be enough to keep from cracking the block? I just got a bunch of those blocks and am going to redo my pit and would prefer to not crack them up in one season. Thought sand would dampen the heat to them.

Thanks a lot!
I'm planning on using small stone in between, sand would probably work better to keep from heating up the blocks but I want to make sure the moisture drains out to keep from rotting the ring.

What type of rim are you using for the fire ring?
I like it!

It's actually just a 3' piece of 1/4" pipe with a flange welded on that I pulled out of the scrap dumpster on a job I was on a few years back.
Thanks!

 

[ri chevy]

Cool. It looked like some sort of split rim.

 

[cantoo]

Going to be interesting to see what happens to the paint when I get the fire going. Have to take pictures with my grandson 1st in case it burns off. No one around here had high heat paint in the right colours.

 

[svk]

That's awesome

 

[Agent Orange]

That's awesome

Yeah. Nice work @cantoo and @Woodyjiw
Woody is that a ductile iron Union pipe? Looks a lot like mine, nice thick walls. Should outlast me.