<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Ed Jones:
Anyone have pointers to plans for wood-burning pits? I too am interested in learning how to weld once school is over this December. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Ed, before you start construction, try to look at some of the commercially built pits: Klose, Gator, Bates, Lang, etc, to get a good idea of design.
Just hanging a firebox on one end of a pipe won't necessarily make a decent pit. It takes a lot of time and material to make a lousy pit. It won't take much more to make a good pit. Have a definite plan before you start.
I've seen quite a few pits built by local welders who know how to weld, but don't know jack about a pit. My friend has an expensive 36"x 6' offset, built by a local welder. He can't use the first two feet of the horizontal, even for chicken (crisp skin).
There is method to the madness in good pit design.