[TheForge] Input wanted

[Justin Fellenz]

Darrell,

I wonder if you couldn't get away with just two legs on either end,
with a detent/hook/upset in the crossbar to locate the legs along the
bar...kick the ends out away from the fire and the whole setup should
lock in place, even on hard ground. You could suspend a firepan from
chains if you wanted to keep the coals off the ground. 

J



--- Darrell <darrell at machinemaster.com> wrote:

> Jerry,
> 
> Four legs each with a loop in one end and a point on the other end.
> One spit
> that just fits through the loop on the legs.
> Slide the spit through the loops on all four legs and with two legs
> on each
> end, spread each pair to form a bipod and kick the ends out to put
> tension
> in opposite directions on the spit. If the surface doesn't allow the
> points
> to dig in, add a spreader chain to each leg pair to prevent them from
> spreading out to far.
> This would disassemble into a flat package for transport.
> 
> Darrell
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jerry Frost" <frosty at customcpu.com>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 10:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Input wanted
> 
> 
> > Me again.
> >
> > I searched back through past posts and found the original thread
> and a pic
> > of a wood cut. The cooking setup being discussed wasn't a
> tripod/spit, it
> > was an "A" frame.
> >
> > We were discussing the stability of "A" frames and potential trip
> hazards
> > with several people around it. A suggestion was made for using
> bi-pods
> > stabilized by the spit through spring tension and I had a
> visualization at
> > the time. A stable free standing cooking "A" frame being desirable
> as
> > there's no telling what kind of surface it'll be set up on so
> spiking it
> > down may not always be possible.
> >
> > I'll have to rethink the thing and see if I can track down my
> original
> > thoughts. No small feat seeing as how fast my head spins. <grin>
> >
> > Frosty
> > ------------------------
> > If it ain't forged
> > it ain't real.
> > Wrought iron is.
> > The FrostWorks
> >
> > Meadow Lakes, AK.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Jerry Frost" <frosty at customcpu.com>
> > To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 6:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Input wanted
> >
> >
> > > Thanks Darrell, that's almost exactly what I'm visualizing right
> now.
> > >
> > > I don't know if it's what Justin and I were talking about though,
> I'm
> > > getting the feeling it isn't but just don't recall. If it isn't
> I'm
> hoping
> > > for a memory jog, there are a couple other ways to do it and or
> similar
> > > thingies.
> > >
> > > Frosty
> > > ------------------------
> > > If it ain't forged
> > > it ain't real.
> > > Wrought iron is.
> > > The FrostWorks
> > >
> > > Meadow Lakes, AK.
> > >
> > >
> > > From: "Darrell" <darrell at machinemaster.com>
> > >
> > >
> > >> You could take a look at how I do it.
> > >>
> > >> http://farwestforge.com/fireset.html
> > >>
> > >> Darrell
> > >>
> > >
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