[TheForge] Input wanted

[Chris Kilpatrick]

You end wiith a polygon this way and it is always susceptible to collapse.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Fellenz" <sunironworks at yahoo.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Input wanted
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 03:30:56 -0700 (PDT)

> 
> 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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