[TheForge] tripod firepit question

[Bruce]

I've seen tripods with a ring to hold the three legs together.  I think the
legs were loosely riveted to the ring, but don't recall for sure.
Bruce
NJ


On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 12:11 PM terry l. ridder <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
wrote:

> Hello Everyone;
>
> I am still alive. In chemotherapy round 4.
> Chemotherapy has been kicking my butt.
>
> Despite being fatigued from the chemo i am trying to do somethingss.
> I received a bunch of craft kits from Help Heal Veterans and have been
> building bird feeders, bird houses, small tool boxes, etc.
>
> Good Friday and Easter are approaching and Illinois is still in lockdown
> concerning any church services. The church is looking at outside
> services in the parking lot. the concern is the weather. How do people
> stay warm enough? One solution would be a hanging firepit. Do not want
> to melt the new tar in the parking lot. needs to be simple enough that
> someone with no metal working experiece would be able to put it
> together. My design is using threaded black pipe schedule 40. The
> problem is the connector where the three legs need to join together. I
> am stuck here. Chemotherapy plays with your mind so I am not at my best
> game. I am open to suggestions and any help that anyone may have. the
> youth pastor figures the youth could build a dozen of these. the hanging
> pot would be dutch ovens from the local thrift store.
>
> The other idea is build a stand for 55 gallon drums and cut the drums in
> half. keep the drum off the parking lot and build the fire in the drum.
> The trustees of the church really do not want the new resurfaced parking
> lot melted or damaged, so they are shying away from the 55 gallon drum
> idea. THe stand could be just cement blocks stacked up to keep the drum
> away from the  resurfaced parking lot.
>
>   basically, just trying to keep  the people warm during the outdoors
> services on Good Friday and Easter. Any and all ideas welcomed.
>
>
>
> --
> terry l. ridder ><>
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