Dogsoldat Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Made a large tanto-ish blade from 5160 and had two smaller blades in need of a heat treat. Took a while to thaw out the olive oil but ever so much nicer to work with compared to old ATF. Wife had half a jug that had turned a little rancid on her so I ended up with it Youngest has a winter survival/ quinzy (hollowed out snow pile shelter) day so flogged a quick tripod and trammel hook to boil tea/hot choco on. Maybe I'll get lucky and sell it there and won't have to bring it home. Not quite happy with how the tripod sits. Loop may be a little big. The Trammel hook is definitely to big and heavy for the tripod. May make another slightly shorter lighter one, but at least it will work and we can camp in style for the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldironkilz Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 There you go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 The tripod ring may be a little too big, but hey it works! Happy camping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsoldat Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 yeppers Aus. took it to work and used the torch there took maybe 2 /12" out of the circumference. could still be a little smaller but does sit ever so much nicer. Been a real cluster at work other wise I just might have a shorter trammel hook . Go with what I have and see guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I do my tripods with separate elements: Two rods with a U on top and one with an O; that way they pack flat and can be used as a tripod or pound the two Us in and put the O across the top to make a cowboy cook set that you hang multiple pots off off, (bean pot/oatmeal, coffee, etc...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThomasPowers Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Well that was a very long line of text! I used to have a vet that would trade pet work for ironwork and he wanted a *LARGE* tripod to support a 5 gallon cast iron bean pot. As I recall I made it from 5/8" Sq stock: tops the same way; but for the ground ends I bent 8" or so out and flattened 6" of it and ended with a forged spike that was bent down. So you interlaced the tops, then stepped on the flat section driving the spike into the dirt making a tripod that would hold 100 pounds of pot/food without the legs skittering out or sinking down in soft soil. It wouldn't convert to the cowboy cook set but it was for a dedicated use set up and he was happy with the results; my ex-tomcat was not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Creek Hunt Club Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 On 2/4/2016 at 0:49 PM, ThomasPowers said: I do my tripods with separate elements: Two rods with a U on top and one with an O; that way they pack flat and can be used as a tripod or pound the two Us in and put the O across the top to make a cowboy cook set that you hang multiple pots off off, (bean pot/oatmeal, coffee, etc...). I like the idea of the separate elements. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsoldat Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Sorry about that... after trying I don't know how many times. just dumped the text file on, never checked to see if it saved there proper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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