John Brimson

I just purchased a new firepot from the Kahne's Blacksmith Depot. My instructor has been using them for quite a while and has never had to replace one. The walls on them are a minimum 1" thick so they will handle burning coke well. the cost is currently $315 plus shipping including a 4" tuyere and a clinker breaker. I just completed the new table frame for it. I used 1" square ss tubing for the frame and floored it with a sheet of 5/16 mild steel. I made the table 30" x 38" outside dimensions with 3" high sides. The left side of the table has a removable end plate and as time and finances permit a side draft hood will be mounted on that side. I decided to go with an electric blower instead of a hand cranker and picked up a Dayton 9" high pressure direct drive blower off of eBay that puts out 273cfm. I haven't totaled up everything yet, but I imagine by the time its finished I'll have about $550-600 in it. If you live in the Southeast you should come to the Madison Conference May 14-16. There will be a lot of tailgate stuff for sale and you can generally pick some decent stuff up pretty cheap. Good luck, JB