Excaliber

Thanks Chris and Frosty.  So I assuming that the ones I see online where they just put a baffle just a little bigger than the 2" would not be quite as effective.

What I mean is more like instead of cutting a 2" hole for the intake of the ribbon burner can I just drill holes in that 2" circle and create an integral baffle.  Would that work.

I was working on building my first ribbon burner.  I had a thought.  Instead of cutting out a hole for the 2" pipe and adding a baffle.  Could I just drill 1/4" holes where the 2" pipe was going to be welded and create a baffle that way.   

Also If I did that would adding a baffle help or hinder the fuel.  My guess is that it would all help mix and disperse the fuel.