Start of my furnace

[Mayhem]

This is going to be a very slowly updated thread but I was cleaning some pics of off my phone and found these two.

   
   

So I thought I would post them before they get deleted. That is the beer keg I am going to make my furnace out of being held in the 14" chuck on my lathe. I had originally planned to use the lathe to part the keg but was so disappointed to find that my cross slide is just a fraction to high. There is literally a 1/2" between the vision and reality :(

I ended up using the plasma cutter Well this is my starting point and I am looking toward Rob and John and their work to turn this keg into a furnace.

[DaveH]

Mayhem,

This will be fun

DaveH

[EdK]

I gotta say, that's the first time I've ever seen a beer keg chucked up in a lathe.

I'll be watching this thread with interest.

Ed

[mikecwik]

anything that starts with a keg gets my endorsement.

[ETC57]

I'm all eyes Mayhem,

Look,s like fun times ahead!!

Jerry.

[Mayhem]

Thanks. It is going to be a slow build, as I have so many other things that need my attention. The babbington burner needs to be finished first, so I know at what hight to insert the nozzle. I will update as I progress.