▲ 603 ▼ Washing machine drums make really good fire pits (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 3 days ago by blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 child) Fire! Remove the tape with fire! ugh, sorry, I forgot it's the dull mens club, then I don't know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) I've considered it, but (a) it's the outer drum that (I'm hoping) won't get very hot, and (b) I'm worried that burning it off would leave a residue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 6 points 3 days ago (1 child) There's nothing much insulating the outer from the inner, so it'll get as hot as the fire, just with a small delay. Putting in some type of insulation would reduce that, but that complicates things and I have no idea what would work that wouldn't eventually become a fire hazard. Asbestos? lol (don't do that) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* In theory, the design of a smokeless fire pit creates a convection current where cool air keeps getting drawn into the cavity from outside the fire pit. I'm sure the outer drum surface won't be cool, but it shouldn't be as hot as the inner drum either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 point 3 days ago (1 child) I've considered it, but (a) it's the outer drum that (I'm hoping) won't get very hot, and (b) I'm worried that burning it off would leave a residue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 6 points 3 days ago (1 child) There's nothing much insulating the outer from the inner, so it'll get as hot as the fire, just with a small delay. Putting in some type of insulation would reduce that, but that complicates things and I have no idea what would work that wouldn't eventually become a fire hazard. Asbestos? lol (don't do that) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* In theory, the design of a smokeless fire pit creates a convection current where cool air keeps getting drawn into the cavity from outside the fire pit. I'm sure the outer drum surface won't be cool, but it shouldn't be as hot as the inner drum either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 6 points 3 days ago (1 child) There's nothing much insulating the outer from the inner, so it'll get as hot as the fire, just with a small delay. Putting in some type of insulation would reduce that, but that complicates things and I have no idea what would work that wouldn't eventually become a fire hazard. Asbestos? lol (don't do that) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* In theory, the design of a smokeless fire pit creates a convection current where cool air keeps getting drawn into the cavity from outside the fire pit. I'm sure the outer drum surface won't be cool, but it shouldn't be as hot as the inner drum either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* In theory, the design of a smokeless fire pit creates a convection current where cool air keeps getting drawn into the cavity from outside the fire pit. I'm sure the outer drum surface won't be cool, but it shouldn't be as hot as the inner drum either. permalink fedilink source parent
