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Sqwertz wrote:
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> On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:56:32 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
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> > Here is a link to a do-it-yourself. Cut the top off an old oil drum, cut a
> > whole in the side at the bottom and then reattach it with a hinge. Put some
> > wheels on the bottom and then apply cement around the sides, a bit at a
> > time so that will stick. Then line it with fire cement or clay.
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/...3012/page2.htm

>
> That doesn't sound very stable. The regular cement would crack,
> making the inner layer of hi-temp cement/ceramic prone to
> breakage as well.
>
> I wonder if you could use circular chimney flue tile. I used
> those as a grill for quite a while when I was poor. One did
> finally break because I used it while it was wet.



I don't know why you wouldn't able to use on of the rectangular chimney
flues. They are made of clay, You could set in on a base of fire bricks
<?>. It might make an interesting little project.