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    Here we go. Questions for RF #1

    Alright fellas. Here come the check my math on this questions. According to feldons, a 24x48 with a round 24x24 fb is 21703cc with recommended fb at 7234 cub. In. A 24x24 fb is 10857. If I raise the fire grate to a segment height of 8". That should give me 9683 cubic inches of fb correct. ...
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    Here we go. Questions for RF #1

    Hope your wife gets well soon. We battle skeeters here a lot. Rivers 1/2 mile behind house and the south wind blows em all on my back porch. I'm ready to get this thing going, but seems I could build a working mock up of the space shuttle easier than posting pics on this phone.
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    Here we go. Questions for RF #1

    P. S. if anyone could give a tip on adding pics from iPhone would surely help.
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    Here we go. Questions for RF #1

    Well, I'm back now for a day or two. Got a few questions. Has anyone tilted the FB a few degrees down?. Or has anyone not attached the FB directly to the CC by adding a pipe between? I have not got the CC materiel yet. Since I do have the FB I will try and get that started and then calculate...
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    Here we go. Questions for RF #1

    Well I'll figure it out. Seems like a pretty low price to pay for the knowledge on here.
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    Here we go. Questions for RF #1

    Thank you for the welcome. I've got a ton of questions. I'll get them all in order for y'all. Gonna have my butt glued to tractor seat for next month or so. In the meantime would love to pick ya'lls brain for ideas and do nots. When I start this I want to be ready to knock it out, and if my...
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    Here we go. Questions for RF #1

    Hello all. Been researching RF pits and now gonna build one. I have most of the materiel on hand except for the CC. What I have for the firebox is a 24" .500 wall x 32" long pipe. I have 2 options for the CC. 24" .375 or 30 " .375. Leaning towards the 30, but needing the advice from y'all...
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    New in S. TX.

    Thanks Bama. I still gotta figure out how to use this site, but just cruising through some of the post earlier today it seems like a great bunch of folks. I'm not what you would call twenty first century literate yet.
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    New in S. TX.

    Found this place today. Everyone is super friendly and helpful. I'm a welder in south Texas. Going to build me a RF pit. Will have some questions for you guys. Hopefully I can answer some of ya'lls pertaining to welding and metal fab. Looking forward to talking to y'all.
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