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  1. storeman0913

    Another 120 Gallon Compressor Tank RF Build. Appreciate any help.

    Some people coat grills, etc with cooking oil.  Others use olive oil or lard, others bacon grease.  To my way of thinking, bacon grease is best because it leaves a longer lasting coating/curing on items that would otherwise rust quickly.  Also adds a better smell to the interior of the cooker...
  2. storeman0913

    Another 120 Gallon Compressor Tank RF Build. Appreciate any help.

    Also added a couple of stiffeners to the #9 expanded metal wood storage grate using 1x1 angle.  Had to make some wierd cuts to the grate to get it in place around the fixed aluminum frame. Next is a couple of coats of paint and more burn in with more bacon grease and better wood.  Overall...
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  6. storeman0913

    Another 120 Gallon Compressor Tank RF Build. Appreciate any help.

    Cut caps today for the counterbalance but have not yet welded them in place. I tried a burn yesterday after painting the inside and the grates with a pint of bacon grease.  Couldn't get temp above 150 degrees in 45 degree ambient.  Today I cleaned out the firebox and eventually got a big fire...
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  11. storeman0913

    Another 120 Gallon Compressor Tank RF Build. Appreciate any help.

    Update..Trying again.  Am not a typist so this is a pain.  When I entered high school in the late 50s, only girls took typing and in a graduating class of 38, it was tough to be manly, play football and sneak into typing class.  Wish now I'd have seen the future, skipped all the sports and took...
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  13. storeman0913

    Another 120 Gallon Compressor Tank RF Build. Appreciate any help.

    Thanks.  I was on welding web and apparently there is no draft saving feature there.
  14. storeman0913

    Another 120 Gallon Compressor Tank RF Build. Appreciate any help.

    I wrote a lengthy description of what I did today and the damned computer froze up. Probably saved you some boring reading. Anyway, here are some pics. Jerry
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