Metzgermeister schloss

[elginplowboy]

Master butcher castle(cinder block smokehouse). Starting with a 6x6 slab. 6 inch deep.

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

Helper eldest son doing his video game assassins creed pose

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

breaking ground

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

baby girl helping

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

all framed up and level.

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

a little tamping with sledge hammer

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

bricks, 3/4 rock, sand and rebar.

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

starting concrete

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

30 80lb bags of quikrete later
More to come...curing time

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Nice start! I'll be hanging around to the finish!

 

[JckDanls 07]

WOW.... 30 bags ??? please don't tell me you mixed them all in the wheelbarrow ?? If so... How did you keep it from setting up before getting the next batch mixed in with existing ??? looking good so far though...

 

[elginplowboy]

Thanks guys, No hand mixing, used pop pops cement mixer. It was done as a three man job. I loaded mixer, Tyler wheel barrow to form, my buddy rusty packed and spread. Took about two hours.

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

 

[foamheart]

Thanks guys, No hand mixing, used pop pops cement mixer. It was done as a three man job. I loaded mixer, Tyler wheel barrow to form, my buddy rusty packed and spread. Took about two hours.

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• elginplowboy
• Jan 31, 2014

I'm watchin..... When I saw "Three man job" I was worried the daughter was pushing the wheelbarrow!

 

[daveomak]

..............:popcorn.............

 

[elginplowboy]

1st course laid out. Exterior will be 5ft4in with internal being 4x4x8.

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 1, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 1, 2014

 

[elginplowboy]

Digging trench for propane line

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 5, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 5, 2014

 

[bagbeard]

can't wait to see  more!

 

[noshrimp]

I'm anxious to see the the project develop! Looks like a great start. Nice to see your kids helping.

Noshrimp

 

[elginplowboy]

Laid pipe.

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 7, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 7, 2014

the line is running from old wash house under walkway to shop and to smokehouse pad.

 

[elginplowboy]

Score!!!! Father in law picked me up a control box dumpster diving (oops I mean salvaging). Whooohooo. It was an old fire control box but will work great for this project. Amazing the things people throw away now a days.

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 8, 2014

 

[elginplowboy]

Had small leak had to replace line running into wash house.

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 16, 2014

held at 15.5 lbs for 4 hours so now we are good.

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 16, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 16, 2014

 

[elginplowboy]

Got the control box frame installed and level

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 17, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 17, 2014

 

[elginplowboy]

Trench dug for flex electrical conduit.

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• elginplowboy
• Feb 19, 2014

 

[elginplowboy]

Homemade pipe burner assembly made in an H style. Looks like the cat approves of the design.

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• elginplowboy
• Mar 6, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• Mar 6, 2014

 

[elginplowboy]

Control box mounted to frame.

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• elginplowboy
• Mar 6, 2014

 

[elginplowboy]

Finally back at it, got two playing baseball so schedule has been busy.

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• elginplowboy
• Apr 26, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• Apr 26, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• Apr 26, 2014

 

[elginplowboy]

Got 8 blocks mortared in. I think I will keep my desk job. Lol

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• elginplowboy
• May 7, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• May 7, 2014

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• elginplowboy
• May 7, 2014

 

[JckDanls 07]

your on your way...