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[PeteyPyro]

I've just commissioned a new ball milling round pit for the safer milling of black powder. It was an unused barbecue pit, designed to cook the heads of deer, pigs, and other favourite large game animals, but never was used for such. The sides and bottom extend 2 feet below grade and are lined with fire brick and refractory cement. The lid is aluminium and provides for protection from rain. Tyres are used for vertical shielding against airborne projectiles such as the lead balls and jar shrapnel. It's located 100 feet away from my assembly shed, and even farther from dwellings. A larger rectangular pit is to its right of this little round pit, and I got tired of having to shovel out the ashes just to use it for milling, and now have a dedicated pit just for pyro.

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Edited by PeteyPyro, 21 August 2017 - 05:02 PM.

[Rip Rap]

Very nice set up indeed  . Must be great to have the space for things like this.

Where are you located? Not the UK I would guess. You need to be pretty wealthy for even a modest piece of land here!

(Not that I am suggesting that you aren't wealthy   just that not many people here have BBQ pits for large game!)

[PeteyPyro]

Thanks, Rip. Got a few acres in Florida for holiday.
I've got to get some fence post prime to get this fire going in the rain .
This leaf blower just can't do the job !

Edited by PeteyPyro, 03 September 2017 - 03:09 PM.

[PeteyPyro]

Blessed to be able to ✴shoot✴ over a private lake as there is little fire hazard too.