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DIY Chimenea
Posted:
Wed May 06, 2009 12:55 pmby jenny_haddow
I'm making my own chimenea at the moment, I'll put in a few pics when it's done.
Any ideas where I could find a metal stand for it?
All help gratefully received.
Cheers
Jen
Posted:
Wed May 06, 2009 2:16 pmby 5thElement
How about going to an ironmonger/blacksmith and getting one custom made to suit?
Also, i wonder how you're making it? what's it made from etc?
Posted:
Wed May 06, 2009 2:23 pmby Big Guy
maket it out of spruce 2x4's. LOL
Posted:
Wed May 06, 2009 3:34 pmby jenny_haddow
I'm making it out of a heavy duty clay which will stand the heat and the cold if left out in the winter. BTW I teach pottery so I have all the gear for firing etc. I'm thinking I may have to visit the local blacksmith for the job, unless I can find someone with a broken chimenea and a stand going spare.
Posted:
Wed May 06, 2009 4:23 pmby saucisson
A number of garden centres and DIY stores (B&Q springs to mind) sell them as extras. Or there is this :
http://superchims.com/accessories.html (bottom item). Failing that I have purchased a wrought iron camp fire tripod from a smith in Norfolk at a very reasonable price that I could ask if he would do a chimenea stand, or put you in touch with...
Dave
Posted:
Wed May 06, 2009 8:27 pmby jenny_haddow
Thanks Dave, I would be pleased to have the details of your blacksmith. Where in Norfolk BTW?
Cheers
Jen
Posted:
Wed May 06, 2009 10:49 pmby saucisson
I met him on the interweb. On a bushcrafting, knifemaking forum. He charged me �30 delivered for an artisan product I probably couldn't even have bought reinforcing rod for from my builders merchant at that price.
Anyway, I'll make a discreet enquiry.
Dave
Posted:
Thu May 07, 2009 4:13 pmby saucisson
Sounds like he's up to the challenge Jen. Let me know if you would like to proceed and I can either act as intermediary or put you in direct contact.
Dave
Posted:
Thu May 07, 2009 10:13 pmby jenny_haddow
Thanks Dave, much appreciated. The chimenea is still in progress so sizing up the stand will have to wait until after the firing. I'm happy to make direct contact if he is, and as he is in Norfolk he wont be too far away should he need to see the finished article.
Many thanks, always a star!
Jen
Posted:
Thu May 14, 2009 3:33 pmby jenny_haddow
The Chimenea is in the kiln now. I'll post pictures if it survives. Next project, pizza stones.
Posted:
Thu May 14, 2009 4:27 pmby saucisson
Pictures of the Kiln too please Jen
Can you bake in it?
Posted:
Thu May 14, 2009 8:35 pmby 5thElement
I'm looking forward to seeing how it looks, i hope it turns out okay..
Posted:
Fri May 29, 2009 12:58 pmby jenny_haddow
Well here it is.... the chimney is a bit rough, but I was being chivvied to finish it before the family barbecue last weekend. The OH happened to have some welding gear and made the stand, but thanks Dave for the link to the blacksmith should I have needed one.
We fired it up and it went a treat. Kept us up until well after midnight.
Jen
Posted:
Fri May 29, 2009 1:02 pmby saucisson
Nice job Jen
Posted:
Fri May 29, 2009 1:07 pmby jenny_haddow
I forgot to add the picture of the kilns, here they are....
Jen