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Three Easy Steps for a Disk Cleanup
Over time computer users download, copy, save multiple versions of files and often forget them in some hidden corner of the disk drive. Even though the storage sizes have grown quite large lately and a terabyte of disk space is something common, the size of the media files has grown proportionally too. This puts the situation back in the starting point where disk space is never enough. In the busy world today it is difficult to keep an organized computer or laptop and even the most pedantic individuals sometimes fail to keep track of all the data. Luckily there are plenty of options to solve these issues.
Freeing up disk space by cleaning up temporary file
Using the built in Windows disk cleanup tools will not solve the issue completely, but is a good starting point for this task. Getting rid of the temporary files scattered in multiple locations can sometime restore gigabytes of disk space.
How to run the Windows built-in disk cleanup tool:
- Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type cleanmgr, and then click OK.
- Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup.
The tool will delete temporary files, clean your recycle bin and also remove old downloads.
Freeing up disk space by analyzing folder sizes and removing large files
The easiest thing to do in order to quickly restore large amounts of disk space is to remove the largest unnecessary files first. The standard Windows tools will not help much in this task and such information is missing in Windows Explorer. Fortunately the Folder Size freeware from MindGems can accomplish this task quickly. The tool reveals the largest files and the largest folders in a neat table and also presents the information using bar and pie charts. A preview of the main application window can be found below:
Eliminating redundant data by removing duplicate files
The next important task in the disk cleanup process is to remove duplicate files. Again such feature is not available in Windows, but there are plenty of duplicate file finders that you can choose from. Users should be careful when choosing the ones that suits their needs though, as some of these tools may look at file names or file sizes and present incorrect results. The file name is not important when the word comes to duplicate files, as the file content is important in such case. A good tool should perform a real byte-to-byte file analysis in order to identify duplicates. The free Duplicate File Finder tool from MindGems provides accurate and reliable results combined with a fast performance.
Fast Duplicate File Finder has plenty of options and scan methods and can identify also files with similar content (different revisions of a file) and files with similar names (MyCv1.doc, MyCv2012.doc, Cv2013.doc etc.).
Performing the above steps on a regular basis will help in keeping an organized computer system with a minimum of redundant data.
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Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 136
Posted: Wed Feb 10 16 11:10 pm
Post subject: Build My Pit 101
I'm in the planning stages of putting together a small trailer pit with a 20" smoker. I'm looking to build something about like this:
In that ballpark, anyway. I'm still undecided on the vertical smoker on the end, I've never had one before and thus don't really know if it'll be worth the effort, the additional height on the trailer, etc..
Of course, without it, we'd be down to this:
I'm also considering the possibility of squeezing in various combinations of the following into the back side, cutting down that storage area:
1. Grill, either flat or another cylindrical unit, just standard hot dogs/hamburger kinda thing.. I was considering just using that compressor tank for that. I think I've also got a slightly smaller compressor tank around here somewhere if it looks like it'd get too big for what I'm after.
2. Warming cabinet, either heated with a pipe off the main cooking chamber or propane burners underneath. Nothing huge, just maybe 20 x 24 x 24 high or so..
3. Propane burner, being in crawfish and gulf shrimp and crab country..
4. whatever's left, wood storage, and maybe a drop-down or pull-out prep table: I've got a piece of HDPE that's 20" x 48" or so that is just begging to be thrown into this project somewhere..
To work with on the smoker: I've currently got:
1 pc. 20" x 72" x 5/16" pipe
1 pc. 20" x 46" x 3/8" pipe
1 pc. 20" x 24" x 3/8" pipe.
1 pc. 20" x 16" x 3/8" pipe.
Various pieces of plate, I know I've got enough 3/8" to build a firebox for whatever pit I want to build, assuming I don't use one of those pieces of pipe for it..
36" between welds, 18" diameter, probably 48" with heads..
I'm figuring on trying to squeeze this onto a 3500 lb. axle, 46" spring centers, just to keep me from making something that's hard to just stick in a corner of a barn somewhere when it's not being used.. Also, any disadvantage to using the 3500 lb. axle as opposed to a 2K one? The price difference is negligible, and some quick calculating is saying I'm going to be somewhere in the 12-1500 lb. range on the pit. I'm just not sure if the increased spring rate on the 3.5K is going to beat everything up by comparison.. I'm anticipating some 3" x 4.1# channel on the rails with square tubing on the crossbars to build the trailer.
I am leaning toward just whacking off 54" or so of that 5/16" pipe for a main cooking chamber, then either using the 24" piece of 3/8 pipe or a 3/8" plate firebox: as I remember Feldon would put me about a 20" section of that pipe, or a 20 x 18 x 18 plate box for around 110%...
I've got plenty of 4" and 6" pipe for stacks..
1/4" plate for warming boxes or vertical smokers would require me to buy some more, I think: I'd really have to piece together some chunks to get it out from behind the barn.
Main thing I cook is primarily briskets, plus chicken, and the aforementioned burgers and dogs, crawfish, and some occasional redfish and trout in various manners.. Mass quantities of venison sausage as well. Fuel is normally Mesquite, Pecan, or a combination thereof, with some lump charcoal on occasion as well..
A couple of early questions:
A) what effect, if any, does adding the warming chamber and/or vertical smoker have on the Feldon numbers? I could see that you're just using "waste" smoke and heat from the main cooking chamber, but I'm not sure just how it would effect it otherwise.
B) Tuning plates/ reverse flow: I can see that being a challenge to get everything you need there stuffed into a 20" pipe and not have it too close to the grates? Early on in this I was all over the reverse flow, but I'm leaning more toward some movable tuning plates now if I can sneak it all in there. On the other hand, unless I start doing a LOT more meat at one time, I've grown to where I kind of use the hotter spot near the firebox to my advantage: just moving the meat back and forth closer and farther to get what I want for that particular chunk of meat. I know that becomes a challenge if I filled this thing up with briskets.
Current pit I've been using for 20 years or so is a standard offset in the yard, 18" pipe x 40", with an 18" pipe firebox. It's about had it, and I'm bumping the size up a hair for this one.. I know my pile of available steel is a little heavier than a lot of folks use, but that's just the way I roll... and that's I've got.
Any thoughts so far? Anybody just want to come right out and say "you're nuts" or "you're an idiot"?
I'm out in the country on the West side of Houston: I've considered just driving about an hour and a half east, kidnap k.a.m., bring him back and chain him to the post in the shop until this is done..
Standing out in the backyard, patiently waiting for their chance to jump on this pit:
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BBQ Fan
Joined: 04 Feb 2012
Posts: 162
Location: TN now. Back in TEXAS soon.
Posted: Wed Feb 10 16 11:58 pm
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I started out with a 20" x 32" offset cooker with a 16" x 20" pipe firebox about 20 years ago. If I was to do it over, I'd go with a 24" x 42" cooker with a 22" x 22" square firebox, which is what I have now. I found the 20" cooker size to be very limiting, and the 16" firebox almost impossible to deal with. Of course, depending on what kind of pipe you might be able to find..... I think it's usually better to go a little bigger than you think you need.
All's well that ends..........
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Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 136
Posted: Thu Feb 11 16 12:32 am
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I'm not that worried about the 20": it's bigger than what I've got now, and barring some real change in my cooking habits, I won't be cooking enough at one time for it to be that much of an issue. Of course, the biggest factor at this point is a stack of 20" pipe staring me in the face every time I walk behind the shop, saying "use me, use me".... I've used an 18" firebox for quite a while now, which was acceptable given the wood I'm putting in it: no way I'm going smaller.
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Posts: 18
Posted: Thu Feb 11 16 1:00 am
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My advice is to go slightly oversized on firebox.. so you can adequately heat the vertical chamber. You want to combat the smoke cooling before exiting the chamber.. also you are going to want to make sure you have enough intake and exhaust to adequately move the air in and out of the tank
Me and my father built a 250 gallon offset with Vertical smoker on exhaust end.. works well.. We used 2 6 inch intakes and 2 6 inch exhaust both much more than calculator stated we needed but it drafts so well as it is
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Joined: 17 Jul 2015
Posts: 151
Location: UK
Posted: Thu Feb 11 16 1:14 am
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Now I don't own a smoker or let alone smoked anything yet. But when I wanted to build a smoker I was also going to use a 20" x 43"'pipe. However members talked me into using a 24"x43" pipe with a 19"x19" FB which is slightly oversize.
On starting to build it and cutting the door opening I came to appreciate the extra 4" in diameter. It sounds big but when you see it its just comfortably wide enough.
I'm like you in that I don't have many people to cook for probably only about 4-8 regularly. But I definitely don't want to be caught short on cooking area when the need arises. So I have in the pipe line a few gatherings planned this year where there should be upwards of 50-60 people attending.
Now you have all that 20" pipe at hand and it won't cost you much to use them. Maybe you can use it for a warming chamber and for your firebox then you only have to source the 24"x 42" pipe.
You could also use the 20" pipe to make a charcoal grill setup and add that to your trailer.
Just thinking aloud and looking forward to following your build.
If you try and fail, try again
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Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 136
Posted: Thu Feb 11 16 2:09 am
Post subject:
BurnBern wrote:
Now I don't own a smoker or let alone smoked anything yet. But when I wanted to build a smoker I was also going to use a 20" x 43"'pipe. However members talked me into using a 24"x43" pipe with a 19"x19" FB which is slightly oversize.
On starting to build it and cutting the door opening I came to appreciate the extra 4" in diameter. It sounds big but when you see it its just comfortably wide enough.
I'm like you in that I don't have many people to cook for probably only about 4-8 regularly. But I definitely don't want to be caught short on cooking area when the need arises. So I have in the pipe line a few gatherings planned this year where there should be upwards of 50-60 people attending.
Now you have all that 20" pipe at hand and it won't cost you much to use them. Maybe you can use it for a warming chamber and for your firebox then you only have to source the 24"x 42" pipe.
You could also use the 20" pipe to make a charcoal grill setup and add that to your trailer.
Just thinking aloud and looking forward to following your build.
I had considered using one of those extra pieces of the 20 x 3/8" for a grill, and that's still a possibility. Beyond that, unless I just fall into a piece of 24" between now and then, I'm anticipating I'll just go with the 20": I'm almost approaching this as if I get too big of a pit going on this, at some point it's going to become work instead of fun.. I'm just doing this to cook for a handful of friends and family at the house, at some dove hunts, etc.: I've really got no interest in filling even that 20 x 54" up with meat at any given time.. I'm doing this on a small scale for pure fun, and just don't want to deal with the stress of going any bigger: I'm cut from a different cloth, I guess. Doing an event as big as what you're talking about just really doesn't interest me in the slightest.
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Joined: 26 Nov 2015
Posts: 268
Location: living in VA, heart still in TX
Posted: Thu Feb 11 16 7:20 am
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Looking forward to your build pics
FWIW, I have an 18" diam X 60" offset I built as my own first build pit (i Had helped others before, my first for me). My last build is a 24" diam. X 66" - this one I put a vertical smoker on the end (15" diam X 48" tall).
18"X60 = great pit, loved it and worked great for family and a few friends over, plus a company bbq; I fit a brisket, boston butt and 4 chickens on it at once (granted I had to move the meats about a bit); wish it was longer though
Frankenpit, lot of fun - used the vertical for jerky, salmon and even a turkey. I connected the VCC to the CC with a 10" diam. pipe; I have a 5" exhaust out the top of the VCC, and a 2" exhaust on the main CC ( I need to bump it to a 5" though) Cooks great, feed a split every 45 min. to hour 15min.
Extra 6" is great, and is awesome that ribs fit front to back easier versus side to side. But if I had 20" laying around I wouldn't hesitate to use it. For what you said you are using it for, I think it would be OK (IMHO).
Things I wish I had done different on Frankenpit: Larger firebox (used a 16" diam. X 32" long) bigger diam would have been better; larger exhaust on the main CC; smaller connector between to VCC and CC (8" would have been plenty - I leave my damper down to 2" gap most of the time); add a warmer over the FB. oh and built it sooner
Best idea: Kidnap KAM!!! LOL
Good luck and looking forward to your pics
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BBQ Super Pro
Joined: 02 Oct 2010
Posts: 2433
Location: Pa
Posted: Thu Feb 11 16 11:42 am
Post subject:
Looking forward to following your build
I am very happy with my 20 inch build, cooks just right for family and friends. I put on a burner for a discada for eating while your waiting for the longer stuff to get done
RF Smoker
20" disc
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Joined: 13 Jan 2016
Posts: 23
Location: West Texas
Posted: Fri Feb 12 16 12:31 pm
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I agree with castrovillecowboy the best idea is kidnap KAM he does some great work! Good luck with your build and i look forward to seeing some pictures
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BBQ Fan
Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 136
Posted: Tue Feb 16 16 10:29 am
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Okay, I'm ignoring all sane and wise advice to find some 24" pipe and am moving forward with the 20" x 54"(ish). My current decision centers on the firebox: the wood I generally get is in the 20" long range, and my current pit has an 18" pipe x 24" long firebox ( and I've never had a problem with it really being too small to get sufficient fuel loaded...). Current options are,
1. use the 20" x 24" x 3/8" wall pipe as is for a firebox; Feldon would give me 133.4% with that as a firebox.
2. Build a plate box, maybe 18"high x 16" wide x 24" long? 122.3%
Worries: that 16" dimension on the plate box; I could go to 18" and go to 137%, is that getting out of the comfort zone? The 18" pit I've been running for decades, and have learned on, is at 200%, with few apparent ill effects.. Which, possibly, may be translated into "dumb idiot doesn't know any better, and he's been poisoning his guests with that shoe leather brisket for years"
The pipe firebox; a lot less welding. And grinding. And rewelding. And regrinding. Plus, in theory, less weight hanging off the back end of the trailer.
Downside; well, I just went into this thinking of a square box, and I have to break that to go to the pipe... I've never had a square box, so I really don't know what I am or am not missing..
Alternative option; flat-top that 20" pipe with a piece of plate, and put a warming cabinet on top of said plate: as in cut out 12"-20" ( after I do the math) or so of the circumference and replace it with plate; cuts the volume down, and while it puts that weight back on the back end of the trailer, it saves space elsewhere...
What say you, oh esteemed sages of the ring?
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BBQ Fan
Joined: 04 Feb 2012
Posts: 162
Location: TN now. Back in TEXAS soon.
Posted: Tue Feb 16 16 9:19 pm
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I prefer a square box my own self. I fnd it much easier to deal with overall. In my case, when I got the fire grate in my 16" pipe firebox, it had used up almost half of the room in there. I'd go with your #2 dimensions.
All's well that ends..........
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BBQ Mega Star
Joined: 12 Dec 2007
Posts: 26019
Location: Southeast Texas.
Posted: Tue Feb 16 16 9:53 pm
Post subject:
I prefer square over round because I can manipulate my dimensions to fit my needs.
I am not sure where all the grinding you are talking comes into play with a square box. Weld the ends up corner to corner then just roll off the weld if you want to.
Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
Hybrid Cooker
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BBQ Fan
Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 136
Posted: Tue Feb 16 16 10:55 pm
Post subject:
k.a.m. wrote:
I prefer square over round because I can manipulate my dimensions to fit my needs.
I am not sure where all the grinding you are talking comes into play with a square box.
Weld the ends up corner to corner then just roll off the weld if you want to.
Apparently you've never seen my welding...
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BBQ Fan
Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 136
Posted: Wed Feb 17 16 2:30 am
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Jim38344 wrote:
I prefer a square box my own self. I fnd it much easier to deal with overall. In my case, when I got the fire grate in my 16" pipe firebox, it had used up almost half of the room in there. I'd go with your #2 dimensions.
Well, I'm really not worried about the space in the 20" pipe, I'm just wondering what that 16" dimension would do in a square box: plus, which way should I run that if I go that way? vertical or horizontal? I could really go either direction, just by how high I put it on the side of the cooking chamber, just wondering if everybody thinks that higher or wider is a better option for a firebox?
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BBQ Pro
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Posts: 633
Location: Rogersville, TN
Posted: Wed Feb 17 16 6:36 am
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I've never built a cooker myself, so you can take my comment with a grain of salt....Why not 20 wide, to match the diameter of your pipe? A 20" cube would only be at 141%, which some may argue is an acceptable overage. An 18X20X18, where the 20 is your width (I'm saying "width" as in to match your pipe diameter), is at 114%, still okay. Like KAM said, you can manipulate a fb built out of plate. Not so much on a pipe fb. If you'll look at the threads of KAM's builds (how many are there now?
), he uses the top plate of his fb as the beginning/starting point of his rf plate/tuning plate system.
"Never trust a skinny cook."
"Real men pass gas and use hickory."
"Happiness is...a belt-fed weapon."
Mary had a little lamb, a little brisket, a little ribs, and boy she was full!!!
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BBQ Fan
Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 136
Posted: Wed Feb 17 16 9:33 am
Post subject:
missionsusmc wrote:
I've never built a cooker myself, so you can take my comment with a grain of salt....Why not 20 wide, to match the diameter of your pipe? A 20" cube would only be at 141%, which some may argue is an acceptable overage. An 18X20X18, where the 20 is your width (I'm saying "width" as in to match your pipe diameter), is at 114%, still okay. Like KAM said, you can manipulate a fb built out of plate. Not so much on a pipe fb. If you'll look at the threads of KAM's builds (how many are there now?
), he uses the top plate of his fb as the beginning/starting point of his rf plate/tuning plate system.
Wood length. Pretty much all the wood around here is in the neighborhood of 19-20": a 20" length would have me picking and choosing the wood to stick in it.. thus the 24" length. All of a sudden we're north of 150%... That length is probably the only critical dimension here, I settled on that 18" x 16" just to chase the numbers.
The main and only reason to use the pipe is just to save the cutting, fitting, welding, etc.: the piece I've got in mind for that is already cut to that length, beveled, etc.: just a very tempting option, although other things being equal, I'd rather have the square one. That piece WILL be a firebox, if not on this pit, the next.. Putting it on this one would have the added bonus of saving a little weight at the far tail end of the trailer: not an issue on a stationary pit, as the next one will probably be.
Also, the 20" is only "matching" the pipe diameter at dead center of its diameter: the 16-18" I mentioned would be "matching" the diameter if it was dropped below the centerline at whatever point, as it probably will be. 18" intersects it at about 6" from the edge, and the 16" hits somewhere just above 4" or so as I remember.. Either would allow me to meet the recommended minimum on firebox-to-cook chamber opening.
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Joined: 08 Feb 2010
Posts: 3151
Location: Springfield MO
Posted: Wed Feb 17 16 11:49 am
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My X2 build is 20" pipe for both the chamber and the firebox, it works great for me. I personally like the looks of a round firebox when the chamber is round, but that is just my personal preference, that and the fact I have a large stash of round pipe laying around
X2 Finished Build
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Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 136
Posted: Tue Feb 23 16 12:13 pm
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Okay, I got my axle. springs, hangers, and some other parts in, so I'm probably going to start on this in the next day or two: Here's the agenda for the next few days: please tell me if I've lost my senses on any of it, or if I should just simply do it differently:
Just for the record, I do have a front end loader that ought to be capable of picking this thing up whole when I'm done, if that makes any difference. No problem moving whatever I need into place, in other words.
1. Trailer frame: I was originally thinking 3" c-channel with some square tubing stringers, with C-channel added where load bearing points would be. Now I'm thinking 2x3x 11ga or thicker rectangular tubing all around: lots easier fitting in my book...
2. tack on spring hangers, flip frame and mount axle. Leave full weld on hangers until much later, in case I need to move it for weight distribution. I want to basically get that trailer built and rolling so I can move it around in my shops as this build goes on..
3. Throw on 20" x 5/16" x 60" pipe cook chamber(upped the length a bit from what I was going to do: I've got the room on the trailer, and the firebox size I'm looking at will handle it as per Feldon.) Just judge height and placement with that in place, and make "legs" accordingly, probably out of rectangular tubing as well..
4. Cap "cold" end of pipe.
5. Mount pipe flush with back end of trailer, tack onto mounts. (I've seen plenty of pits with the firebox attached to the trailer like this; any real issues with heat there in anybody's experience? (assuming wiring is located accordingly))
6. Get 20" x 3/8" x 24" pipe section I've already got, cap it with 3/8 plate (one end) and tack it in place, tacking it on back "stringer" of trailer and back end of pit. I'll probably leave the upper section of the end of the cooking chamber open for now for access. (I keep going back and forth, but for now I'm going with the pipe firebox: the numbers work, and it'll cut down a good bit of welding)
7. plasma cut correctly sized firebox-cooking chamber hole through 3/8 plate on end of firebox.
8. cut additional 3/8" x 20" round plate, cut square hole in it for firebox door, then level and weld it to firebox.
9. Cut and fit 1/4" plate to fill in gap above firebox on end of cook chamber, tack on enough to keep pipe from walking when I cut the door.
10. cut top edge of 2 doors on cook chamber
11. fit hinges, tack on (I've done this in that manner/order of operations before, it made it very easy to fit hinges and keep door centered in hole). Cut rest of doors out.
.......to be continued with the rest of stuff on the trailer once this gets in place...
Any thoughts?
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Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 136
Posted: Fri Apr 01 16 9:37 pm
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I've been spending too much time playing with cows, spraying Grazon, cutting grass, etc. over the last month or so, and this project finally drifted back to the top of the pile: after much consternation, procrastination, and self-doubt, so it begins:
I've been doing a bunch of cutting for the last few days, just getting a bunch of parts ready: cut all the frame members with a bandsaw, sliced up a big plate of 3/8 with the plasma cutter, (yes, I finally talked myself into a plate box rather than the pipe: figured it'd be easier if I decide when I get to the end of this that I've still not made this complicated enough, and want to put a warming box over the firebox), and finally broke out the welder and started assembling the frame last night.. Using 2x3x11ga. on this frame, and still haven't decided on whether to go get some 2x3 x 3/16" rectangular or just use some 3" x 5.0# channel on the tongue. I'd rather have the tubing, but I've got the channel sitting here: I'll have to go buy a stick of the tubing for this..
Frame is 80" x 50" outside, the axle has 48" spring centers, and that'll give me 24" forward of the cook chamber for whatever I want to put there, be it storage, wood box, or even leaving room for an upright smoker if I ever want to do that in the future..
I'm sticking with the 20" pipe, am going to do it 56" long cook chamber, with an 18" x 18" x 24" firebox: that'll put me at 132% on the feldon calculator, and still be able to get any wood I want to into the box..
Secondly: anybody have any experience with square tubing on vent pipes? I've got 4" square tubing coming out of every pore around here, due to me not being able to make up my mind on an earlier project, and thought it may present some advantages as far as fitting, etc. when I go to putting it onto the end of the cooking chamber.. Any disadvantages there?
And before somebody complains, yes, I know it's dark in there: I'm waiting on my light bulb to get here. that end of the shop was a 400w metal halide low-bay, I'm going to a bypass-the-ballast and screw it in LED retrofit. Bulb should get here today, I'll let you know how it works.
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Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 136
Posted: Fri Apr 22 16 12:32 pm
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Okay, finally making a bit of progress:
Got the frame finished and taken outside (where I can leave it to work on it: original frame build was where I park my UTV). I got the axle put together, measured and clamped, and then tacked: I will probably put some more weld on them before I flip the trailer, but not enough that I can't grind it off if I have to move the axle a bit.
Put the tongue on, clamped the coupler on then just basically wore out a tape measure fitting the beams in where everything was squared up.. Small square tubing clamped on the left side was to have a measuring reference off the frame rail: I originally had one on both sides, took one off when it got in the way: at that point, I knew that 25.25" off that square tubing was centered.
Added a couple of "tails" to the tongue beams, parallel to the main frame beams: figured they'd beef it up a bit (like it really needs it), structurally tie the tongue members farther back near the axle hanger/frame connection, and provide some protection to the front axle hanger from brush, etc.. I'm planning on capping the end of that mitered rectangular tubing with some 1/8" x 2 flat bar...
Frame is 2 x 3 x 11 ga, tongue members are 2 x 3 x 3/16".
Got some tires/wheels in: aluminum ones were actually cheaper than the standard chrome steel I was looking for originally... Ebay special. I know, the tires suck. I'll live with it for now. At least the dog pee won't rust it out..
The reason I can do some stuff over the last couple of days: everything else is too wet to work on. The top number on this is the amount of rain I got in a 12-hour period on Monday...
A little toy I got myself last week: Metal-cutting 18v circular saw. Yes, I cut that miter in one pass, just like if I was cutting a wood 2x4.. Probably took 15-20 seconds. I've cut 2x2x1/4" square tubing with it as well. Leaves an edge that almost looks milled. you GOTTA get you one of these...
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23 November 2008
Pan-Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Poor sprouts, they're so maligned. My friend hates them because her mother always referred to them as "little brains." Bitter when not properly handled and terribly mushy when overcooked, it's easy to go wrong with brussels sprouts. But when right, they are oh-so-good. The best brussels sprouts I've ever had are the teeny-tiny baby ones they sell at Citarella in New York, each one the size of a coin, you can roast them whole and they are almost sweetly vegetal.
That taught me a good lesson about brussels sprouts, pick out the small ones and halve or quarter the larger ones so that they cook quickly without being bitter or over-cooked. My favorite way to cook brussels is to pan roast them: start on the stove-top and then finish them in the oven. These will be on our Thanksgiving table and if they aren't on yours, you've got a long season left to find a time for them.
Pan-Roasted Brussel Sprouts
By all means, saute a little bacon along with the shallot if you want to gild the lily. The brussels sprouts should be just tender in their centers when done (check with a knife tip), and I actually like it when some of the outer edges are crispy deep-brown-black crunchy savory perfection (the above picture, while they were delicious, weren't quite brown enough for my taste).
1 shallot, chopped
2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon (a sprinkling) of sugar
a medium bag of brussels sprouts, larger ones halved or quartered
salt and pepper to taste
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a large oven-proof skillet, heat a splash of olive oil. Add the shallot and cook until soft and translucent. Add the brussels sprouts and saute until the begin to brown on the edges - golden brown is good, but not completely done. Deglaze the pan with the vinegar, scraping up any brown bits, and sprinkle the sugar over, stirring so it melts. Season with salt
2. Transfer the pan to the oven to finish cooking. Check after 5-7 minutes, shaking the pan. Continue roasting, stirring every five minutes, until the brussels sprouts are cooked through and the edges are well browned (some of the stray leaves may blacken, that's totally fine). Check for seasoning, serve.
10 comments:
- Quinne said...
Hi Mercedes :) Definitely not a brussels fan here, but your notes here have planted the seeds of possibilities. A great post!
Hope that you are well - and have a lovely Thanksgiving! Blessings, Q
- November 23, 2008 at 11:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
How do you keep them from becoming bitter? I've never had them prepared correctly.
- November 24, 2008 at 2:50 AM
- Nadya said...
Ooo, I love brussels sprouts, too! In our whole food store, full stocks come in about this time of year, & I picked one up last week. I tend to just slice off a handful for cooking, & last nite did a stir fry with onion, a leek, parnsnip, one sweet potatoe & one yam, a fes Jersulam artichokes from my garden, a cauliflower cross (also HUGE, so by the nubbin) & b. sprouts!! Yummmmmy!!
I just did stirfry; used veggie stock from the trimmings (except cabbage family) to simmer them in :)
- November 24, 2008 at 10:41 AM
- Allie said...
Oh, I'm with you. Brussels sprouts are among my absolute favourites! These are beautiful!
- November 24, 2008 at 11:40 AM
- breadchick said...
I'm the same way about brussel sprouts! I love them when they are butter soft inside and brown/black on the outside. Spread with butter, slightly mashed, and sprinkled with salt and pepper. Oh yum....
- November 24, 2008 at 12:04 PM
- Kasey said...
Oh man, your problem is my problem. I LOVE brussels sprouts and am always trying to get my dinner companions to eat them. I've tried throwing in a few teaspoons of brown sugar in when I pan fry--it adds a nice crust and crunch that I think adds a little something.
- November 24, 2008 at 2:17 PM
- Kate said...
I never liked brussels sprouts growing up, but your enthusiasm for them has inspired me to give them a second chance.
I love your blog, by the way. I lived in Egypt for a year and studied Arabic, and your blog always reminds me of food I ate there. I haven't made any of your Middle Eastern recipes yet but I plan to try the lahmajun after the holidays.
- November 24, 2008 at 4:44 PM
- Kate said...
Just tried these tonight and they are amazing! Thanks for sharing a recipe that got me to eat brussels sprouts for the first time (they weren't allowed within 50 feet of my parents home!).
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There are camera's for just about everything and everyone. Some cameras are meant to be basic and easy to use such as the Pentax K1000, Nikon FM10, and even the Canon Rebel series. These cameras take great photos and can take a decent beating. They were not however, designed for non-stop shooting like a photojournalist, sports shooter, or wedding photographer would need.
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Today I want to discuss the F5 though and why I use it. The F5 was designed on what the working press photographer needed- fast, weather sealed, easy to use, and with a deadly accurate color matrix meter.
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The motor drive is very fast also, with a number of modes from single shot to continuous shooting up to 8FPS. I keep mine on CL with is continuous low speed shooting, about 3 frames a second if you keep your finger on the trigger. The CH, continuous high will just rip through frames at 6 to 8 frames a second, but I don't need that for weddings. I like to make my 36 frames last! The single shot mode is also there and I use that when I am shooting in my studio connected to strobes so that I don't blow my bulbs by clicking too fast.
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On to metering... This camera has a 1,005 segment color matrix meter. So unlike traditional meters that just look for reflectivity and 18% gray, this meter reads color and takes that into consideration when generating an exposure. It has over 30,000 scenes that have been recorded on the F5's computer system that it will compare your scene to. It also syncs with the data sent from your focus point with any D or G type lenses. This means it also takes into consideration what you're focused on and how far it is from the camera. So it knows when you're shooting a sunset and you don't want the camera to expose for the sun and make the image all dark because it has a database of knowledge to base your image on.
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BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) today announced the winners of its second round of Academic Alliance Seed Fund awards. The Academic Alliance Seed Fund was established in 2007 to provide members of NCWIT's Academic Alliance with startup funds (up to $15,000 per project) to develop and implement projects for recruiting and retaining women in computing and information technology. Funding for the Seed Fund is provided by Microsoft Research.
"We're extremely grateful to
Microsoft for its support."
"The NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund is stimulating innovative ways to increase diversity in computing and IT," said NCWIT CEO Lucy Sanders. "We're extremely grateful to Microsoft for its support."
The NCWIT Academic Alliance includes more than 65 computer science and IT departments across the country — including research universities, community colleges, women's colleges, and minority-serving institutions — dedicated to gender equity and institutional change in higher education computing and information technology. Following is a description of the four award-winning projects:
The University of Texas at Austin will use its $10,000 Academic Alliance Seed Fund Award to create "PowerUp," a Saturday Morning Computer Science Club designed to provide a continuous outlet for engaging middle and high school students in computer science (CS) concepts and opening their minds to future CS careers. The project will build awareness about computer science, encourage students to take CS courses in high school, build an ongoing relationship with students, and provide information about majoring in CS in college.
The Girl Empowerment and Mentoring (GEM) for Computing Project at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL) will inspire secondary school girls to study computing at the post-secondary level. The $15,000 Academic Alliance Fund Award will provide 60-100 secondary school girls with the skills and interest for IT as well as "big sister" mentors from UNL's Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department. The secondary school girls will learn about CS topics and applications, education, and careers; the big sisters will gain valuable mentoring and leadership skills for their careers.
The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) will use its $15,000 award to launch a new program — Golisano Scholars — that establishes a two-week residential summer honors program geared to junior and senior high school women. The Scholars Program will introduce the women to computer science using a contextual approach and project-based involvement. Additionally, RIT will also leverage the success of its existing "Kids on Campus" program to target women in grades 10-12. Kids on Campus supports academic enrichment in science, math, and technology through innovative, IT-intensive activities.
"JUST BE" at Indiana University is an interactive road show where undergraduate and graduate students travel to Indiana K-12 schools to deliver a highly interactive and educational presentation aimed at dispelling gender and race-based myths on careers in information technology. Over the last three years, JUST BE has reached more than 1,500 school-age children and 250 college freshmen. "JUST BE: Making IT Real" will use its $15,000 award to develop fun, interactive, team-based activities for high school students, incorporating basic computing concepts using sensors, robots and pervasive computing.
The deadline for round 3 of NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund proposals is June 1, 2008. Information about the Seed Fund program, including proposal requirements, the review process, and how to become an eligible Academic Alliance member, is available at www.ncwit.org.
About NCWIT
NCWIT is a coalition of more than 100 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits working to increase women's participation in information technology (IT). NCWIT member organizations believe that women's participation in IT impacts innovation, competitiveness, and workforce sustainability. Member organizations include Apple, Avaya, Bank of America, Catalyst, Cisco, Girl Scouts of the USA, Girls Inc., Georgia Tech, Google, Harvard, HP, Intel, IBM, Kauffman Foundation, Lehman Brothers, MIT, Microsoft, Motorola, National Science Foundation, University of Texas at El Paso, University of Illinois UC, Pfizer, Princeton, Qualcomm, Sally Ride Science, Spelman, Stanford, Sun, University of Colorado, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, University of Washington, Wal-Mart, and many more. Visit us at www.ncwit.org.
National Center for Women & Information Technology
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Expanded 4G LTE Coverage, New Cell Sites and Boosted Capacity Drive Improved Customer Experience
Dallas, Texas, February 20, 2013
AT&T* invested more than $7 billion in its Texas wireless and wireline networks from 2010 through 2012, with a focus on expanding 4G LTE mobile Internet coverage and enhancing the overall performance of its networks.**
AT&T has made nearly 6,300 wireless network upgrades in six key categories in Texas during 2012, including activating new cell sites, adding capacity, upgrading cell sites to provide fast 4G LTE mobile Internet speeds, deploying high-capacity Ethernet connections to cell sites, and adding or upgrading Distributed Antenna Systems, which boost wireless coverage and capacity in buildings and at major venues like convention halls or sports arenas.
Since 2011, AT&T launched 4G LTE in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Bryan-College Station, Corpus Christi, El Paso, and Waco. AT&T 4G LTE is the latest generation of wireless network technology and provides faster mobile Internet speeds and improved performance on a variety of mobile smartphones and tablets.
The AT&T 4G LTE network has been nationally recognized for its speed and coverage. AT&T 4G LTE delivered faster average download speeds than any of the competitors in PCWorld's most recent 13-market speed tests, and telecommunications industry analyst firm Frost and Sullivan awarded AT&T its North American Mobile Network Strategy Award for the second year in a row in 2012.
"In Texas, AT&T's investments in the wireless and wireline networks are helping to spur job creation and build a more dynamic economy for our state. It's crucial for Texas and its leaders to put the state at the forefront of this 21st century tech economy through smart public policy that encourages continued, robust investment in the technology and innovation that is transforming lives and businesses. Mobile and broadband network investment drives every sector of the economy forward, including health care, education, manufacturing, energy and transportation," said Dave Nichols, President, AT&T Texas.
Planned Investment to Expand Reach of Wireless and Wired Broadband
AT&T recently launched Project Velocity IP (VIP), a three-year investment initiative to expand and enhance its wireless and wireline IP broadband networks. As part of Project VIP, AT&T plans to increase the density of its wireless network by deploying more than 10,000 macro sites, more than 1,000 distributed antenna systems, and more than 40,000 small cells. Through this initiative, we also plan to:
- Expand 4G LTE to cover more than 300 million people by year-end 2014
- Expand the AT&T wired IP network to 57 million customer locations, covering 75 percent of customer locations in its wired service area by year-end 2015
- Expand the AT&T fiber network to reach 1 million additional business locations by year-end 2015
For more information about AT&T's coverage in Texas or anywhere in the U.S., consumers can visit theAT&T Coverage Viewer. Using the online tool, AT&T customers can measure coverage quality of coverage from a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark. For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
**Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. 4G speeds not available everywhere. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. Compatible device and data plan required. Learn more at att.com/network.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T, news, filings) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and internationally. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T |DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/aboutus or follow our news on @ATT, on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/att and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/att.
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"Off the Leash" iconoclastic words from Zo d'Axa, Albert Libertad, Emile Armand, Renzo Novatore, Enzo Martucci and Erinne Vivani
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The redemptive void
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"The Social War imposed on us by Power and the State is the daily struggle to free all Social Rebels via an insurrectional perspective that attempts to confront the totality of the oppressive, repressive, and exploitative existent. By demanding constant attack on all aspects of Capitalist Life, combat develops simultaneously in all spheres of reality. It's not a strategy of War defined by a group that focuses on a leader, a Vanguardist concept, or military strikes and advances. Rather, it's the diffuse, everyday multiplication of autonomous action by Rebels and Insurrectionists who can no longer tolerate this shitty life, this social spectacle called Democracy."
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New pamphlets on anarchist individualism and cognitive freedom
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