scorch Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 If only I'd had a set of something like that before working a year and a half of nights at my pub. The ear plugs we were supplied with were ###### and I lost quite a bit of hearing because of it. Yeah, I took my own in when I worked in a nightclub for that reason. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 A 4 inch grinder with some 1mm slitting discs will sort that! What earplugs? Sp3? I'm after some since my dog ate my custom moulded noise cancelling ones... Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 A 4 inch grinder with some 1mm slitting discs will sort that! What earplugs? Sp3? I'm after some since my dog ate my custom moulded noise cancelling ones... On it. My buddy is gonna lend me his. He has tons of discs suitable for all manner of metals. The earplugs I have are the EP4. Very impressed with them. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Could have been what I was thinking of. Will pick up a set if you say they are good Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I have a set of EP4s.. very good! Would recommend them if you want some comfy plugs. The issue I have with them is I find they cut out a lot of the surrounding noise too so I find im often crept up on as I can't hear the smaller noises.. In the end I've opted to carry them with me in a pouch but not use them unless things start to get too close and the grenades are coming often and close. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Cool, cheers! Edit, stupid fingers... Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Yeah, there is that. As you say, very comfy for the type of plug they are though. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Comfort is king for me. Wearing them for a days shooting, I don't need the pain after 8 hours! Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 The plot thickens with this barrel. I made something if an error with magnet checking it: not all of it is steel. The top and bottom are steel, while the main body of the thing appears to be ali. Which explains the melty blades. Either way, my buddy has cutting discs for all occasions. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Odd indeed...! Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore1-6 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Have I missed why you're cutting a barrel in half?I can only assume epic desk chair or BBQ. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 BBQ. Is gonna be made of as much recycled/reclaimed stuff as possible. The frame I am planning to make out of reclaimed fence posts, with the barrel being supported on some angle steel I swiped from one of the skips at work. Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I've always wanted to make a Beer Barrel BBQ! Where'd you get the barrel from if you don't mind me asking? I've got most of the other bits n bobs just need the barrel! Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I have no idea. My grandfather acquired it for me. He's one of those charming rogue types, so it's most likely nicked. Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I will have to start chatting up the local pub's landlord maybe see if he doesn't mind me nabbing one! Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore1-6 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Try scaffolding for the legs. I've got one made of oil drum and scaffolding.When you're done BBQing and you try to melt through the steel with uber white hot coals you need legs that aren't going to catch fire. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I can't wait to get it finished tbh. Pics will follow when I'm done. Link to post Share on other sites
Alias1983 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Hurry up summer is almost over! Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Yep, it's nearly time for cold rain instead of warm rain! Link to post Share on other sites
Alias1983 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 It has been a rainy year here for us. But its going to get cold sooner than normal. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I know. Problem with my mother is she drags her feet with things. So she promised to sort me out a beer barrel for ages and never got it sorted, kept saying "yeah, I've sorted it, I just need to go get it" and never did. Time drags on, and summer draws to a close. If the beer barrel was at the co-op she'd have fetched it. Bloody woman cant go 2 days without going to the co-op. Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 You're British.. you should be BBQing rain or shine! Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I usually do anyway. I have a pic somewhere of the tarp I put up last time it rained and I wanted to BBQ. EDIT: Trawled through and found it for you. Cause I'm nice like that. Also, you see why I want to build an epic BBQ. My current one is *suitcase*. Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 That is an epic solution! You definitely need the epic BBQ! You're giving me some good motivation to get working on one myself! Will you be hinging it along one edge so it opens and closes? or just straight lift off? Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Hinged for sure. Will be riveting on some stainless steel butt hinges to the upper and lower rim (the bit that I now know is steel). Was considering a gas strut for the lid, but I feel a chain or a rod like a car bonnet may be a bit easier and cheaper to sort. Link to post Share on other sites
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